The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the bridge over the Seim River in the Kursk region of russia - Enemy media

The bridge over the Seim River in the Glushkovsky District of the Kursk region was destroyed by HIMARS strikes according to enemy media.

Part of the district is now cut off, including Tyotkino, Popova-Lezhachi, Volfino and 27 other settlements.

Previous attack by HIMARS

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

but to what end.

The AFU has created a situation that Russia cannot ignore or back away from. They simply have to send the men and equipment to try and force the AFU out. If they don't the AFU can, and likely will, continue to gobble up Russian territory and that will eventually impact Russian logistics enough that they won't be able to continue to fight in Ukraine.

Russia has already tried responding with dribs and drabs and the AFU simply chews them up; that means in order to successfully counter and push the AFU out Russia is going to have to show up with mass. Many thousands of men and lots of materials all at once, which will make a big juicy target as they try to enter the battlespace.

If Ukraine can get the necessary equipment into the theater, and so far it looks like they can / are, they will absolutely CLOBBER the massed forces that Russia has no choice but send. When I say "clobber" I'm talking about the destruction that Rocket Artillery, Howitzers, and Jet Fighters could have delivered early in the invasion when Russia was sending miles long convoys straight down highways.

Think "Highway of Death" between Kuwait and Iraq from 1990.

Dunno if that will happen but the way Ukraine is setting this up it's within the realm of possibility.