Ukrainian forces strike Russian air defense, command posts, and military depots
Photo: Ukrainian soldier (Getty Images)
The Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a series of strikes against Russian military targets in several regions of Russia and in the occupied territories. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the strikes targeted air defense systems, command posts, and other facilities.
Over the past 24 hours and during the night of August 31, Ukrainian units struck key Russian targets. In Russia's Bryansk region, a Russian radar station in Desnyansky was struck, as well as a command-and-control vehicle belonging to the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system near Ploskobukreivka.
In addition, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a Russian communications node in Zimovnoye, Belgorod region, Russia. On the southern front, near Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian defenders struck a command post for Russian drones.
At the same time, the Ukrainian military carried out strikes against the Russian army's logistics bases. In particular, the Russian logistics depots in the village of Kyr-Bailar in the temporarily occupied Crimea were struck.
Russian targets were also attacked in Verkhniokamianka, Luhansk region, as well as in the village of Popovo-Lezhachi in the Kursk region of Russia. The Ukrainian military is currently assessing the full extent of the damage inflicted on Russians.
This morning in Yekaterinburg, drones attacked the Wildberries logistics center. After the drones struck and their debris fell onto the facility's grounds, a fire broke out.
Earlier in Belgorod, explosions triggered a fire at the Estate Logistic logistics warehouses. According to preliminary information, the fire was caused by a missile strike.
