Top US general predicts Ukraine will destroy the bridge, a move that would strengthen its hand in any negotiations.

"Our support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence is unwavering," the Turkish president said.

According to a new report from ISW, analysts highlighted a report from the Ukrainian agency RBC-Ukraine indicating that Russian authorities likely aim to expel the AFU from Kursk Oblast by mid-October 2024 and create a “buffer zone” in the border areas of Ukraine along the international border with the Russian Federation in northeastern Ukraine by

Russia said on Friday that its army would regain control of its Kursk region "in a timely manner", declining to say how soon this could be achieved.