Gorbachev's death; filled EU gas storage; new strikes on Kherson Oblast bridges: last night's highlights

The death of Mykhailo Gorbachev, the first and only president of the USSR; the Armed Forces of Ukraine once again attacked the bridges in the Kherson region; the Russians again attacked the center of Kharkiv. Here's what you could miss from the previous night.

Mikhail Gorbachev, the first and only president of the USSR, died at the age of 92 on the evening of August 30 after a serious and prolonged illness. He was the last General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the last Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, and the first and only President of the USSR from 1990 to 1991. In 2014, Gorbachev supported Russia's annexation of Crimea.

The Ukrainian forces again hit 4 bridges in the Kherson region (Kakhovsky, Dariivskyi, and two Antonivskyi bridges) and 4 Russian control points, reports Operational Command South. On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 117 Russian personnel, 32 units of Russian equipment, as well as 4 warehouses with enemy ammunition on the southern front.

The Russian forces shelled the center of Kharkiv again, hitting Kyivskyi District of the city and a private house, causing the fire at the site. Per previous data, 2 people were injured, reports Kharkiv Mayor.

Russia received Mohajer-6 and Shahed combat drones from Iran, confirmed White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. However, it seems that during the first tests of Iranian drones, the Russians discovered numerous malfunctions. According to Western media, the Russians are "dissatisfied" with drones because of "bugs" in their system.
The European Union member states filled their gas storages by 80%, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Baltic Sea Energy Security Summit in Copenhagen. This indicator was reached ahead of schedule, the plan was fulfilled 2 months earlier. At the same time, EU countries will continue to increase the volume of gas in storage.

Ukraine received a record amount of financial aid from partners in August, says Ukraine's Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko. $4.6 billion in foreign aid was provided to Ukraine, which is a record since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.

The German company was suspected of supplying Russia with components for the Novichok, says Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. German law enforcement officers searched the company Riol Chemie, which was suspected of illegal supplies to Russia, particularly the poisonous substance "Novichok."

Zelensky addressed the residents of Crimea, calling on the population of occupied Crimea to hand over to Ukrainian special services all available information about Russian troops and to stay as far as possible from Russian military facilities.