Ukraine strikes Russian drone centers and river crossing

5 August, 02:30 PM
Inside the War
Defense Forces targeted Russian command posts (Photo: AFU GenStaff / Telegram)

Defense Forces targeted Russian command posts (Photo: AFU GenStaff / Telegram)

Ukrainian forces struck a series of high-value Russian military targets across Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, and Kursk oblasts overnight, AFU General Staff reported on Aug. 5.

Several Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) command posts were targeted in the strike.

Ukrainian forces hit enemy UAV command centers near Maly Shcherbaky in Zaporizhzhya Oblast; Kostyantynivka, Chasiv Yar, and Zelene Pole in Donetsk Oblast; and Volfino in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

Separately, a strike targeted a Russian military command post near Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast.

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Additionally, the Defense Forces struck a river crossing over the Mokri Yaly River near Vesele, Donetsk Oblast — a location used by Russian forces for military logistics, troop redeployments, weaponry transfers, and material transport — as well as a Russian logistics depot in Ishun, occupied Crimea.

Overnight on Aug. 4, Defense Forces struck road and railway bridges, an FSB facility, and other Russian targets.

Overnight on Aug. 3, General Staff reported strikes on a logistics supply depot and an artillery brigade repair facility near Nova Zhyttya in occupied Crimea. The facility was utilized for storing weapons, spare parts, and logistics, as well as repairing and restoring enemy artillery systems and military hardware.

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