Ukraine says it used US glide bombs in Kursk and has retaken land in Kharkiv

A Russian soldier fires from D-30 howitzer towards Ukrainian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine (Russian Defense Ministry/AP)

Ukraine’s military says it used high-precision US glide bombs to strike Russia’s Kursk region, and that it has recaptured some territory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv that has been under a Russian offensive since spring.

Ukraine’s Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk issued a video on Thursday night purporting to show a Russian platoon base being hit in Kursk, where Ukrainian forces launched a surprise cross-border incursion on August 6.