August 30: results of the day

Day 553 of Russia's large-scale armed aggression against our state. Summarizing the main events of the day that has passed. Last night, the Russian Federation launched another missile and aviation strike on Ukrainian territory, using air-launched missiles and Iranian strike drones 'Shahed-136/131'. As a result of successful combat operations by the Air Defense Forces in coordination with the Ukrainian Defense Forces, 28 cruise missiles and 15 'Shahed-136/131' strike drones were destroyed. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In addition, in the Odessa region, a member of the Russian 'Phantom' reconnaissance group, who fought on the side of militants in 2014, was detained.

The State Bureau of Investigations is conducting an investigation into the legitimacy of the use of firearms by law enforcement officers in Dnipro.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a group of individuals was counterfeiting medical certificates for men for a fee, enabling them to evade military service.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian defenders were evacuated without losses during a battle with a Russian aircraft near Zmiinyi Island.

In Odessa, a local resident was arrested for demanding $20,000 in exchange for helping to evade military service through his connections with the Territorial Military Commissariat and Social Protection.

In the Odessa region, a man locked his former civilian wife, their young daughter, and her grandmother in an apartment, threatening them with physical harm.