Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy says Ukraine ‘achieving our goals’ in Kursk as third bridge is hit – as it happened

A satellite image shows a bridge collapsed over the Seym river in the Glushkovo district of Kursk, two more bridges have also reportedly been hit Photograph: 2024 Planet Labs Inc./Reuters

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A summary of this afternoon's developments:

• Both Germany and Denmark have announced new military and financial aid packages for Ukraine.

• A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that the UK’s support for Ukraine remains “unwavering”.

• 32 employees of British think tanks have been banned by Russia’s foreign ministry.

• More than 40 firefighters have been injured tackling a blaze at an oil facility in the Russian city of Proletarsk, in the country’s southern Rostov region.

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Denmark has announced a new defence aid package for Ukraine worth just under 800m Kroner (more than £58m).

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, speaking to Danish broadcaster DR, said that he supported any use of Danish weapons donated to Ukraine – including during its current incursion into the Russian border region of Kursk.

“You can’t take the approach of telling Ukraine not to go to the other side of the Russian army and cut off supply chains,” he said. “After all, it is a defensive operation which serves the purpose of cutting off Russian supply chains for Russian military units on occupied Ukrainian territory.”