Ukrainian forces conducted a long-range strike against the military wharf in Berdyansk, targeting Russian naval cargo and assault ships.
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Ukrainian forces conducted a long-range strike against the military wharf in Berdyansk, targeting Russian naval cargo and assault ships.
Azov Special Forces Brigade posted a video of destroying a Russian infantry fighting vehicle on the Zaporizhzhia front.
more than 20 settlements were hit in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
AFU liquidated Major Yuriy Pavlov, Chief of Staff of the Russian 810th Marine Brigade, in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Mykhail Razvozhaev confirmed Pavlov's death and noted he was buried on August 17 after being wounded in the Zaporizhzhia direction.
Colonel Anatolii Shtefan of the AFU reported on the liquidation of Pavlov.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.446Z
Source story: day-540-2023-08-17