The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, consolidate on the achieved lines, and carry out counterbattery measures.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published operational information about the Russian invasion as of Tuesday evening, August 29.
"During the day, the enemy launched 5 missile and 47 air strikes, carried out 48 shelling from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of our troops and settlements. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. Residential buildings were destroyed and other civilian infrastructure," the report says.
During the day there were more than 30 combat clashes.
In particular, in the Limansky direction , the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the areas of Novogorovka and Belogorovka of the Luhansk region, and in the Bakhmut direction, he unsuccessfully tried to advance in the areas of Bogdanovka and Ozaryanovka in the Donetsk region.
In the Maryinka direction, the defense forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the area of ​​Maryinka, Donetsk region.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol direction , consolidate on the achieved lines, and carry out counter-battery measures.
"The Russian invaders continue to forcibly passportize the population of the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region. In the village of Mikhailovka, Skadovsky district, Kherson region, Russian occupation troops oppress local residents who refuse to obtain Russian passports. Because of the refusal to issue an enemy passport, the invaders conduct raids on the premises, carry out humiliating checks , are threatened with imprisonment and deportation," the General Staff report says.
Aviation of the defense forces during the day delivered 7 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and 4 - on enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. During the day, missile and artillery units hit 1 area of ​​​​concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and a heavy flamethrower system of salvo fire TOS-1A Solntsepek of the enemy.
Recall that from February 24, 2022 to August 29, 2023, the total combat losses of the personnel of the Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine, approximately, amounted to 261,840 people killed.