Victorious news of 918th day of war: over 1,000 Russian soldiers killed in eastern Ukraine, Russia's Atlas oil depot hit

Ukrainian troops destroy 1,087 Russian soldiers, 105 dugouts in the east

The Khortytsia troops grouping reports this on its official Telegram channel.

As noted, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the invading Russian troops.

In particular, in this direction, Russia's losses per day are as follows:

• personnel - 1,087;
• tanks - 3;
• armored combat vehicles - 18;
• guns and mortars - 25;
• vehicles - 42;
• special equipment - 11;
• air defense systems - 1;
• electronic warfare - 2.

In addition, 105 shelters, 10 ammunition depots, and a fuel and lubricant depot were destroyed.

General Staff confirms damage to Atlas oil depot in Russia's Rostov region

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reports.

"On the night of August 28, the Atlas oil depot in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation was struck. As a result of the strike, a fire broke out on the territory of the facility's vertical tanks. It is known that fire trains are being used to eliminate the consequences of the fire," the statement says.

It is noted that the Zenit oil depot in the Kirov region and the field artillery depot of the West group of Russian troops in the Voronezh region also came under attack by the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

According to the General Staff, units of the Special Operations Forces and the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces took part in the destruction of enemy targets.

Ukraine can use Dutch F-16 fighter jets without restrictions

Dutch Armed Forces Commander Onno Eichelsheim says that Ukraine has the right to use F-16 fighters without restrictions

He said this in an interview with NOS.

"We don't set any restrictions on the use and range of the F-16, provided that the laws of war are respected," the commander said.

According to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' operation in the Kursk region is “ingenious from a practical point of view.”

"They have captured a lot of territory quite quickly in a good way using new methods. In doing so, they have created a dilemma for Putin," Eichelsheim said.