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00:00Ukraine Strikes Bridges in Russia, Aiming to Entrap Troops
00:05Ukraine has struck bridges over a river in Russia's Kursk region, aiming to entrap Russian
00:09troops.
00:11These bridges were the only routes for Russian forces to resupply or retreat, military analysts
00:16report.
00:18A satellite image shows a gap in a bridge over the same river after a Ukrainian strike
00:23in Kursk.
00:25Russian troops in the area are now at risk of becoming encircled, according to military
00:29analysts.
00:31Ukrainian forces broke through border defences, capturing towns and villages, and pushing
00:36deeper into Russian territory.
00:39The bombing of the bridges targets the area between the same river and the border, potentially
00:44trapping Russian forces.
00:46This operation has injected new optimism into Ukrainian forces after months of setbacks
00:51along the front line.