**Special Military operation. Situation and main events on August 28:**

The Russian army liberated seven settlements in the Sumy region, the DPR, and the Zaporozhye region over the past week, according to a report from the Ministry of Defense.

Over the week, there were mass and 12 group strikes.

Ukrainian Armed Forces losses exceeded 9,610 servicemen over the week.

The negotiation process is on hold, there are no new ideas; publications about "escalation" are a traditional scare tactic of Western media, said Peskov.

No proposals from Ukraine or other parties regarding the resumption of negotiations have been received, stated Zakharova.

Trump stated the day before that Russia does not plan to attack NATO countries' territory.

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