Russian forces continued offensive operations northwest and southwest of Hulyaipole on August 30 and 31 but did not advance.

Russian forces continued offensive operations northwest and southwest of Hulyaipole on August 30 and 31 but did not advance.

Russian forces conducted 20 airstrikes on the settlements of Komyshuvakha, Zarichne, Yuliivka, Zhovta Krucha, Pavlivka, Yasna Poliana, Chervonyi Yar, Novotroitske, Orikhiv, Soniachne, Preobrazhenka, Mykilske, Chervona Krynytsia and Omelnyk.

In August, Ukrainian forces made another attempt to advance near the junction of the three regions. They broke through near the Donetsk–Zaporizhzhia road and advanced 10–12 kilometers to the Mokri Yaly River.

A Russian FPV drone struck a multi-story apartment building in Zaporizhzhia, injuring two people, including a teenager.

The 422nd Regiment's Hornet successfully engaged a Russian mobile fire team on the E58 highway, as shown in a video published by the regiment on Aug. 31, 2026.

In Kushuhum, an enemy drone hit a State Emergency Service (DSNS) vehicle that was heading to extinguish a fire.

While the Russian Federation concentrates its main forces in the east, the Defense Forces managed to achieve tactical success at the junction of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk oblasts.

Thanks to successful actions, Ukrainian defenders managed to bring about 126 square kilometers of territory back under their control.

An occupiers’ command and observation post was struck in Polohy, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.