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Current information on the situation on the front line: August 28 (updated)
2024-08-29
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 08/28/2024 to 00:00 08/29/2024.

A total of 15 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 a civilian being injured.

DAMAGED:
One civil infrastructure facility

Six artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction,
Nine artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.

A total of 42 units of various ammunition were fired.

23:31 Several groups of Geranium UAVs were launched at Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the southern regions of Ukraine.

21:02 A weapon of special power: the crew of the 203mm self-propelled gun 2S7 "Pion" destroyed fortified enemy positions on the right bank of the Dnieper.

The aerial reconnaissance of the Dnepr group of troops detected a strong point with enemy manpower. Having received the command to destroy the target, the self-propelled gun crew moved to a firing position and hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces strong point with 203mm rounds.

19:50 Destruction of Ukrainian militants in a building on the right bank of the Kherson region –video.

18:51 Naval infantry from the 61st Separate Naval Infantry Brigade destroyed enemy FPV crew on the right bank of the Dnieper.

18:31 Fighting is underway in Dimitrov (Mirnograd). The Russian Armed Forces are advancing from Krasny Yar and Nikolaevka. As of 18:00 Moscow time, the Russian Armed Forces have consolidated their positions on the southern outskirts of the city, war correspondent Yuri Kotenok reported.

17:55 Unmanned aircraft units of the Dnepr group of forces on their section of the front apply an unmanned aerial vehicle "Cube", which is designed to destroy enemy equipment and ammunition depots.

17:10 In Krivoy Rog, Dnipropetrovsk region, a strike was carried out on a warehouse containing ammunition for Ukrainian military personnel, which was being prepared for shipment, reported the coordinator of the pro-Russian Nikolaev resistance, Sergei Lebedev.

16:50 Fighters of the "North" group destroyed an enemy pickup truck with personnel in the Ukrainian rear, in the Odnorobovka area in the Graivoron direction.

16:44 The Russian Armed Forces were able to enter the city of Selidovo from the stadium on Gogolya Street and take control of the territory of the Avangard sports complex.

15:47 With aircraft missiles, Su-25 crews "defeated" concentrations of military personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region -video.

15:40 Footage of installation of the Russian flag in Kamyshevka.

14:52 Serious fighting is taking place in the village of Grodovka near Dimitrovo (Mirnograd) in the DPR, reported the adviser to the head of the republic, Igor Kimakovsky.

“In Grodovka, there are quite serious battles going on in this direction, but if we manage to achieve significant successes in Krasny Yar and Nikolaevka, and now they are in sight, then this settlement will be taken by ring, and this will allow us to make significant progress in this direction,” he noted.

According to him, Russian troops also cut off the European route of the E50 highway in the Krasnoarmeysky (Pokrovsky) direction, which will significantly complicate the supply of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in Karlovka.

13:51 The road from Pokrovsk to Selidovo has been taken under fire control by the Russian Armed Forces.

The enemy notes the use of a large number of FPV drones on transport that is trying to bring people and ammunition to Selidovo.

13:45 The spoil heap of the Korotchenko mine near Selidovo has come under the control of the Russian army. This was reported by war correspondent Timofey Ermakov, who specified that fighting was taking place on the first streets of the city.

13:35 From the Kupyansk direction, the Paratrooper's Diary reports:

"South of Peschanoye, the Russian Armed Forces have advanced. The enemy is transferring reserves to Kovsharovka, where we are striking to wear down the enemy. We have also covered the enemy's air defense lines in Novoosinovo, where the enemy is building a defensive line."

13:20 Crew of the T-90 Proryv tank of the 1st Slavyansk Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces inflicted several precise and effective strikes on the enemy's position. All personnel of the Ukrainian militants were destroyed.

"The enemy was covered. He took cover in this building and an order was given to dismantle it. I didn't see it personally, but if they were sitting there, then they are no longer sitting there. Every day we support the infantry in offensive actions. During the day. At night. And the enemy can no longer hold the line here. They are starting to retreat," said the T-90M tank commander with the call sign "Des."

12:55 Enemy reports:

"In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces took control of Memrik and advanced in Novogrodovka, Marinovka, in the area of Mikhailovka and Lisovka. The situation is extremely difficult, since fighting is already underway on the outskirts of the city of Selidovo. And in Novogrodovka, the enemy captured a number of other lines on the northern outskirts and the presence of Ukrainian troops there remains only in several northern areas.

After the Russian troops took control of Memrik and Kalinov, there is a threat of encirclement for Ukrainian forces in the area of Karlovka, which have only one supply route left – through Galitsinovka, which Russian troops are already approaching.”

12:14 The main points from the report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of August 28, 2024:

Units of the North group of forces in the Volchansk and Liptsov directions inflicted losses on formations of the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, the 113th Territorial Defense Brigade and the 13th National Guard Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Alisovka, Liptsy and Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.

The fighters of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 14th, 44th Mechanized, 4th Tank brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 1st National Guard Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Petropavlivka in the Khar'kov region, Torskoye, Serebryanka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Stelmakhovka and Chervona Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic. They repelled five counterattacks by units of the 67th Mechanized Brigade, the 23rd Rifle Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 3rd National Guard Brigade and the 12th special forces brigade "Azov".

The Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the 24th, 30th, 54th, 69th, 93rd Mechanized, 56th Motorized Infantry, 4th Tank, 143rd Infantry Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Grigorovka, Chasov Yar, Krasnogorovka, Zaliznyanskoye, Stupochki, Karpovka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Units of the Center group of forces have actively liberated the settlement of Kamyshevka in the Donetsk People's Republic and continue to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses.

The servicemen of the "East" group of forces improved the tactical situation, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 65th, 72nd Mechanized, 58th Motorized Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Vodyanoye, Ugledar and Shakhtarskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic. They repelled three counterattacks of the 118th and 125th Territorial Defense brigades.

The Dnepr group of forces defeated the formations of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 37th Naval Infantry Brigade and the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Zherebyanka, Kamenskoye in the Zaporizhia region, Dneprovskoye and Udarnik in the Kherson region.

Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups have struck a camp of foreign mercenaries, as well as concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment in 148 districts.

Air defense systems shot down two French-made Hammer guided bombs, three US-made HIMARS rockets and 49 unmanned aerial vehicles
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11:50 Soldiers from the 18th Army in the Kherson direction on the right bank of the Dnieper with two drops destroyed "Starlink" antenna of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

11:32 Ukrainian troops have left several positions on the eastern outskirts of Selidovo near Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian name - Pokrovsk) in the DPR, the region's security forces reported.

10:52 An explosion has occurred in Krivoy Rog in eastern Ukraine, the RBC-Ukraine agency reported.

10:48 In the Zaporizhia direction, the Lancet operator destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Gvozdika howitzer –video.

10:35 Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed hangar with HIMARS MLRS of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the settlement of Kondratovka, Sumy region

The crew of a Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft struck a breached hangar containing a US-made HIMARS MLRS. The aircraft bomb destroyed the HIMARS MLRS launcher, six rocket launchers, a transport and loading vehicle, and an escort vehicle.

09:57 The Russian Armed Forces are successfully breaking through the Ukrainian army's line of defense in the Seversky direction, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been building for several years. A breakthrough in this section of the front will provide access to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, said the battalion commander of the 123rd Guards Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, part of the Southern Group of Forces, with the call sign Zolotoy.

09:44 Russian troops do not stop after the liberation of Memrik continue to "drive a wedge" into the enemy's defenses, advancing towards Ukrainsk, Lesovka and Dolinovka.

09:37 The Russian Armed Forces destroyed 30 tons of fuel and lubricants and important military property with a high-precision strike on a camouflaged Ukrainian Armed Forces warehouse in Yampol (occupied part of the DPR), military expert Andrei Marochko said.

09:19 Ukrainian units are unable to hold the line in the vicinity of Dimitrov (Ukrainian name - Mirnograd) to the east of Krasnoarmeysk, security forces reported.

09:05 Enemy reports

"The Russian Armed Forces took control of Memrik and Kalinovo, and also advanced in Novogrodovka, Konstantinovka, near Mikhailovka, Lesovka and Vodyanoye."

08:17 Calculation of the Kornet ATGM destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces' electronic warfare station from a record distance of 8,150 meters.

The guided missile was launched from the coast of the Kinburn Spit. The crew hit and destroyed the electronic warfare station of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, located in a building on the coast of the Dnieper estuary in the area of the settlement of Ochakov in the Mykolaiv region.

08:15 Selidovo-Kurakhovskoye direction: assault on Selidovo.

During the night, Russian troops managed to take control of the second waste heap, located northeast of Selidovo, together with the mine, and gain a foothold on the first street of the city - Mira Street.

There are also battles going on in Mikhaylovka, the northern part of which is also already under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.

08:14 Tornado-S MLRS crews destroy enemy in the Kursk border area.

Artillerymen of the North group of forces hit command posts, warehouses with weapons, ammunition and fuel and lubricants, communication centers, air defense systems and other important targets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

08:11 Tankers of the 1st Slavic Brigade of the "Southern" group of forces destroyed personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction.

08:05 Drone operators of the Russian Armed Forces are liquidating wandering enemy infantry in one of the directions.

08:00 Ka-52M and Mi-8 helicopter crews hit by air-to-air missiles destroyed personnel and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.

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