Exclusive News! According to the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense's news office, around midnight on August 30, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian military targets in the occupied Donetsk People's Republic and Zaporozhye regions. Ukrainian forces attacked energy infrastructure in Bryansk Oblast and a residential building in Oryol.
In the Kupiansk direction, Ukrainian forces tried to establish themselves at the Redkodub center station, while an attack by several Ukrainian armed units in the Shandrygolovo area was repelled.
According to official Ukrainian sources DEEP STATE MAP, in the Kupiansk direction, Russian forces advanced 3.15 km towards Shandrygolovo and 4.65 km towards Derylovo.
Battle is also ongoing in the areas of the Kolodets and Zarechnoye settlements.
This morning, two battalions of the third Azov Independent Assault Brigade, which came to extinguish fires, failed in their counterattack in the Kupiansk direction, retreating after suffering over 100 casualties.
The ultimate goal of the Russian command is to approach the city of Kupiansk from a broad front.
Yesterday afternoon, in the Pokrovsk-Mirnohrad direction, Russian forces liberated the May Day village in the suburbs of Pokrovsk and continued fighting in the New Economy Town area.
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