❗Highlights from the Russian Defense Ministry Press Briefing, August 30:

▪The Russian Armed Forces carried out coordinated strikes against Ukrainian defense industry facilities supporting the military

▪Russia has begun preparing massive strikes against Ukrainian energy sites in response to attacks on civilian infrastructure

▪Russian servicemen hit an asbestos-cement products plant in Kiev that was being used to store explosives

▪The Russian Armed Forces established control over the Sumy Region’s settlements of Velikiy Prikol and Sadki

▪Russian servicemen hit the Flamingo missile launch site, as well as fuel and energy infrastructure sites and logistics centers in Ukraine over the past day

▪Russian air defenses downed five HIMARS rockets and over 800 Ukrainian drones

▪Ukraine lost nearly 1,425 troops in the special military operation zone over the day

▪For the first time, Russian servicemen destroyed a Canadian-made Titan-S armored vehicle in the special military operation zone