The President focused on the importance of making decisions regarding the range of Ukrainian strikes; The Russians continued to try to advance in an eastern direction. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
Zelensky appealed to his partners to allow them to strike deep into Russia
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with the United States of America, Great Britain, France and Germany, emphasizing that Ukraine needs permission to conduct long-range weapons strikes against targets in Russian Federation (RF).
He noted that recently a Ukrainian delegation was working in Washington, which provided its partners with “all the necessary information.” The President of Ukraine noted that the provision of additional air defense systems is also being discussed with partners.
The Ukrainian delegation met with officials in Washington and discussed several urgent issues
Ukraine seeks to lift restrictions on the use of ATACMS to protect civilians and infrastructure. During a visit to the United States, the Ukrainian delegation discussed with American officials in Washington the removal of restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons to strike deep into Russian territory.
Also, the Ukrainian delegation in Washington gave its American partners a list of infrastructure equipment in need of repair after the Russian attack on the Ukrainian energy system. More than 50% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was damaged by Russian airstrikes.
There are 109 battles on the front, the enemy is most active in two directions
109 military clashes were recorded on the front during the day. The enemy is most active in the directions of Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky. So, at the direction of Pokrovsky, since the beginning of the day, the invaders have already made 23 attempts to dislodge the defenders of Ukraine from their positions in the areas of seven different settlements. Most of the clashes, almost half, took place near Novogrodovka. Selidovo and Pokrovsk received hits from KAB.
Also, 21 enemy attacks were recorded towards Ukrainsk, Lisovka, Galitsynivka, Georgievka and Konstantinovka in the direction of Kurakhovsky. The invaders concentrated their main efforts on the areas of Georgievka and Konstantinovka – they carried out eleven and five attacks, respectively.
Ukraine moved a group to the east for an offensive
Ukraine has deployed one of several offensive brigades, the Kara-Dag brigade, to the area around Pokrovsk as the heaviest fighting continues there. The brigade fought near Melitopol in the first days of a large-scale war and remained in the same place for almost two years.
An annual patriotic event took place in the cities of Ukraine and abroad – the race “I Respect the Warriors, I Run for the Heroes of Ukraine”
The tradition, dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of Defenders of Ukraine, was started in 2018 by the father of the deceased “cyborg” Alexei Durmasenko, Oleg Durmasenko, together with Taisiya Bratasyuk and Dmitry Primachenko. Over the years of the breed’s existence, its geography has expanded from the regions of Ukraine to 40 countries around the world. This year, participants ran distances of 2 km, 5 km or 10 km with the name of a friend or stranger who gave his life in the fight for the territorial integrity of Ukraine in the period from 2014 to 2024 in a T-shirt.
On the last night of summer, the Russian Federation launched more than fifty drones from near Kursk: many flew back
According to the military, of the 52 suicide bombers launched by the Russians, 24 shot down air defense forces, another 25 fell on their own, two UAVs flew to Russia, and another to Belarus. That same night, the enemy attacked with an Iskander-M ballistic missile from the Voronezh region and four S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the temporarily occupied Donbass.
In Kharkov, the number of victims increased as a result of the Russian attack on the city
The head of the Kharkov Regional Military Administration (ROA), Oleg Sinegubov, said that on Saturday morning, August 31, 97 casualties were identified as a result of the Russian strike on Kharkov. Of these, 22 were children. There were seven dead.
Inhabitants shelled Chasov Yar: 5 people were killed
The Russians pounded the city on the morning of August 31. Shells hit a private house and a high-rise building. It was learned that at least 5 people died due to the shooting. The deceased were men aged 24 to 38 years old.
The Russian Federation attacked Cherkasy Lozova, Kharkov region
Among the victims were two girls, 14 and 15 years old. One girl has a severe reaction to stress, the other has an abrasion. A 40-year-old woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Another 41-year-old woman died on the way to the hospital. As a result of the enemy attack, 12 private houses and buildings were damaged.
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Source: korrespondent
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