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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 18:04 The number of victims as a result of today's Russian strike on the village of Cherkasskaya Lozovaya in the Kharkiv region has grown to ten, including two children. Two people died, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
17:49 Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said that Ukraine has given the United States a list of targets on Russian territory that it wants to strike with ATACMS missiles. According to him, the partners are currently reviewing this request. The minister said that the list includes airfields.
Umerov also claims that the dismissal of the Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk is not connected with the death of one of the best Ukrainian pilots, Oleksiy Mes, during the F-16 crash. "I would probably say that this is a rotation, these are two separate issues... At this stage, I would not connect them," the Ukrainian minister noted.
16:18 The Russian army struck the village of Cherkasskaya Lozovaya in the Kharkiv region - two people were killed, eight were wounded, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
13:45 Russians shelled Chasov Yar in Donetsk region, at least five people were killed, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
13:03 The United States has refused to send specialists to Ukraine to service F-16s, The Wall Street Journal writes. According to the publication's sources, the National Security Council has considered a proposal to send civilian contractors to Ukraine to service Western equipment, including F-16 fighters, but intelligence and other agencies have said it would be too risky. The United States hopes that European countries will take on most of the obligations to service the F-16s, the newspaper's sources added.
11:04 Ukraine has deployed one of its few offensive brigades, the Kara-Dag Brigade, to the area around Pokrovsk, writes Forbes analyst David Axe. Kara-Dag, one of the National Guard's offensive brigades, was formed in 2014. The brigade fought near Melitopol in the early days of the full-scale war and remained in virtually the same area for two years. But now it has been redeployed to the east because that is where the toughest fighting is taking place, Axe added.
10:17 Air defense destroyed 24 of 52 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs at night, another 25 crashed on their own, the Air Force reported. Two drones flew in the direction of Russia, another one - to Belarus. In addition, Russia attacked with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and four S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles. Air defense operated in the Kiev, Poltava, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad, Nikolaev and Sumy regions.
09:25 In Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on August 30 - in Kurakhovo and Gornyak. Another nine people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
09:18 In the Kherson region, over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
09:07 As a result of yesterday's strikes on Kharkov, six people were killed, 97 were injured, including 22 minors , reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
08:56 The General Staff made a statement on the appointment of Roman Gladkyi as Chief of Staff of the Unmanned Systems Forces. They emphasized that Gladkyi is an officer with many years of service experience, underwent specialized training in Canada, and with the start of a large-scale war, carried out tasks "in various important areas." "The Unmanned Systems Forces, as a separate branch of the military, are in the process of formation and development. This process requires understanding, patience, and sometimes silence," the statement said. Earlier, this appointment was criticized on social networks, including by MP Maryana Bezugla.
08:27 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 31:
- personnel - about 614,950 (+1360) people,
- tanks - 8582 (+8),
- combat armored vehicles - 16,736 (+14),
- artillery systems - 17,614 (+42),
- MLRS - 1176 (+1),
- air defense systems - 940 (+0),
- aircraft - 368 (+0),
- helicopters - 328 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 14,471 (+18),
- cruise missiles - 2557 (+1),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 23,825 (+62),
- special equipment - 2977 (+10).
07:57 Ukraine's military operation in Russia's Kursk region is legal and falls under Kiev's right to self-defense, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: "Ukraine has the right to self-defense. And under international law, this right does not end at the border." The Secretary General added that NATO was not informed in advance of Ukraine's plans and did not play any role in them.
At the same time, Stoltenberg believes that Ukraine is taking a risk by advancing on Russian territory, but Kyiv itself must decide how to conduct its military campaign. "President Zelenskyy has made it clear that the operation is aimed at creating a buffer zone to prevent further Russian attacks across the border. Like all military operations, this is associated with risks. But it is Ukraine's decision how to defend itself," he explained.
07:40 At night, Russians fired artillery at Nikopol and Marganets in the Dnipropetrovsk region, one person was injured, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
05:24 Russia has detained two Colombian citizens who fought on the side of Ukraine and accused them of "mercenarism," the Russian FSB reported. According to the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, both Colombians were detained in the Venezuelan capital Caracas and extradited to Russia. The sister of one of the detainees reported that the Colombians attracted the attention of the Venezuelan police because they had a Ukrainian army uniform. Alexander Arte and Jose Aron Medina were heading home to Colombia with a stopover in Caracas.
00:38 Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState reports that the Russian army has occupied Karlovka in the Pokrovsk direction, and has also advanced in Galitsynovka, Stelmakhovka, near Dolinovka and Peschanoye.
00:26 The UN Charter gives Ukraine the right to "project force" into the territory of an aggressor country, said British representative Fergus Eckersley during a UN Security Council meeting. The UN Security Council meeting was held on Friday, August 30, at Russia's request in connection with the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine.
"Direct strikes on civilian infrastructure are a war crime. Under Article 51 of the UN Charter, Ukraine has the right to defend itself against attacks by Russia. This does not deprive it of the right to project force into Russian territory if these actions comply with international law," Eckersley emphasized.
In turn, the Permanent Representative of France Nicolas de Riviere also stated that Paris supports Ukraine's right to strike military targets on Russian territory: "Russia strikes Ukrainian border regions from military facilities located beyond the Russian border. Ukrainians must have the ability to strike the facilities from which Russia is committing its aggression. Ukrainians must have the ability to neutralize military targets directly involved in operations against them.
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