Russia destroys Ukraine's supply bridge, President Putin accuses the West of crossing red lines
Russian artillery has destroyed a Ukrainian supply bridge in the Luhansk region. President Putin said Western countries had crossed the red line and were the instigators of the conflict.
According to Eastern Herald, on March 26, Russia's 120th Artillery Brigade released a video recording the collapse of a Ukrainian supply bridge in the town of Makiivka, Luhansk region.
A representative of the Russian Artillery Brigade said that the force used high-precision artillery shells to attack the bridge. The bridge in Makiivka is of strategic importance for the Ukrainian army in Luhansk. Supplies to Svatovo and Kremmina are often transported across this bridge.
According to military experts, the raid will help Russia disrupt Ukraine's logistics lines, indirectly reducing the opponent's counterattack pace in the Kremlin region.
President Putin accuses the West of crossing red lines
According to TASS, on March 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Western countries were the ones "initiating and provoking" the conflict in Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: TASS |
"It all started with an armed coup, we were forced to protect the people in Crimea. The West pretends not to be involved in it, but they are the initiators of this conflict," Mr. Putin said.
According to the Kremlin owner, the West has crossed all "red lines" and even "deep red" when continuously supplying weapons to Kiev. "That's what they have been doing since 2014 and are still doing," Mr. Putin added.
Ukrainian UAV crashes in Russia's Tula province
According to TASS, on March 26 (local time), the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the country's air defense system intercepted a Ukrainian Tu-141 UAV, causing the plane to crash in the city of Kireyevsk, Tula province.
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The scene of the UAV crash. Photo: RIA Novosti |
"The Pole-21 electronic warfare system disabled the positioning capabilities of the Tu-141 UAV, causing it to lose direction and crash in the Tula region. Specialists from the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Emergency Situations are currently at the scene," the Russian statement said.
According to the Kireyevsk city government, the Ukrainian UAV caused an explosion when it crashed. The incident injured three people and damaged several buildings.
