A screenshot from drone video shared by Ukrainian special operations forces on August 21, 2024. It appears to show engineering equipment attempting to lay down a pontoon bridge platform on the Seym River, in Kursk, Western Russia, amid Ukraine's incursion into the region.
Footage shared by Ukraine's Special Operations Forces appeared to show pontoon bridges being targeted.
  • Ukraine appears to be targeting Russian attempts to build temporary bridges in Kursk.
  • This comes after 3 permanent bridges were reportedly destroyed by Ukraine.
  • Ukraine looks to be trying to cut off Russian forces in the region.

Ukraine says it is destroying Russian pontoon bridges in Kursk before they can even be constructed.

On Wednesday, Ukrainian special forces released a video compilation that appeared to show attacks on several Russian efforts to build pontoons, or temporary floating bridges.