Map of the special operation in Ukraine on August 30
A special military operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass has been conducted by Russia since February 24, 2022. You can track the progress of the joint forces of Russia, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), as well as the map of military operations for August 30 in the Izvestia material.
During the night, Russian troops continued to launch group strikes against Ukrainian military industry enterprises involved in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Attack drones struck an asbestos cement products factory in Kiev, whose warehouses were used to store explosives in the interests of the scientific, technical and engineering company Smart Ammunition LLC, which manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles and ammunition for them.
In accordance with the instructions received, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have begun preparations to launch massive strikes against Ukrainian energy facilities in response to the ongoing attacks by the Kiev regime on civilian infrastructure and the Russian fuel and energy complex.
As a result of active actions, fighters of the North group of forces established control over the settlements of Veliky Prykol and Sadki in the Sumy region and defeated the Armed Forces of Ukraine formations in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. The enemy lost more than 230 people, two armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles and three electronic warfare (EW) stations.
The Zapad group of forces has taken more advantageous positions and frontiers. The Ukrainian formations in the DPR and the Kharkiv region were defeated. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 210 soldiers, an M1117 armored personnel carrier made in the USA, a Cossack armored fighting vehicle, a Canadian-made Titan-S armored car and 20 vehicles.
The military personnel of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the front line and defeated the military formations in the DPR. The enemy lost up to 240 militants, an American Stryker armored personnel carrier, 26 vehicles, two artillery pieces and a Grad multiple rocket launcher combat vehicle.
Units of the Center group of forces improved their tactical situation, and also hit Ukrainian formations in the DPR and the Dnipropetrovsk region. The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 375 soldiers, a Canadian-made Senator armored combat vehicle, seven vehicles and three field artillery guns.
The Vostok group of troops continued to move into the depth of the enemy's defenses. Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were also defeated in a number of settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions. The enemy lost up to 340 soldiers and four vehicles.
Fighters of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the Armed Forces brigades in areas of populated areas of the Zaporizhia region. Up to 30 militants, 16 vehicles, a 122-millimeter D-30 howitzer and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Russian troops have attacked the Flamingo long-range cruise missile training and launch site, Ukrainian fuel and energy infrastructure facilities, an ammunition production workshop, logistics centers used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, assembly and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles and their components, and temporary locations of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 143 districts.
Air defense systems shot down 14 guided aerial bombs, five US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and 804 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
According to the Ministry of Defense, a total of 674 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 223,156 unmanned aerial vehicles, 670 anti-aircraft missile systems, 30,755 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,776 multiple rocket launchers, 36,316 field artillery and mortars, 70,576 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation. technicians.
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