Russia says Ukraine used Western weapons to destroy bridge in Kursk

In this image approved by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence before publication, a Ukrainian soldier walks in Sudzha in the Kursk region, Russia, on August 16 [AP Photo]

Russia has accused Ukraine of using Western rockets – likely made in the United States – to target a strategic bridge over the Seym River in the Kursk region, killing volunteers trying to evacuate civilians.

Ukrainian forces hit the bridge in the Glushkovsky district of Kursk on Friday as they pushed forward with their incursion into the territory in western Russia.