Ukrainian forces destroy Russian command post in Donetsk region, kill brigade commander

Ukraine’s General Staff reports.

“The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to destroy command posts of the occupying Russian troops. The latest target was the command post of the Russian Armed Forces’ 85th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region,” the report says.

Preliminary data indicates that a precision strike eliminated the brigade commander, known by the call sign Dniepr, and five members of the operational staff.

More detailed information about the strike’s outcomes is being verified.

• On August 11, the Russian army lost 980 soldiers and dozens of pieces of equipment and weapons in the war against Ukraine.