Ukraine’s military: Russian forces sustain equipment and personnel losses in southern Ukraine. Operational Command “South” reported that they killed 41 Russian troops and destroyed two drones, one T-72 tank, an Uragan multiple rocket launcher, and a Pantsir missile system.

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The Ukrainian army also struck eight strongholds and concentrations of Russian equipment and personnel.

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Governor: Russian forces shell Sumy Oblast 82 times on Aug. 28. Sumy Oblast Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi said the communities of Myropillya, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Znob-Novhorodske, Esman, and Shalyhyne were shelled. No casualties or damages were reported.

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Official: Russian forces ‘reconstructing’ Mariupol drama theatre, potentially covering war crimes. Under the guise of reconstruction for “historical value,” the Russian forces are quickly rebuilding the theater, Petro Andriushchenko, the advisor to the Mariupol mayor, reports.

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According to Andriushchenko, the Russian forces are hiding evidence from when they bombed the theater on March 16, killing an estimated 300 people who were hiding and awaiting evacuation. On June 29, Amnesty International called the attack a “clear war crime.”

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Mayor: Explosions heard in Melitopol on Aug. 28. City Mayor Ivan Fedorov reports that Russian forces are allegedly attempting to shoot down a Ukrainian drone in the northern part of temporarily occupied Melitopol.

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For the past six months, photographers with news organizations throughout Ukraine have chronicled the ordeal of Russo-Ukrainian war. These are some photos from August 2022, published by NYT. Read the descriptions in ALT. More photos https://
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RFE/RL writes that the bridge could increase Russia’s capacity since Ukraine struck the key bridge from the east to the temporarily occupied parts of Kherson on July 27. However, British intelligence says this bridge will “most likely be vulnerable” to Ukrainian attacks.

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Schemes: Satellite images show Russian forces building a pontoon bridge near the Antonivsky Bridge. Schemes, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's investigative journalism program in Ukraine, released photos of the floating bridge on Aug. 27.

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