❗Highlights from the Russian Defense Ministry Press Briefing, September 3:

▪Russian forces liberated the Izhevka settlement in the Donetsk People’s Republic

▪Russian forces have established control over Vasilevka, Blagodatnoye and Dolzhanka in the Kharkov Region

▪The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,510 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

▪Russian forces struck transport and energy facilities used by the Ukrainian army over the past day

▪The Black Sea Fleet has destroyed six unmanned boats operated by the Ukrainian Navy

▪Russian air defense forces shot down 998 fixed-wing UAVs over the past 24 hours