Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 a.m., August 29, 2023

Day 552 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine has begun.

During the day of August 28, the enemy launched 8x missile and 47x air strikes, 39x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have killed and wounded civilians. Residential buildings, schools, and other civilian infrastructure were damaged.

The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high.

During the day of August 19, there were 32x combat engagements.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Popivka, Slavhorod (Sumy oblast), and Veterynarne (Kharkiv oblast). The adversary fired mortars and artillery at more than 25x settlements, including Karpovychi, Kamin (Chernihiv oblast), Volfyne, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Obody, Seredyna-Buda, Novodmytrivka, Popivka, Stukalivka (Sumy oblast), Mala Vovcha, Zybine, Okhrymivka, Vilkhuvatka, Veterynarne (Kharkiv oblast).

Kupyansk axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Ivanivka and Kyslivka (Kharkiv oblast). The settlements of Kyslivka, Kolodyazne, and Berestove (Kharkiv oblast) came under artillery and mortar fire of the adversary.

Lyman axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Novojehorivka, Tverdokhlibove, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Torske, and Spirne (Donetsk oblast). More than 10x settlements, including Nevske, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Verkhnokamyanske, Torske, Spirne, and Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast), were shelled with artillery.

Bakhmut axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka, and New York (Donetsk oblast). More than 15x settlements, including Pryvillya, Hryhorivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Toretsk, and Druzhba (Donetsk oblast), suffered from enemy artillery shelling.

Avdiivka axis: the enemy launched an air strike in the vicinity of Avdiivka, fired artillery and mortars at the settlements of Oleksandropil, Novokalynove, Avdiivka, Sjeverne, and Pervomaiske (Donetsk oblast).

Maryinka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the russian offensive in the vicinity of Maryinka (Donetsk oblast). The adversary launched an air strike in the vicinity of Krasnohorivka and Kostyantynivka (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery at the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobjeda, Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka, and Yelyzavetivka (Donetsk oblast).

Shakhtarske axis: the enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Vodyane, Novosilka, and Blahodatne (Donetsk oblast). The enemy fired artillery at the settlements of Vuhledar, Vodyane, Maksymivka, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Blahodatne, and Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast).

Zaporizhzhia axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne, and Novodanylivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast). More than 25x settlements suffered from enemy artillery shelling, including Novodarivka, Poltavka, Huliaipilske, Pyatykhatky, Charivne, Mali Shcherbaky, Kamyanske, and Plavni (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

Kherson axis: the enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Mykolaivka and Olhivka (Kherson oblast). Kherson, Sadove, Stanislav (Kherson oblast), and Ochakiv (Mykolaiv oblast) suffered from enemy artillery shelling.

At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct the offensive operation on Melitopol axis, consolidating their positions and conducting counter-battery fire.

The occupiers continue to force russian passports on the residents of the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson oblast. In the settlement of Chaplynka, the occupation administration has informed local residents of the requirement to obtain russian passports by September 1, 2023. In case of non-compliance, the occupiers threaten to confiscate real estate. Also, the occupiers have been conducting raids since August 23, 2023, to evict people with no registration of their place of residence and to appropriate their property.

During the day of August 28, Ukrainian Air Force launched 8x air strikes on the concentrations of troops, 1x air strike on the command post, and 3x air strikes on the anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.

During the day of August 28, the Ukrainian missile and artillery troops hit 2x command posts, 1x air defense system, and 2x artillery systems of the adversary at their firing positions.

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