A Ukrainian assault on occupied Donetsk on August 26 killed at least 20 Russian officers, including 7 colonels, from the Central Military District and 41st Army Commands, the heaviest single-hit losses among the Russian command in the entire war, Mediazona reports. It also found two previous deaths of mass officers in the 41st Army Staff in the past year.

A Ukrainian assault on occupied Donetsk on August 26 killed at least 20 Russian officers, including 7 colonels, from the Central Military District and 41st Army Commands, the heaviest single-hit losses among the Russian command in the entire war, Mediazona reports. It also found two previous deaths of mass officers in the 41st Army Staff in the past year.