Russia claims to strike Ukrainian military warehouses and ports; Ukraine claims to attack Russian oil refineries.
On August 28, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian military used attack drones that day to hit a warehouse complex in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, which was used for storing finished long-range cruise missiles and rocket booster fuel, as well as six military supply warehouses in the port of Odesa. The report also stated that in the past week, the Russian military had taken control of seven settlements in the Sumy, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions, and struck one Ukrainian Navy patrol boat and eight vessels serving the Ukrainian military.
Ukrainian President Zelensky stated on the 28th that in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military attacked an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region, which is located about 1,000 kilometers from the front line. The Ukrainian side also carried out strikes against Russian targets in the Black Sea, but did not disclose details. Additionally, in Engels, Russia, the Ukrainian Security Service's "Alpha" special forces hit a strategic bomber. (Reported by CCTV reporters Hao Wei and Wang Jinyan)
Russian forces struck military warehouses in Kyiv and Odesa using attack drones on August 28, 2023, while Ukrainian forces attacked a Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl and targeted Russian assets in the Black Sea. Over the past week, Russian troops gained control of 7 settlements in Sumy, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia, and also engaged a Ukrainian naval patrol boat and other vessels.
- Russian forces used attack drones to hit Ukrainian military warehouses in Kyiv and Odesa.
- Ukrainian forces attacked a Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl, approximately 1000 km from the front line.
- Russian forces controlled 7 settlements in Sumy, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions over the past week.
- Russian forces struck a Ukrainian naval patrol boat and 8 service vessels.
- Ukrainian special forces hit a strategic bomber in Engels.