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[REGNUM] Victoria Shinkaruk is a former employee of the Belgorod Region administration and a social media star. The girl grew up in a dysfunctional family, according to her friends, she "made herself", and now she has become a defendant in a criminal case, for which she faces more than 20 years in prison.
Investigators believe that the girl with model looks collaborated with Ukrainian curators and helped in preparing terrorist attacks in the Belgorod region.
The 28-year-old Victoria Shinkaruk is accused of illegal trafficking of explosives or explosive devices (Article 222.1, Part 4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), smuggling of explosives and weapons (Article 226.1, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), organizing a terrorist community and participating in it (Article 205.4, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), public calls to commit terrorist activity, attempted public calls to commit terrorist activity, justification of terrorism or propaganda of terrorism (Article 30, Part 1, Article 205, Part 2, paragraph a), as well as attempted illegal manufacture of explosives or explosive devices (Article 30, Part 1, Article 223.1, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
In total, the accused faces up to 25 years in prison.
According to investigators, Shinkaruk and her accomplice, mechanic Alexander Kholodkov, transferred money to unknown persons to prepare a terrorist attack, and also hid explosives in hiding places.
In September 2022, the former official withdrew 100,000 rubles from the card, and Kholodkov withdrew 500,000. They hid the money in a place indicated by the curator. According to law enforcement, following the instructions of the curator, Kholodkov left explosives and money necessary for carrying out a terrorist act in hiding places.
Thank goodness she didn’t hide them in finding places — think of the innocents she protected thereby.
The former official has been in the Lefortovo pretrial detention center for almost two years. In early August 2024, her case was transferred to the 2nd Western District Military Court of Moscow. The first hearing, scheduled for August 27, was postponed due to the failure of witnesses to appear.
There was little public information about Victoria Shinkaruk. She worked as an inspector in the control department of the Belgorod Region governor's administration and, judging by her social media pages, had an above-average income: she spent a lot of money, visited premium establishments and often flew on vacation.
Regnum news agency correspondents found out details of the accused’s biography.
Shinkaruk was born in the village of Nikolskoye in the Bogorodsky District of the Belgorod Region. Her mother Svetlana did not take part in her daughter's upbringing: she was repeatedly brought to administrative responsibility for hooliganism and appearing in public places in a state of alcoholic intoxication.
Victoria was raised by her grandmother, who essentially replaced her mother. Now, while Victoria is in pretrial detention, her grandmother supports her and communicates with lawyers.
Victoria's relatives convince IA Regnum that the girl was pushed onto the criminal path by her husband Evgeny Kisel, who several years ago escaped from house arrest to relatives in Ukraine. From there, the man sent his wife money for gifts. At his request, Victoria cashed 107,000 rubles and left them in a bag drawer in one of the supermarkets.
During the investigation, Shinkaruk stated that she did not know what the money was intended for. The ex-official's relatives do not believe that she acted intentionally.
"I'm sure she wouldn't have gone against Russia on purpose. She's a calm, adequate person, not crazy. I think her husband really set her up with the money transfer. She simply believed his words, they've been married for about six years. He's still a husband, after all," one of the accused's relatives told the publication.
35-year-old Evgeny Kisel has been repeatedly charged with drug use and has committed various administrative offences. According to Victoria's relative, the man escaped from house arrest three years ago when he was facing imprisonment.
"When he was 'accepted' again, they released him under house arrest. It seems he was facing about 10 years in prison for distributing (drugs. - Ed.). He sat at home with a bracelet for some time, and then managed to escape to Ukraine - he has relatives there.
Ah. A Ukrainian terrorist, not a jihadi terrorist. Got it.
And from there he sometimes sent money to Vika - for her birthday, for example," recalls Victoria's relative.
As it turned out, a Kharkov resident named Stas Shpak sent money to Yevgeny Kisel, who was in Russia at the time, long before the start of the SVO. On his social media pages, Shpak speaks unflatteringly about Russia, claims that “Belgorod is Ukraine” and rejoices at the deaths of Russian politicians, such as Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
Nothing is known about Yevgeny Kisel's political views.
Victoria Shinkaruk's acquaintances call her a good girl. Regnum correspondents spoke with Victoria's close friend, Alexander. The man said that before working in the Belgorod administration, she worked for a long time in a local boutique, earning her own living.
"I don't believe that she could do anything against the country. She is a very smart girl, very attractive, in all the time we talked I never heard her make any questionable statements. She loves our country. She always worked very hard, without days off - she made herself. It's a pity that it all turned out this way. I doubt that she could do something like that," the man said.
Another friend of Victoria's, Sergei, believes that the girl was let down by her naivety and gullibility.
"She and her husband divorced in 2021. He was strange, he wanted to open some businesses, but he had no money. She loved him, for some reason she always trusted him. For us as her friends, this was always surprising: he was a drug addict, but she believed that he definitely did not wish her harm.
I think he brainwashed her, that this money would supposedly help him avoid a "criminal case" for drugs, and she, a fool, just wanted to help. Now she can lose her youth, the opportunity to start a family," Sergey told IA Regnum.
However, not all of Shinkaruk's acquaintances believe in her innocence. One of Victoria's acquaintances, Liliya, told IA Regnum that anyone can be a traitor to the Motherland - and Shinkaruk's case proves it.
The accused Shinkaruk and Kholodkov do not admit their guilt.
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[Korrespondent] 19:31 The number of victims as a result of the enemy strike on Kupyansk has increased to 12, reported the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
19:09 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk explained why Poland does not shoot down drones and missiles flying into its territory: "Often, it is the fractions of a second that make it impossible to check whether it is a civilian object or whether it is a lost plane."
19:00 NATO countries will increase aid to Ukraine, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said following a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council. "Minister Umerov briefed on Russia's latest air attacks, the combat situation in Donbas and the goals of the Kursk operation. He thanked the allies for their recent pledges of aid and the F-16s that are in action," the NATO diplomat told reporters.
18:52 As a result of today's enemy attack on Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, 11 people were injured, including two police officers, the prosecutor's office reported. A hotel, residential buildings, outbuildings, cars, shops, administrative buildings and other civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged. According to preliminary data, Russian troops struck the city with a FAB-500.
18:45 Russians have installed the Pantsir-S1 air defense system on the Crimean Bridge, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported and showed a photo:
Russians Install Pantsir-S1 Air Defense System on Crimean Bridge / Crimean Wind
17:57 The number of casualties as a result of today's Russian KAB strike on the center of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region has increased to eight, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
17:38 Lithuania has transferred a new package of military aid to Ukraine, which includes, in particular, loaders, anti-drone systems and folding beds for the military, the country's Defense Ministry reported.
17:01 Russians struck the center of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region with a KAB - three people are known to have been injured, the city administration building was damaged, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
16:49 Ukraine has for the first time announced suspicion of war crimes against a foreign general, the Prosecutor General's Office reported. We are talking about an Iranian citizen - the head of a group of Iranian instructors who not only trained Russian military personnel to use drones, but also helped them use them against civilian targets in Ukraine. If the suspect ends up in a country with which Ukraine has diplomatic relations, that country will be obliged to detain him. According to the investigation, in 2022, Iran transferred at least 1,500 drones to the Russians, which were used for numerous attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and civilians.
16:32 In Kryvyi Rih, the number of victims as a result of today's Russian attack has increased to nine, said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak. The blast wave and debris damaged more than 230 cars, a service station, administrative buildings, and a vocational school.
15:58 In Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, banks will be open until the end of the week, and from Monday, September 2, only ATMs will remain, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin. There are still 38 thousand people and about 1900 children left in the city. Filashkin emphasized that they must all be evacuated.
15:30 The Verkhovna Rada has agreed to increase the military tax to 5% and introduce it for sole proprietors. The head of the parliamentary finance committee, Danylo Getmantsev, reported that the military tax will be directed through a special fund exclusively to finance the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15:09 Not only Great Britain but also France supports permission for long-range strikes against Russia, but the United States and Germany are against it, as they are concerned about the risk of escalation, writes the Financial Times. According to the newspaper, London has been arguing to Washington for several months that Ukraine should be given this permission, and earlier this summer sent a request to Washington and Paris. However, the British government admits that such a contentious issue requires consensus among Western allies.
14:31 The idea of shooting down Russian missiles over Ukrainian territory is met with skepticism in NATO countries, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamisz said: "No country will make such decisions on its own. I have not seen anyone in NATO who supports making such a decision." The minister noted that he "understands President Zelensky," but "our role is to make decisions in accordance with the interests of the Polish state."
14:15 There is not a single hydroelectric power station in Ukraine that has not yet been attacked by Russia, said Igor Sirota, CEO of Ukrhydroenergo. According to him, more than 130 missile strikes have been carried out on hydroelectric power station generation. Ukrainian hydroelectric power stations have lost about 40% of their generation as a result of the attacks, and thermal power stations - more than 80%.
14:02 The BBC Russian Service calculated that drones have attacked oil refineries in Russia at least 64 times since the beginning of the year. Journalists noted that at the beginning of the year, the attacks occurred mainly on oil refineries that were important for the domestic market, but the situation changed in the spring: strikes were carried out on factories producing products for military equipment. It is still unclear how exactly such large-scale fires will affect production in the Russian Federation and the prices of oil products.
13:48 Russian publics report a fire at the Ryazan State District Power Plant. Before that, according to eyewitnesses, an explosion thundered there. Now the thermal power plant is engulfed in smoke, there are no official reports.
13:06 In Krivoy Rog, the number of victims as a result of today's Russian attack has increased to eight, said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak. A garage cooperative and 12 cars were damaged, and windows in a hotel were broken.
12:57 The Russian Federation's Unified Dispatch Service reported that the "object" in the city of Kotelnich in the Kirov region was attacked by five drones, the fire has already been localized, there are no casualties. At the same time, the governor previously stated that there was allegedly no fire as a result of the attack on the oil storage tank. Russian publics noted that Ukrainian drones attacked the Kirov region for the first time.
12:45 Peskov once again stated that there are no prerequisites for negotiations on Ukraine at the moment. He also believes that the countries of the "collective West" are already directly involved in the war in Ukraine, and "forays by the Ukrainian Armed Forces" like the invasion of the Kursk region "escalate tensions to the limit" and are a reason for "concern about the possibility of a global conflict."
12:22 The Atlas oil depot in the Rostov region was hit by Ukrainian-made attack UAVs as part of a joint operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate and the Special Operations Forces, Ukrainian media write, citing intelligence sources. According to eyewitnesses, the fire is still raging in the depot's tanks.
11:53 In Kiev, military medical commissions will work around the clock. As reported by the Kyiv City Military Administration, the Capital Defense Council has reorganized the work of mobilization centers - in particular, the composition of the centers and the operating mode have been clarified "to ensure round-the-clock medical examinations and guaranteed implementation of mobilization measures."
11:26 Russians have attacked Krivoy Rog again, as of now there are three victims, said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak. Infrastructure and cars were damaged in the city.
11:02 The Telegraph writes that London supports Ukraine being given permission to strike targets in Russia with Storm Shadow missiles, but is not publicly calling for this because it fears worsening relations with the US. According to the publication, Prime Minister Keir Starmer does not want to "provoke a scandal" and is taking a "consultative approach" to negotiations with Washington after diplomatic scandals under the previous Conservative government.
10:55 Russians dropped an aerial bomb on the village of Izmailovka in the Pokrovsky district of Donetsk region - as a result of the bomb hitting a house, an entire family of four people died, including a 17-year-old teenager, the prosecutor's office reported.
10:46 A UAV attacked a storage tank for petroleum products in the city of Kotelnich in the Kirov region; there were no casualties or fire, said Governor Alexander Sokolov.
09:49 In Donetsk region on August 27, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were wounded: two in Selidovo and one in Konstantinovka, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
09:24 In the Kherson region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were killed and 14 were injured, OVA reported.
08:56 Late in the evening of August 27, Russians struck the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region with a Tornado MLRS - 12 people were injured, including five children, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. He also said that the number of victims as a result of yesterday's Russian strike on the city of Bogodukhov has increased to eight, one person died. Another person was injured in the village of Pyatigorskoye in the Izyum district, the villages of Kazachya Lopan and Tsirkuny in the Kharkiv district.
08:47 The Wall Street Journal Nova reports, citing new US intelligence data, that since Ukraine began receiving ATACMS missiles, Russia has moved 90% of its aircraft to military bases outside the range of these missiles. According to the publication, despite Ukraine’s increased calls for the US to lift the ban on the use of ATACMS in Russia and the heaviest shelling of the war this week, the Biden administration has no plans to change its position.
08:31 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has counted 245 military facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation that Ukraine could hit using long-range Western weapons. However, only 16 of these facilities (6.5%) are air bases. In this way, analysts responded to reports in the Western media that the redeployment of Russian combat aircraft from airfields located within the ATACMS radius of action allegedly reduces the validity or importance of the Ukrainian request.
ISW analysts emphasize that such a redeployment of aircraft does not in any way diminish the importance of the Ukrainian request from the United States to use long-range weapons on Russian territory, since the ATACMS radius of action includes many other military and paramilitary facilities.
08:19 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 28:
personnel - about 611,190 (+1090) people,
tanks - 8568 (+5),
combat armored vehicles - 16,681 (+14),
artillery systems - 17,522 (+27),
MLRS - 1174 (+1),
air defense systems - 938 (+1),
aircraft - 368 (+1),
helicopters - 328 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 14,348 (+94),
cruise missiles - 2553 (+6),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 23,654 (+41),
special equipment - 2950 (+6).
07:52 The death toll from the Russian strike on a hotel in Krivoy Rog on the night of August 27 has risen to four - another body was found under the rubble, said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
07:41 Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState reports that the Russian army has occupied Memrik and Kalinovo in the Pokrovsk direction, and has also advanced in Novogrodovka, Konstantinovka, near Mikhailovka, Lesovka and Vodyanoye.
07:35 In the Voronezh region, UAVs attacked an ammunition depot at night. The governor reported that after the drone attack, a fire broke out "near explosive objects." According to local residents, the UAVs attacked an ammunition depot in the village of Malaya Mezhenka. Residents of this village and the village of Evstratovka were first evacuated and later allowed to return home.
In addition, in the Kamensky district of the Rostov region, after a night attack by drones, a fire broke out at the Atlas Rosrezerv oil storage facility, publics write. The Russian Defense Ministry stated that during the night, air defense forces shot down eight drones over the Voronezh region and four more over the Rostov region.
07:28 Air defense unit fighters of the 28th separate separate brigade reported that they shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in the Kramatorsk direction; the fate of the crew is still unknown.
00:27 The head of the Starodubsky district of the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, Alexander Podolny, was wounded during a UAV attack on the village of Kurkovichi, reported Governor Alexander Bogomaz.
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[Korrespondent] 18:37 The Kursk Region Operational Headquarters has decided to restrict entry to Kurchatov, where the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant is located, said the head of the region, Alexey Smirnov. City residents with local registration will be able to enter freely, while others will need to obtain passes. In addition, all employees of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant and the NPP-2 construction site must contact their management regarding the pass regime. Smirnov explained that such measures were taken "due to the fact that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not giving up their attempts to enter the city."
11:09 Footage of a bridge across the Seim River in the Kursk region destroyed by Ukrainian forces has appeared on social networks:
11:01 Russian publics write that the Kursk-Rylsk highway was closed to civilian traffic due to the high density of attacks by Ukrainian FPV drones. This is the main supply road for the Russians fighting near Kursk.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces units in Volchansk and Liptsy directions defeated formations of the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 113th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 13th National Guard Brigade near Alisovka, Liptsy, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 165 troops, nine motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 gun, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer. One AFU fuel depot was neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces units improved tactical situation, inflicted losses on manpower and materiel of 14th and 44th Mechanised brigades, 4th Tank Brigade of the AFU, 1st National Guard Brigade near Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Torskoye, Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic), Stelmakhovka and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic). The Russian troops repelled five counter-attacks of 67th Mechanised Brigade, 23rd Rifle Battalion of the AFU, 3rd National Guard Brigade, and 12th Special Forces Brigade of the Azov.
The enemy suffered losses amounting to up to 490 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, and three motor vehicles were neutralised. In the course of the counter-battery warfare, Russian troops eliminated four 155mm howitzers including one U.S.-made M-777 and three UK-made FH-70 howitzers, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122mm D-20 gun, one Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS launcher, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 radar counter-battery station.
The Yug Group of Forces units took more favourable lines, engaged manpower and materiel of 24th, 30th, 54th, 69th, 93rd Mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 4th Tank Brigade, 143rd Infantry Brigade near Grigorovka, Chasov Yar, Krasnogorovka, Zaliznyanskoye, Stupochki, Karpovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 690 troops, 21 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, three U.S.-made 105mm M-119 guns, and one Bukovel-AD EW station. In addition, three AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
Tsentr Group of Forces units have liberated Kamyshchevka, Donetsk People's Republic, and go on advancing to the depth of the hostile defence.
The Russian troops engaged 44th, 53rd, 100th Mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade, and 95th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, 15th National Guard Brigade near Rozovka, Druzhba, Grodovka, Dzerzhinsk, Karlovka, Galitsynovka, Lesovka, and Mikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The Russian troops repelled seven counter-attacks of the 144th Infantry Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, 37th Naval Infantry Brigade, 15th National Guard Brigade, and Lyut Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian National Police.
The enemy lost up to 475 troops, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm D-20 guns, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The Vostok Group of Forces units improved tactical situation, inflicted losses on manpower and materiel of 65th and 72nd Mechanised brigades, 58th Motorised Infantry brigade of the AFU near Vodyanoye, Ugledar, and Shakhterskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Russian forces repelled three counter-attacks of 118th and 125th Territorial Defence brigades.
The enemy lost 115 troops, six motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun.
The Dnepr Group of Forces defeated formations of the AFU 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 37th Naval Infantry Brigade, and 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade near Zherebyanka, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Dneprovskoye, Udarnik (Kherson region).
The AFU losses are as follows: up to 50 troops, nine motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm Giatsint-B gun, and 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery gun. One AFU ammunition depot was destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Groups of Forces of the Russian Armed Forces engaged a foreign mercenaries camp, as well as a cluster of manpower and materiel in 148 areas.
Air defence systems have shot down one French-made Hammer guided aerial bomb, three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 49 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 640 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 30,613 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 air defence missile systems, 17,589 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,426 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 13,720 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 25,312 units of support motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to repel an AFU attempt to invade the territory of the Russian Federation.
The Sever Group of Forces supported by Army Aviation and artillery thwarted eight attacks launched by enemy's assault detachments towards Borki, Korenevo, Kremyanoye, and Malaya Loknya.
In addition, Russian troops thwarted the enemy's attempts to launch attacks in the direction of Spalnoye, Olgovka, and Russkaya Konopelka. As a result, the Armed Forces of Ukraine has lost up to 75 troops killed and wounded, and one tank and eight armoured fighting vehicles have been neutralised. Five AFU servicemen surrendered.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue reconnaissance and search operations in forestry areas to locate and eliminate enemy small sabotage groups attempting to get to the depth of the Russian territory.
Avation and artillery strikes together the troops engaged manpower and hardware of the AFU 22nd, 61st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 82nd and 92nd Airborne Assault brigades close to Apanasovka, Borki, Viktorovka, Kruglenkoye, Krasnooktyabrsky, Lyubimovka, Malaya Lokna, Mirny, Novoya Sorochina, Obukhovka, Plekhovo, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, Snagost, and Yuzhny.
Operational-Tactical Aviation has struck in Sumy region concentration areas of reserve manpower and military hardware of 41st and 54th Mechanised brigades, 80th Air Assault Brigade, and 69th Separate Rifle Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 1st Ukrainian National Guard Brigade as well as 101st, 103rd, and 107th Territorial Defence brigades close to Atinskoye, Belopoloye, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Glukhov, Iskriskovshchina, Masenzovka, Mikhailovskoye, Pervomaiskoye, Pustogorod, Solyaniki, Shalygino, Ugroyedy, and Esman.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 380 troops and 30 units of armoured vehicles, including one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, and 28 armoured fighting vehicles as well as six artillery guns, three mortars, and nine motor vehicles.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses were over 7,000 troops, 74 tanks, 35 infantry fighting vehicles, 62 armoured personnel carriers, 460 armoured fighting vehicles, 210 motor vehicles, 51 artillery guns, 13 multiple-launch rocket system launchers, including four of HIMARS MLRS and one of MLRS, five SAM launchers, 10 electronic warfare stations, two radar counter-battery stations, one air defence radar, five engineering vehicles as well as two counterobstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[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
. 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.
[ZeroHedge] A new wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia has damaged and set alight several more oil depots and energy facilities, one location notably which lies very deep into Russian territory.
On Wednesday drones struck the far away town of Kotelnich in Russia's Kirov Oblast. Regional Governor Alexander Sokolov said that two inbound drones were intercepted by air defenses, while a third "fell" and a blaze subsequently erupted near the Zenit oil facility.
This clearly is one of the deepest dronezaps into Russia of the entire war, given Kotelnich lies some 1,500 km (930 miles) northeast of the border with Ukraine. It is likely a record distance.
The governor has since said the situation is "under control" and that there were no casualties as a result of the attack.
Russia's defense ministry in a statement noted other overnight drone attacks as well, including shoot-downs of eight drones over the Voronezh Oblast and four over Rostov Oblast.
However,
denial ain't just a river in Egypt... a depot in Rostov’s Kamensky district was apparently struck and caught fire, resulting in emergency crews seeking to extinguish it.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] … as Zelensky reveals Western-supplied F-16s helped destroy Russian rockets during missile blitz
This is the dramatic moment Ukrainian air forces shot down another of Putin's £15million fighter jets in the latest blow to Russia's stumbling war effort.
A Sukhoi SU-25 attack aircraft is seen exploding in a fireball as it flies over Ukrainian positions around Kramatorsk, Ukrainian sources claimed.
The plane was forced to release flares to distract heat-seeking missiles while flying low with another aircraft in eastern Ukraine, but was reportedly struck before plummeting to the ground.
Anti-aircraft gunners of the 28th separate mechanised brigade took down the latest Su-25 scalp with a man portable air defence missile, the sources said.
Russia has launched devastating attacks inside Ukraine since Kyiv's shock incursion into the Kursk region earlier this month - but damage has been limited by American-supplied F-16s now on hand to destroy foreign rockets, President Zelensky has claimed.
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