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Operational summary of the Ukrainian General Staff for the evening of Tuesday, August 30
2022-08-31
Direct Translation via Google Translate. edited.
[Vesti] The military of the Russian Federation in Ukraine "continue to focus on establishing full control over the territory of the Donetsk region , as well as holding the temporarily occupied areas of Kherson, Kharkov, Zaporozhye and Mykolaiv regions ." This is stated in the operational summary of the General Staff as of 18.00 Tuesday, August 30. At the same time, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasizes that the enemy " reinforces the grouping of troops in the Donetsk direction ," and continues to move part of the 3rd Army Corps to the temporarily occupied territories of the Zaporozhye and Kharkiv regions.

In the Volyn and Polesye directions, the situation remains unchanged.

In the Seversk direction, the enemy fired artillery at the areas of the settlements of Gremyach in the Chernihiv region and Novovasilovka, Bachevsk, Starikove, Peski and Miropolskoe in the Sumy region.

In the Slobozhansky direction , the enemy continues to conduct military operations in order to hold the previously occupied lines.

In the Kharkov direction, the enemy fired from mortars, cannon and rocket artillery at the areas of the Valley, Adamovka, Kharkov, Krestishche, Bayrak, Aleksandrovka, Mazanovka, Udov, Borshcheva, Bolshaya Kamyshevakha, Svetlichnoye, Konstantinovka and Russian Lozova. Engaged aviation to strike near Gusarovka.

In the Slavic direction , enemy units continued shelling from cannon artillery and MLRS near Prishib, Gusarovka and Krasnopolye. The Russians tried to advance in the direction of Shnurkov, suffered a fiery defeat and retreated.

In the Donetsk direction , the enemy is strengthening the grouping of troops in the Kurakhovsky direction by regrouping individual units from the Central Military District. The defense forces conduct positional battles in order to improve the tactical position along the line of collision. The main efforts of our subunits are focused on hitting command and control posts, air defense systems, ammunition depots and disrupting the functioning of the enemy's logistical support system.

In the Kramatorsk direction , the areas of Bogorodichny, Slavyansk, Grigorievka, Spirna, Pereezdnoy and Vyemka came under fire. Enemy air strikes were recorded near Grigorovka and Prishib.

In the Bakhmut direction, shelling from tanks, cannon and rocket artillery by the enemy struck near Bakhmut, Soledar, Belogorovka, Zaitsevo and Kodema. The Russians launched a missile attack on the area of ​​the city of Konstantinovka. With offensive actions, the enemy tried to advance in the directions of Zaitsevo, Vesela Dolina and Bakhmut, but had no success , retreated. Nevertheless, the invaders are trying to establish control over the settlement of Kodema in several directions at the same time, fighting continues .

In the Avdeevka direction, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery shelling near Maryinka, Vesele, Poprosnoy and Novomikhailovka. By offensive and assault actions, he tried to improve the tactical position in the directions of Poprosnoy, Avdeevka, Pervomaisky and Krasnogorovka , suffered significant losses and retreated .

In the Novopavlovsky direction , the enemy shelled the territories near Pavlovka, Prechistovka, Novoukrainka and Novopol.

In the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy fired at objects in the areas of the settlements of Novoprokopovka, Robotino, Krasnoe, Gulyaipole, Novoandreevka, Zheleznodorozhnoe, Kopan, Zelenoe Pole, Poltavka, Maly Shcherbaki, Kamenskoe, Orekhovoe, Stepnoe and Olgovskoe. Enemy aircraft operated near Novodanilovka and Novoselka. Under the cover of the infrastructure of the nuclear power plant , the artillery of the Russian Federation intensified shelling of the areas of the settlements of Nikopol and Alekseevka .

In the Yuzhnobuzh direction , the enemy fired at the areas of the settlements of Aleksandrovka, Novoselovka, Lyubomirovka, Stepnaya Dolina, Novogrigorovka, Kiselevka, Shirokoye, Pervomayskoye, Kalinovka, Andreevka, Lozovoye, Shevchenkovo, Belousovo, Zarechnoye, Knyazhevka, Olga. Inflicted airstrikes near Andreevka, Davydov Brod, Osokorovka and Potemkino. Russian occupiers continue to destroy civilian objects in the city of Nikolaev with rocket strikes.

The enemy ship grouping in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas continues to carry out the tasks of reconnaissance and blocking civilian navigation.

Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Tuesday, August 30

[Vesti] August 30 is the 188th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine . Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .

4:50 . Zaporozhye region . The Russians launched a missile attack on Zaporozhye . According to preliminary information, there were no casualties. Significant damage to infrastructure facilities was not recorded. RosSMI write that two ruptures were recorded near the spent fuel storage building, and the reason for the attacks on the ZNPP is "Ukraine's intention to disrupt the visit of the IAEA mission."

5:00 a.m. Kherson region . There were again “arrivals” along the Antonovsky bridge in Kherson.

7:50 am . Odessa region . A powerful explosion sounded in Odessa. Previously, air defense worked. There was no anxiety and no.

According to the General Staff, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the Russian offensive in 5 directions :

  • near the settlement of Udy in the Kharkov direction,

  • in the direction of Shnurkov on Slavyansky,

  • in the directions of Zaitsevo, Shumov and Kodemy on Bakhmutsky,

  • in the direction of Maryinka and Novomikhailovka on Avdeevsky,

  • in the direction of Potemkino in the Yuzhnobuzhsky direction.

The Russians do not stop shelling the front line with tanks, cannon and rocket artillery, as well as airstrikes.

8:00 a.m. Kherson region . In Kherson, the sounds of automatic bursts are heard, as well as shots from tanks and armored personnel carriers, locals report.

8:30 am . Dnipropetrovsk region . Nikopol, Dneprovsky and Krivoy Rog regions were fired from "Gradov" .

Nikolaev region . Mykolaiv was fired upon by 16 S-300 anti-aircraft missiles . 2 people died and 24 were injured.

Donetsk region . In Donetsk, the Center of Slavic Culture in the Leninsky district was fired upon. T. n. "mayor" Aleksey Kulemzin reports that the building's cladding has been damaged and 60 windows have been shattered.

9:20 am . Kherson region . so-called The "authorities" of Kherson report that the DRG was liquidated in the morning.

9:40 am . Sumy region . 20 "arrivals" from artillery are reported .

10:00 am . Kharkov region . They report 8 "arrivals" in Kharkov , 1 person was injured.

10:50 am . Kharkov region . 4 dead and 9 wounded as a result of the shelling of the central districts of Kharkov , according to the head of the Regional State Administration Oleg Sinegubov. At the same time, Mayor Igor Terekhov reports 5 dead and 7 injured.

11:40 am . Odessa region . Immediately 6 ships with grain left the Ukrainian ports "Odessa", "Chernomorsk" and "Yuzhny". One of the ships is heading to Yemen. In total, there are 183 thousand tons of Ukrainian agricultural products on board the SEAJOY, LADY ZEHMA, SAFFET AGA, SIMAS, MICHALLIS and KARTERIA vessels.

12:20 pm . Kiev region . The IAEA mission arrived in Kiev . Further, a commission consisting of 14 people will go to the Zaporozhye NPP.

Donetsk region . Kramatorsk, Slavyansk and Druzhkovka will remain without water from August 31 . KP "Water of Donbass" from August 31 will stop the supply of water to settlements in order to provide Konstantinovka with water.

Kherson region . New explosions are reported in the area of ​​the Antonovsky bridge near Kherson.

12:50 pm . Crimea . The air defense system worked in Sevastopol, the so-called. "Governor" Mikhail Razvozhaev. It is reported that a drone was shot down on the outskirts of the city.

13:30 . Donetsk region . In Slavyansk, an evacuation base of the Red Cross came under fire . The building was destroyed, three cars were damaged, people were not injured. Despite the shelling, the Red Cross officers will continue to take people out of the city in cars that have remained intact.

13:50 . Kiev . President Volodymyr Zelensky had an off-the-record conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron . The leaders of the countries discussed the IAEA mission, its chronology, logistics and especially security issues.

14:15 . Cherkasy region . Security measures will be strengthened in Uman from 19 to 30 September. This is due to the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, when thousands of Hasidic pilgrims traditionally come to the city.

Odessa region . Sea trade port "Yuzhny" has restored work. The first ship since the beginning of the war arrived for loading sunflower meal. August 29 "Fulmar S" was moored.

14:30 . Kharkov and Nikolaev are under fire again .

15:00 . Nikolaev region . 1 person was killed and 1 injured as a result of the latest shelling of Nikolaev , Mayor Alexander Senkevich said.

15:30 . Kharkov region . Mayor Igor Terekhov reportsabout the shelling of the Kievsky district of Kharkov .

16:00 . Germany froze visa facilitation agreement with Russia. It will become more expensive and more difficult for Russians to get Schengen.

17:30 The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the EU countries confirmed their readiness to continue providing military assistance to Ukraine. According to him, EU defense ministers agreed to send Ukraine "as much assistance as needed, and for as long as necessary."

17:47 Mayor of Kharkov Igor Terekhov told the details of the shelling of the city: "The shelling of the Kiev region. Several "arrivals". A fire in a high-rise building."

18:10 Ukraine is already preparingevacuation routes from the temporarily occupied Crimeafor residents who want to leave the peninsula. As Mikhail Podolyak, head of the President's Office, hinted on Tuesday, August 30, "active de-occupation" will soon await Crimea.

18:31 On Monday, the situation on the Ukrainian front, which had been static for several months,developed. The Ukrainian military launched an offensive operation near Kherson, a city in the south of the country. Its strategic location is important for the Russians: the city is located on the right bank of the Dnieper River (the main forces of the RF Armed Forces are concentrated on the left bank) and creates a springboard for an attack on the southern ports - Odessa and Nikolaev, as well as industrial cities in the center of the country.

18:50 Russian troops are deliberately shelling the road along whichmembers of the mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency are planning to drive to the captured Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. This was announced by adviser to the head of the President's Office Mikhail Podolyak.

19:10 Tips for parents whose children will study offline. The Patrol Police told what to put in a student's backpack, in addition to school supplies.

19:39 Germany does not see an opportunity to send weapons from the stocks of the Bundeswehr to Ukraine to protect it from Russia. This was stated by Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht, reports Zeit Online.

20:00 The organizer and two participants were detained at the scene of the crime immediately after receiving 20 thousand hryvnia,which they demanded for the return of the vehicle in the Lviv region, which they illegally took possession of. The detention took place with the involvement of fighters of the special police unit "KORD" and the Center for Special Operations "A".

20:21 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi on Tuesday, August 30. It is reported by CNN. The details of the meeting have not yet been disclosed.

20:40 In the Donetsk direction, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting positional battles in order to improve the tactical position along the line of collision. Operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the evening of August 30.

20:59 The battles of Ukrainian defenders with the Russian military in the Kherson direction in the operational command "South" were called not a counteroffensive, but "positional battles in order to improve the situation along the front line."

21:21 During a meeting with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Zelensky announced the need to "demilitarize the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant" and withdraw Russian troops from its territory. He added that Ukraine has done everything possible for the IAEA mission to enter the territory of the station.

22:01 In Kherson on the evening of Tuesday, August 30, atexactly 20:00, a series of explosions sounded, after which the air defenseof the Russian military who captured the city began to work. According to local residents, the explosions started a fire in the area of ​​penal colony No. 90, where the Russian army is repairing its equipment and deployed its military. This is not the first blow to the colony. A few minutes later, from the Armed Forces of Ukraine again "flew" along the Antonovsky bridge. Both sites are currently on fire.

22:22 There were reports of explosions in Kharkiv and Zaporozhye. We are waiting for official information.

22:44 EU defense ministers have agreed to start work on the creation of an EU training mission for the Ukrainian army. This was announced by the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell following an informal meeting of the heads of defense departments.

23:03 Again, not a word about the offensive actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Kherson. Separately, it was stated that under the cover of the ZNPP infrastructure, the Russian army intensified shelling of the areas of the settlements of Nikopol and Alekseevka. Operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the evening of August 30.

23:30 The Ministry of Defense and the General Staff urged "to refrain from speculation and not to assess the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Defense Forces of Ukraine as a whole." The appeal, apparently, is addressed to journalists, bloggers and people who position themselves as military experts.

23:49 Rocket and artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south completed more than 220 fire missions. Reported by the Operational Command "South". Among them were attacks on three bridges - Antonovsky automobile, Antonovsky railway and Darevsky. Losses of the RF Armed Forces: 159 servicemen and 60 pieces of equipment.

00:08 The US State Department said that "referendums" on the accession to Russia of the territories of Ukraine controlled by the Russian army may take place in the coming weeks. This opinion was voiced by the representative of the department Vedant Patel, quoted by CNN.

00:31 Head of state Vladimir Zelensky,summing up the results of Tuesday, August 30, announced the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Crimeaand called on local residents to help with the exact coordinates of such strikes.

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