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[Korrespondent] 22:04 EU countries have not yet found a solution to unblock 6 billion euros for military supplies to Ukraine through the European Peace Fund, Borrell said. According to him, the EU has also not reached a decision on lifting restrictions on Western weapons strikes against Russia: each of the 27 EU countries will make these decisions independently.
21:56 As a result of today's artillery shelling of Konstantinovka in Donetsk region, at least one person was killed and six were wounded, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
21:33 The investigation is considering "friendly fire" from Ukrainian air defense as one of the possible causes of the crash of the F-16 fighter, Voice of America reports, citing sources in the Ukrainian Air Force. In addition, technical malfunction and pilot error are among the possible causes of the crash.
20:47 Kuleba stated following the meeting of the heads of the EU foreign ministries that the EU will speed up the provision of weapons and energy equipment to Ukraine.
19:52 The General Staff confirmed the loss of an F-16 during the Russian attack on August 26. During the air battle, the F-16s' onboard weapons shot down four enemy cruise missiles. When approaching the next target, contact was lost with one of the aircraft. As it turned out later, the plane crashed and the pilot died. A special commission of the Ministry of Defense was created to determine the causes of the accident.
19:06 The Wall Street Journal writes that one of the F-16 fighters crashed in Ukraine. According to the publication, the incident occurred on Monday, August 26, during a massive Russian attack. However, the plane was not shot down - the newspaper writes that it was probably a pilot error. Meanwhile, the West Air Command reported that pilot Alexey Mes, who had previously destroyed three missiles and a drone during a large-scale attack, died on August 26. By order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Mes was posthumously awarded the military rank of colonel.
17:50 Syrsky reported that he had worked for several days in a row in the brigades that were defending the Pokrovsk direction, where the most difficult situation had currently developed. According to him, the most intense fighting was taking place on the eastern outskirts of Grodovka, further along the line of Kamenny and Krasny Yar, directly in Novogrodovka, below, in the area of the eastern outskirts of Mikhailovka, which is located in front of Selidovo.
"The fighting is extremely tough. The enemy is throwing everything that can move and attack into battle, trying to break through the defense of our troops. In such conditions, our main task is to strengthen the defense of our troops in the most difficult sections of the front, to provide the brigades with a sufficient amount of ammunition and other material and technical resources," the commander-in-chief added.
17:43 Russians shelled the center of the city of Konstantinovka in Donetsk Oblast, wounding four people, the prosecutor's office reported. Two more people were injured as a result of enemy shelling in the city of Ukrainsk.
17:39 Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said at a meeting with his European colleagues in Brussels that many EU countries are not fulfilling their obligations to provide Ukraine with promised weapons in a timely manner, and this is complicating the situation at the front. "That is why I ask whether we are part of the problem, whether we take this seriously, whether we are really taking measures to stop these terrible things?" he stressed.
In turn, the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Dmytro Kuleba, also stated that Kyiv has still not received some of the promised Patriot systems. "Therefore, I will call on all partners who have taken on obligations to finally deliver them," the minister noted.
17:27 Zelensky reported that he held two important meetings with the military command: "The first was on the front. In detail on each direction. The greatest attention was paid to Pokrovsk and Toretsk. Provision of our brigades and specific defensive actions. We separately discussed the operation in the Kursk region. The tasks of the operation are being implemented."
The details of the second meeting, according to the president, are confidential: "The only thing worth noting is gratitude to all our developers and manufacturers of long-range weapons. We are increasing the Ukrainian long-range force."
16:36 Ground Forces Commander Alexander Pavlyuk secretly met with commanders of 35 NATO countries, Bild reports, citing sources. The closed meeting took place on August 27-29 in Dresden. Among other things, the topic of countering drones was discussed.
16:20 Italy still does not allow Ukraine to use its weapons to strike Russian territory, said Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani: "Italy has not changed its position on weapons for Ukraine: we prohibit Kiev from using weapons received from the Italian side to strike Russian territory. Each country decides for itself. We are not in a state of war with Russia, NATO is not in a state of war with Russia, so Italy allows the use of our weapons on Ukrainian territory. Other countries decide as they see fit."
16:11 The number of casualties as a result of yesterday's Russian strike on Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region has risen to 21, including ten police officers, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. The enemy struck the city center with a FAB-500 with a UMPK module. 43 multi-story and private houses, cars were damaged.
15:49 Russian troops continue their offensive in Donbass. In just a few days, the occupiers managed to take Novogrodovka, an important stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces 10 km southeast of Pokrovsk, and can now advance further on the regional center itself. In Pokrovsk and Mirnograd, mass evacuation of the population has been underway for several days. For more details, see the article Russian Troops Take Back Donbass .
14:57 A fire at the Atlas oil depot in the Rostov region has already engulfed at least three oil tanks, Radio Liberty reports, citing satellite images. Local Telegram channels are reporting that one of the tanks has been depressurized and four are on fire. Data from NASA's system, which tracks fires on the Earth's surface, also indicates that the oil depot is still burning as of August 29. The Ukrainian Armed Forces struck this oil depot on the night of August 28.
14:18 During the latest massive Russian strike on the energy sector on August 26, four nuclear units were disconnected from the grid - Ukraine reported this to the IAEA in an official note. In particular, at 08:58, units No. 1, 3 and 4 at the Rivne NPP were disconnected, at 09:05 the capacity of the units at the South Ukraine NPP was limited, and at 17:05, due to fluctuations in the grid, the third unit at the South Ukraine NPP was disconnected.
14:06 China and the United States have made no progress in discussing the war in Ukraine and have not outlined any plan, US presidential aide Jake Sullivan said following his visit to Beijing, where he met with Xi Jinping and the head of the Foreign Ministry.
13:21 Ukraine can strike Russian territory with F-16s donated by the Netherlands, but not civilian targets, said the country's Armed Forces Commander Onno Eichelsheim. "We have not imposed any restrictions on the use and range of the F-16s, provided that the laws of war are observed," he noted.
13:13 Ukraine will face many trials in winter, but there will be no apocalyptic scenario, said Ukrenergo CEO Volodymyr Kudritsky. According to him, at an air temperature of +2°C…+3°C, it is quite possible that there will be no outages, but at -10°C, it will be impossible to balance the energy system without outages. Kudritsky also said that Ukrenergo has accumulated a large reserve of transformers: "Ukraine receives more equipment every month than Russia is capable of producing. Therefore, there will be no apocalyptic scenario in winter."
12:26 The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' advance in the Kursk region has slowed, with Ukrainian forces now trying to consolidate and hold on to areas they recently took control of. According to analysts, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have advanced in the villages of Vetreno, Kremni, and Sheptukhovtsy (all east and northeast of Korenevo); within eastern Nechayevo and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye (both northeast of Sudzha); and in the fields south of the village of Spalnoye (southeast of Sudzha).
12:04 The West is facing delays in agreeing on a $50 billion loan for Ukraine, Euractiv writes. According to the publication, the talks are slow due to US concerns about how long the frozen assets will remain under sanctions. This is due to the fact that the European Union needs to extend sanctions against Russia every six months, and this requires the consent of all 27 EU countries. The situation is complicated by the fact that Hungary can veto.
11:42 Russians fired artillery at Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region - one person was killed, five were wounded, reported the head of the OVA Serhiy Lysak. A shopping center, multi-story buildings, and a gas pipeline were damaged.
11:25 Borrell called for Ukraine not to be restricted in the issue of using weapons to strike Russia. "Restrictions on the use of weapons transferred to Ukraine must be lifted, and their full use must be allowed to strike military targets in Russia in accordance with international rules," the head of European diplomacy said in Brussels at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers. He also reported that more than 6 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine has been frozen "due to opposition from one of the EU countries," and promised to find ways to bypass this veto.
10:31 At night, during the Russian attack on Ukraine, one of the "shahids" again flew into the territory of Belarus in the Yelsky district, and aviation was used for the first time to destroy it, the monitoring group Belaruski Gayun reports. According to analysts, after the drone entered the airspace of Belarus, a fighter jet of the Belarusian Air Force tried to shoot it down for about 20 minutes, after which residents of the Yelsky district of the Gomel region heard at least two explosions and observed a bright flash in the sky.
10:14 Air defense shot down 60 of 74 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs at night, another 14 drones fell on Ukrainian territory, the Air Force reported. In addition, Russia used three Kh-59/69 guided air missiles (two of which were shot down by air defense) and two more missiles, the type of which is being determined. Air defense operated within the Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Kirovograd, Kyiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Sumy and Donetsk regions.
09:19 The number of victims as a result of yesterday's Russian strike on Kupyansk has risen to 17, reported the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
08:58 Five people were wounded in the Kherson region as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, reported the head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin. A gas station, one multi-story building, ten private houses, and a gas pipeline were damaged.
08:47 Five people were killed in Donetsk Oblast as a result of Russian shelling on August 28: four in Izmailovka and one in Lisovka. Another six people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
08:35 The General Staff confirmed the Ukrainian strike on the Atlas oil depot in the Rostov region on the night of August 28. The attack caused a fire in the vertical tanks of the facility; fire trains were called in to extinguish it. The mission was carried out by units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces. In addition, strikes were carried out on the Zenit oil depot in the Kirov region and the field artillery depot of the Russian military group Zapad in the Voronezh region. Detailed information on the consequences is being clarified.
08:24 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 29:
personnel - about 612,390 (+1200) people,
tanks - 8571 (+3),
combat armored vehicles - 16,699 (+18),
artillery systems - 17,549 (+27),
MLRS - 1174 (+0),
air defense systems - 939 (+1),
aircraft - 368 (+0),
helicopters - 328 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 14,369 (+21),
cruise missiles - 2556 (+3),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 23,706 (+52),
special equipment - 2965 (+15).
07:57 Russia attacked Kiev with drones at night, more than ten were destroyed by air defense forces, said the head of the Kyiv State Defense Army, Sergei Popko. As a result of falling debris, windows and doors in an apartment building were damaged in the Goloseevsky district, and a fire broke out in a non-residential building on the territory of a private household in Desnyansky. There were no reports of casualties.
06:28 In Cherkassy, during a night drone attack, as a result of falling debris, a fire broke out on the territory of one of the private enterprises; it is being extinguished, said the head of the OVA Igor Taburets.
00:33 A new explosion occurred at the burning Atlas oil depot in the Rostov region. Russian publics write that a tank could have been depressurized at the facility in the Kamensky district due to a strong fire at the oil refinery after the drone attack on August 28.
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[Korrespondent] 17:27 Zelensky reported that he held a meeting with the military command, at which they discussed, among other things, the operation in the Kursk region. "The tasks of the operation are being implemented," the president said.
12:26 The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' advance in the Kursk region has slowed, with Ukrainian forces now trying to consolidate and hold on to areas they recently took control of. According to analysts, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have advanced in the villages of Vetreno, Kremni, and Sheptukhovtsy (all east and northeast of Korenevo); within eastern Nechayevo and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye (both northeast of Sudzha); and in the fields south of the village of Spalnoye (southeast of Sudzha).
12:15 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have struck a railway in the city of Lgov in the Kursk region, Russian publics write. The railway track near the Lgov-Kievsky station was damaged.
11:34 Russian troops have counterattacked in the Kursk region and driven the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the village of Korenevo, reports Bild open data analysis expert Julian Repke. According to him, the line of combat contact currently runs roughly along the eastern outskirts of this settlement. South of Korenevo, the Ukrainian Armed Forces recently occupied the village of Krasnooktyabrskoye on the bank of the Seim River. Thus, even without taking Korenevo, Ukrainian forces have completely closed the eastern border of the cauldron, in which about 3,000 Russian soldiers have found themselves. From the south and west, it is blocked by the state border, from the north - by the Seim River.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back Russian offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian army holds its lines and takes necessary measures to prevent a breakthrough of the defense.
Since the beginning of the current day, 98 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Russian occupiers continue to attack in all directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Thursday, August 29.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, two military clashes occurred in the Volchansk area. Now, another assault is being repelled in the same location.
In the Kupyansk direction, nine enemy attacks have been repelled near the settlements of Sinkovka, Kolesnikovka and Lozovaya. Five more attacks are continuing near Myasozharovka, Kolesnikovka, Stepnaya Novoselovka and Lozovaya.
In the Liman direction, an enemy attack is underway near Makeyevka. Since the beginning of the day, units of the Defense Forces have already repelled 12 assault actions by the aggressor near Tverdokhlebovoye, Cherneshchina, Druzhelyubovka, Nevsky, Torsky and in the Serebryansky forest.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy made three unsuccessful assaults near Verkhnekamenskoye and Vyemka. Two combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, in the area of Kleshchyivka, Andreyevka and Chasovy Yar, the enemy, with the support of aviation, is trying to advance on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Four attacks have been repelled.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked our troops' positions nine times. At present, battles continue near Toretsk and Sukha Balka.
The hottest part is in the Pokrovsky direction. In the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Zelenoe Pole, Mirolyubovka, Grodovka, Novogrodovka, Karlovka, Marinovka and Mikhaylovka - there are fierce battles. So far, the enemy has made 23 assaults.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, six combat clashes continue in the Krasnogorovka area. Near Georgievka and Konstantinovka, 11 assaults have been repelled.
In the Vremevsky direction, two enemy attacks towards Konstantinovka have been repelled. Six enemy attacks are underway in the direction of Ugledar and Vodyanoye.
In the Orekhov direction, three attacks were repelled near Malaya Tokmachka and Rabotino.
It is indicated that the enemy is actively using aviation in all directions. The enemy also does not stop bombing its territory, having carried out 11 air strikes today, dropping 16 bombs on the Kursk region.
Let us recall that on August 28, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1,200 occupiers in one day . The total number of losses of the Russian army since the beginning of the invasion has exceeded 612 thousand soldiers.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces in Volchansk, Bryansk, and Liptsy directions have defeated units of the AFU 22nd Mechanised Brigade, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, and the 118th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Pustogorod (Sumy region), Volchansk, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).
Two counter-attack launched by assault detachments of the AFU 22nd Mechanised Brigade have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 185 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 gun, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have liberated Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic). Russian troops have defeated manpower and hardware of 14th Mechanised and 4th Tank brigades of the AFU near Petropavlovka, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Torskoye, and Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Six counter-attacks have been repelled by units of the 1st National Guard Brigade, 110th, 117th Territorial Defence brigades, and the 12th Azov Special Operations Brigade.
The AFU losses were up to 520 Ukrainian troops, six motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M198 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 122mm D-30 guns, two Anklav-N and Kvertus electronic warfare stations. Three AFU ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have taken more advantageous positions and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 24th, 54th, 93rd Mechanised, 56th Motorised Infantry, 4th Tank brigades of the AFU near Chasov Yar, Krasnogorovka, Karpovka, Stupochki, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 740 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 gun, four 122mm D-30 howitzers, two 105mm U.S.-made M-119 guns, and three electronic warfare stations.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have liberated Nikolayevka (Donetsk People's Republic). Russian troops continue to advance to the depths of enemy defences.
In addition, AFU 44th, 53rd Mechanised, 95th Air Assault brigades, and the 15th National Guard Brigade have been hit close to Rozovka, Grodovka, Karlovka, and Mikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Seven counter-attacks of AFU 32nd, 100th Mechanised, 68th Jaeger, 25th Airborne brigades, and the 15th National Guard Brigade have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 530 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, six motor vehicles, two 152mm D-20 guns, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, the 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Velikaya Novosyolka and Novoukrainka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Three AFU counterattacks have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 105 Ukrainian troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, one 155mm U.S.-made M-777 howitzer, and one electronic warfare station.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade and the 44th Artillery Brigade of the AFU near Pavlovka and Stepovoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses were up to 45 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and two electronic warfare stations. One ammunition depot has been destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have eliminated one UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missile depot, one oil base, which supplied fuel for AFU military hardware, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 135 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down three French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, one U.S.-made HIMARS projectile, and 36 unmanned aerial vehicles.
The units of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed three uncrewed surface vehicles in the Black Sea waters.
In total, 640 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 30,649 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 air defence missile systems, 17,593 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,426 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 13,741 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 25,335 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces supported by Army Aviation and artillery have thwarted four attacks launched by enemy assault detachments towards Korenevo, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
In addition, Russian troops have thwarted attacks launched by AFU units in the direction of Borki, Kremyanoye, Spalnoye, Martynovka, and Cherkasskaya Konopelka. As a result, the enemy losses were up to 70 people killed and wounded and four armoured fighting vehicles. Five AFU servicemen surrendered.
Aviation and artillery together with troops have engaged clusters of manpower and hardware of 22nd, 61st, and 115th Mechanised, 17th tank, 80th, and 82nd Air Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as well as the 1st National Guard Brigade, and the 1004th Security and Service Brigade close to Apanasovka, Borki, Byakhovo, Vishnyovka, Zaoleshinka, Kubatkin, Kolmakov, Krasnooktyabrsky, Lyubimovka, Mikhailovka, Novaya Sorochina, Obukhovka, Plekhovo, Rubanshchina, Russkoye Porechnoye, Snagost, Cherkasskaya Konopelka.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue reconnaissance and search operations in forestry areas to locate and eliminate enemy small sabotage groups attempting to get to the depth of the Russian territory.
Operational-Tactical Aviation carried out air strikes in Sumy region, launching attacks on clusters of manpower and military hardware reserves of 22nd, 61st, 41st Mechanised, and 82nd Air Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 1st Brigade of National Guard as well as 101st, 103rd, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades close to Belopolye, Basovka, Vodolagi, Glukhov, Iskriskovshchina, Mikhailovskoye, Pervomayskoye, Pustogorod, Sumy, Shalygino, and Esman.
The AFU losses were more than 400 Ukrainian troops and 29 armoured vehicles, including one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured personnel carrier, 27 armoured fighting vehicles as well as one artillery gun, one MLRS launcher, one mortar, and 17 motor vehicles.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU have lost up to 7,450 troops, 74 tanks, 36 infantry fighting vehicles, 64 armoured personnel carriers, 486 armoured fighting vehicles, 227 motor vehicles, 52 artillery guns, 15 multiple-launch rocket system launchers, including four of HIMARS MLRS and one of MLRS, five SAM launchers, 10 electronic warfare stations, two counter-battery radars, one air defence radar, five engineering vehicles as well as two counterobstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 08/29/2024 to 00:00 08/30/2024.
A total of 20 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
There were reports of one civilian being killed and five injured.
DAMAGED:
A total of 11 residential buildings,
Two civil infrastructure facilities.
Seven artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 13 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 61 units of various ammunition were produced.
21:35 From 20.30 to 21.10 Moscow time stopped attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.
20:49 Krasnoarmeysk – Novogrodovka.
Consequences of military operations in the Krasnoarmeysky direction. The Russian Federation flag installed on the production premises of the Novogrodovskaya mine confirms the confident control of the Russian Armed Forces over the northern part of the city. The advance of the Russian Armed Forces within the boundaries of Novogrodovka is up to 800 meters.
19:51 Krasnoarmeysk – Grodovka.
Active military operations in the Krasnoarmeysky direction. Tank attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Grodovka. artillery attack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the forward positions of the Russian Armed Forces on the western outskirts of the village. Assault units of the Russian Armed Forces were able to advance 500 meters and take up new positions north of the entrance to Grodovka from Vesyoloye.
19:32 Footage objective control of the destruction of hangars with weapons, military and special equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the settlement of Postolnoye in the Sumy region.
The parking lot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces military equipment was discovered using a reconnaissance UAV. After additional reconnaissance, the target coordinates were transmitted to the crew of the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system.
As a result of the missile strike, the following were destroyed:
- German-made counter-battery radar station "COBRA"
- combat vehicle of the 220mm BM-27 MLRS "Uragan"
- combat vehicle of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad"
- MLRS transport and loading vehicle
- seven combat armored vehicles
- two lowboys for transporting equipment
- three pickups
18:48 Footage of destruction of an M-113 armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by a Lancet loitering munition in the border area of the Kursk region.
Aerial reconnaissance by one of the units of the North group of forces detected the movement of a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier in the border area of the Kursk region, which was transporting Ukrainian Armed Forces militants and ammunition.
The detected target was hit by a direct hit from a Lancet loitering munition. In real time, objective control means recorded the enemy's armored personnel carrier catching fire.
18:04 From 14.00 to 15.30 Moscow time stopped attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over the territory of the Kursk region by air defense systems on duty.
17:53 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of August 29, 2024) –video.
17:21 Russian Armed Forces advance in Toretsk and Druzhba –map.
16:53 MI-28 helicopter destroyed an enemy tank in the Kursk direction –video.
16:18 Special military operation. Situation as of August 29 –map.
15:51 Stelmakhovka is liberated –map.
What is to the west and southwest is what remains to be liberated on the territory of the LPR, after which the republic will again be 100% liberated.
15:25 Kupyansk – Peschanoye.
Positional military operations in the Kupyansk direction. Artillery artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the Russian Armed Forces positions on the western outskirts of the village of Peschanoye. Expansion of the Russian Armed Forces control zone in Peschanoye and advancement towards the Oskol River up to two km.
14:42 The Kotlyarevskaya mine near the eastern outskirts of Selidovo has come under the control of Russian troops –map.
14:03 They report that the Selidovo-Kurakhovo road is under fire control. A number of sources even claim that the road has already been physically cut off.
13:21 Selidovo – Mikhailovka.
Active military operations in the Krasnoarmeysk area. Attack of the Russian Armed Forces by an infantry unit in the settlement of Mikhailovka. The assault group came under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the central part of the settlement. The advance of the Russian Armed Forces to Selidovo is more than 1.5 km.
12:48 Krasnoarmeysk - Novotoretskoye.
Positional military operations in the Krasnoarmeysk area. The forward position of the Russian Armed Forces on the bank of the Kazenny Torets River was fired upon by an FPV drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Russian Armed Forces advanced up to 3 km north of Ivanovka and took up new positions on the approaches to the village of Novotoretskoye.
12:19 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Kupyansko-Svatovskoye direction: advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Sin'kovka and near Peschanoye.
Against the backdrop of the revival of the front line in several areas at once in the Kupyansk-Svatovsky direction, some advancement of the Russian Armed Forces is also observed.
– In the morning, footage appeared on the Internet of the hoisting of a flag on one of the remaining buildings on the northern outskirts of Sin'kovka. Judging by the calmness of the fighter with the flag, there are no enemy troops in the nearby houses, which means confident control over at least the north of the settlement. However, most of the village has already changed hands several times and is therefore heavily ruined.
– Another place of success of the Russian Armed Forces is the outskirts of Peschanoye, where Russian troops are advancing in forest belts to the north of the village and to the west of Tabayevka. Based on objective control footage, the enemy was driven out of height 169.2 at the intersection of several power lines to the north of the Peschanaya River.
- In other areas, the Russian Armed Forces are working to find and destroy enemy positions and equipment. In particular, another Ukrainian tank was hit west of Ivanovka.
– In this area, the enemy’s lines of defense are built along a chain of populated areas along the eastern bank of the Oskol with a relatively small extension of strong points in the gullies to the east, and therefore one can assume the emergence of a new lull, accompanied by attacks on the crossings across the river set up by the enemy.
11:44 At night from 1.55 to 2.20 Moscow time stopped an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned boats.
Three unmanned boats heading towards the Crimean Peninsula were destroyed by fire weapons on duty in the Black Sea.
11:07 A 122mmm BM-21 Grad MLRS crew from the Dnepr troop grouping hit a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Zaporizhia region –video.
The target coordinates were obtained from artillery reconnaissance and unmanned aerial vehicle crews.
10:51 Kupyansk direction.
Our troops after heavy and prolonged fightingtookn.p.Sinkovka. The state flag flies over the village.
10:33 During the past night, during an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aerial vehicles on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation, air defense systems on dutydestroyedsix Ukrainian aircraft-type UAVs.
Three UAVs were shot down over the territory of the Republic of Crimea, two over the territory of the Bryansk region, and one over the territory of the Belgorod region.
09:44 Telegram channel «WarGonzo»:
Frontline report for the morning of 08/29/2024
- Zaporizhzhya Front. Positional battles continue, with the use of long-range weapons. No significant changes in LBS.
- Donetsk Front. In Konstantinovka, fighting with the remnants of the Ukrainian garrison continues. A similar situation is in Krasnogorovka - fighting continues on the outskirts.
In Karlovka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are losing ground, but it is too early to talk about the complete liberation of the settlement.
In Selidovo, fighting is underway on the approaches to the settlement. In Grodovka, fighting continues, there are tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces.
- Chasovoyarsk direction. Russian troops continue to slowly but surely take over the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the eastern part of the city. Measures to improve the positions of the Russian Armed Forces on the flanks are ongoing.
- Khar'kovFront. Heavy fighting continues in Volchansk and in the area of Glubokoe. The activity of Ukrainian counterattacks has noticeably decreased. LBS without significant changes.
- Kursk region. The enemy continues to try to advance deep into the Kursk region, but their intensity has noticeably decreased. However, the activity of engineering works carried out by the Armed Forces of Ukraine has increased. Ukrainian troops are trying to consolidate and dig in on the occupied territory, which speaks, first of all, of plans to hold the captured positions for a long time.
09:19 New footage of objective control of the work of bomber aviation in the Kursk direction —video.
08:52 Deadly precision: anti-tank crews of the "winged infantry" destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces militants during rotation in Kherson region
The crew of the Kornet anti-tank missile system of the artillery unit of the Airborne Forces of the Dnepr group of forces launched a guided missile from the coast of the Kinburn Spit, hitting a building on the right bank of the Dnieper estuary and destroying up to a detachment of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants.
08:05 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Chronicle of the special military operation for August 28, 2024
– Russian troops have struck military infrastructure in several regions of the so-called Ukraine at once. In Sumy Oblast, as a result of an airstrike, a Ukrainian Armed Forces crossing in Akhtyrsky District was destroyed, and it is also known that enemy military facilities were successfully struck in Konotop.– Ukrainian formations carried out a UAV raid on Russian territory within 24 hours. The drone attacks hit oil industry facilities in the Voronezh and Rostov regions.
– In the Kursk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched unsuccessful attacks in several areas of the Kursk region. At the same time, the enemy used the HIMARS MLRS to strike the Kursk NPP; the station was not damaged.
– In the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces expanded the control zone in Dzerzhinsk and also dislodged the enemy from some positions in the area of the Novaya mine. To the south, according to some information, the Russian Armed Forces began to storm Nelepovka.
– In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian attack aircraft have liberated most of Grodovka and also established control over the Korotchenko mine waste heap. According to unconfirmed reports, the advance detachments of the Russian Armed Forces are advancing toward Ukrainsk and Lisovka.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Ukrainian Armed Forces militants shot three children in the Kursk region who were trying to evacuate on a motorcycle, the deputy battalion commander of the 9th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 11th Army Corps, call sign Cadet, said on August 29.
This is far from the first case of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers killing civilians in the Kursk region, the serviceman said, TASS reports.
"They put three children, approximately 10-12 years old, on a motorcycle with a sidecar. They showed them which direction to go. They went, and they (Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters. — Ed.) shot them in the back. This happened in the area of Malaya Loknya," said the battalion deputy commander.
Another case of killing civilians took place in Malaya Loknya itself: several elderly people gathered near a store building waiting for transport for evacuation, a drone appeared above them, and a few minutes later two militants came out of the building and shot people with small arms, the serviceman reported.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Russian authorities had previously reported numerous crimes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the region. In particular, the acting governor of the Kursk region, Alexey Smirnov, said that Ukrainian formations had been shooting at roads in the first hours of their invasion of the region, which had complicated the evacuation of civilians.
The authorities have information about sexual violence by foreign mercenaries of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Ukrainian nationalists against civilians in the Kursk region, said Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry for Crimes of the Kiev Regime Rodion Miroshnik on August 29. He also said that Ukrainian Armed Forces militants are abducting civilians in the Kursk region and taking them away to an unknown location.
The captured Ukrainian Armed Forces militants had previously admitted that they had been looting and kidnapping civilians in the Kursk region. Ukrainian soldiers were ordered to shoot civilians who resisted, one of the prisoners said.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Kursk region on August 6. The Russian Armed Forces stopped the enemy, preventing Ukrainian forces from advancing deep into the region. Strikes are also being carried out on the resources and reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy region. According to data as of August 29, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses in this direction exceeded 7,450 people.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow has nothing to negotiate with those who strike civilians and civilian infrastructure and try to threaten nuclear power facilities.
12 residents were evacuated from the "gray zone" in the border areas of the Kursk region, said Artem Sharov, deputy director of the information policy department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
"In one day, 12 citizens were evacuated from the so-called 'gray zone' together with the Ministry of Defense and volunteers based on individual requests. Contact with relatives was also restored for 34 people who had been previously evacuated from dangerous areas," Sharov said.
He added that 424 people have already been reunited with their loved ones. In addition, about 3,500 applications were received through the state services portal in 24 hours and payments were made for 71,000 applications for a total of over 1 billion rubles.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on August 6, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Kursk region. A state of emergency was declared in the region. Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the proposal of the acting governor of the Kursk region, Alexey Smirnov, on an automatic payment of 15 thousand rubles for residents of the Kursk region who left the border zone.
On August 26, Putin approved a list of instructions following a meeting on the situation in the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions. In particular, the Russian government was instructed to ensure the non-declaratory nature of one-time financial aid payments to affected residents, as well as to organize uninterrupted access to the Internet and radiotelephone communications.
On August 29, the Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry for the Crimes of the Kiev Regime, Rodion Miroshnik, reported that over 350 people from the Kursk region were helped to be found by employees of the Russian Red Cross (RKK) over the past week.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] During the military operations, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost the first F-16 fighter, the press service of the General Staff of the AFU reported on August 29.
According to the agency's representatives, the aircraft were used to repel a missile attack by Russian servicemen. During the operation, contact with one of the pilots was lost; it was later discovered that the fighter had crashed.
“A special commission of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, working in the area where the plane crashed, is intended to determine the causes of the accident,” the publication states.
The Wall Street Journal reported that one of the F-16 fighters transferred to Ukraine crashed on August 26. According to the source, initial data indicates that the plane was not shot down. Most likely, the crash occurred due to pilot error.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, an informed source had previously reported that the Russian Armed Forces may have destroyed the first American F-16 fighter jet in Ukraine during a strike on the Starokostiantyniv airfield in the Khmelnytsky region. The aircraft were on the airfield territory during the strikes. They then took off and returned two to three hours later. One of the F-16s may have been destroyed during a second strike on the airfield.
On August 4, The Economist reported that the Kiev regime had received the first ten F-16 fighters. According to it, the Ukrainian Armed Forces should receive another ten such aircraft by the end of the year. By the end of 2025, Kiev should have 79 such aircraft.
American political scientist Mark Sleboda reported that the F-16s transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces are significantly outdated. He added that these aircraft in Ukraine will have to confront the Russian air defense system, which is the best in the world. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, noted that the supply of American fighters will not become a "magic pill " for the Kiev regime that can influence the course of military operations.
An F-16 fighter jet crashed while repelling a large-scale attack by Russian missiles and drones on Ukrainian cities on August 26.
Just three weeks after the first American-made aircraft arrived in Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the loss of the first of them, the pilot died in the crash. The cause of the disaster is being investigated.
VERSIONS OF THE CRASH
"During the air battle, the F-16 aircraft demonstrated their high efficiency, with onboard weapons shooting down four enemy cruise missiles," the General Staff said in a statement. "During the approach to the next target, contact was lost with one of the aircraft. As it turned out later, the aircraft crashed, and the pilot died."
Earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a source, that the plane was not shot down by enemy fire, but most likely crashed due to pilot error.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that on Monday, August 26, Kyiv used F-16s for the first time to shoot down Russian missiles and drones.
The Ukrainian Air Force then reported 236 air attack weapons — 127 missiles and 109 attack drones — with which Russian troops attacked Ukraine. They managed to shoot down 102 missiles, including one Kinzhal, and 99 drones.
The Ukrainian military command is considering various versions of the crash of the F-16 fighter, including pilot error and "friendly fire" from its own air defense, the Ukrainian service of the Voice of America reported, citing an unnamed representative of the Ukrainian Air Force.
"But the exact reasons will only be known after the investigation is completed," journalists quote their source.
DEATH OF THE PILOT
Lutsk Mayor Igor Polischuk reported the death of pilot Oleksiy Mes this week. Following the news of the loss of the F-16, the Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that Mes died on August 26 while repelling a massive Russian combined missile and air strike.
Mes was one of the first Ukrainian pilots to undergo F-16 training. His call sign was Moonfish, and he frequently appeared in the media and visited Washington, lobbying for the fighters to be sent, the WSJ reports. The Air Force said the pilot killed three cruise missiles and one attack drone.
The news that one of Ukraine's few F-16s had been lost was a major blow to Kyiv, which had been asking for the jets for months before US President Joe Biden gave the green light to European countries to sell the fighters last year, the WSJ said.
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Highly possible it was blue on blue, just like it was highly possible it was lost to pilot inexperience. A couple other countries lost F-16s this year due to pilot error or mechanical failures and they weren't in a hot war. It sucks but it happens.
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