In an effort to disrupt the Kremlin's crucial supply channels and expand the war's reach into new territory, Ukrainian troops on Sunday attacked two bridges linking Russian-occupied Crimea to the rest of Ukraine.According to Vladimir Saldo, governor of the Russian-backed Kherson district, one of the attacks tore three holes in the highway of the Chonhar Bridge, connecting Crimea to the Russian-occupied territory. Russian-backed authorities claim that the same bridge was attacked by Ukrainian soldiers in June.
Russia suffered another massive blow to its forces on the Ukrainian battlefield over the weekend after losing over a thousand soldiers against Ukraine.
Ukraine is engaged in heavy fighting along the southern and eastern front lines, its military said, while Russia continues shelling across the country. Follow live news updates.
Russian forces repelled eight Ukrainian army attacks in various settlements east and northeast of Donetsk city, the Russian defense ministry claimed in its daily report Sunday.