Ukraine targeted Russian command locations that Defense Minister Andrei Belousov had inspected in late August, striking the military posts on 8 Sept. and hitting personnel including command staff
The Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the Russian General Staff died when his car exploded in a residential area of Balashikha, while US envoy Witkoff in Moscow for peace talks
Freshly appointed Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov significantly overstated Russian territorial advances in Ukraine since the start of 2024, claiming 880 square kilometers captured compared to ISW's assessment of approximately 752 square kilometers.
Ukrainian military intelligence says its cyber specialists have exploited servers of Russian Defense Ministry to obtain secret documents and organizational data, exposing extensive intelligence on Russian command structure and identifications of responsible key leaders and deputies.