Kyiv | Ukraine has destroyed a critical bridge and appears to have targeted at least one more in Russia’s western Kursk region as it tries to sever Russian supply lines and consolidate its territorial gains, a dozen days into its startling cross-border offensive.

Analysts say the destruction of the bridge – which spanned the Seym River near the town of Glushkovo, about 16 kilometres northwest of the battle zone in Kursk – could hamper Russia’s response to the Ukrainian attack by making it harder to move troops and material, although there are alternative routes.