Russia – Ukraine war operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., August 8, 2023.
531 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 3,458 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy has launched 7 rocket and 42 air strikes, launched 66 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and injured among the civilian population, residential buildings and other infrastructure were destroyed.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
During the past day, 37 combat clashes took place.
In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
In the Siversky and Slobozhansky directions, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery attacks on more than 30 settlements, in particular, Mykhalchyna Sloboda, Gremyach, Hrinivka of the Chernihiv region; Basivka, Stepok, Volfyne, Pavlivka in the Sumy region and Udy, Okhrimivka, Neskuchne, Bochkove, Ambarne in the Kharkiv region.
In the Kupyan direction, our soldiers are firmly holding the defense. They successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Synkivka, north of Ivanivka in the Kharkiv region and south of Novoselivskyi in the Luhansk region. The enemy launched airstrikes in the Kruglyakivka and Kucherivka districts of the Kharkiv region. More than 15 settlements, including Dvorichna, Zapadne, Petropavlivka, Podoli, Krasne, Kupyansk, Vuzlovy of Kharkiv region, were hit by enemy artillery and mortar fire.
In the Lyman direction, the settlements of Kuzmine, Belogorivka of the Luhansk region and Torske, Verkhnyokamianske, Spirne, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk region were hit by enemy artillery fire.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in Andriivka, Kurdyumivka and Druzhba districts of Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements, including Orihovo-Vasylivka, Ivanivske, Markove, Chasiv Yar of the Donetsk region, were affected by enemy artillery shelling.
In the Avdiivka direction, under heavy fire from the enemy’s aircraft and artillery, our defenders successfully repelled attacks by Russian troops in the Avdiivka area. Keramik, Nevelske, Novobakhmutivka, Avdiyivka, Severne, Tonenke, Novokalynove, Pervomaiske of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
In the Marinka direction, the defense forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the Marinka area. The enemy launched an air strike there. Krasnohorivka, Oleksandropil, Gostre, Georgiivka, Maryinka, Pobyeda, Novomykhailivka and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
On the Shakhtarsky direction, the enemy carried out an air strike in the Odradny region of the Donetsk region. Vodyane, Vugledar, Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, Velyka Novosilka, Blagodatne, Storozheve, Staromayorske and Rivnopil of the Donetsk region were hit by artillery fire.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position in the Robotyn region of the Zaporizhzhia region. He carried out airstrikes in the Gulyaipilske, Mala Tokmachka and Orihiv districts. More than 15 settlements were hit by artillery fire, including Novodarivka, Komyshuvakha, Shcherbaki, Orihiv, Pyatikhatka of the Zaporizhia region, and Nikopol of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the districts of Zmiivka, Tomariny and Odradokamyanka of the Kherson region. More than 15 settlements, including Olhivka, Sadove, Prydniprovske, Respublikanets, Kherson and Kizomys, were hit by enemy artillery fire.
At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, are entrenched at the reached boundaries, and carry out counter-battery countermeasures.
Over the past day, the aviation of the defense forces has carried out 9 strikes on areas where the enemy’s personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated.
Also, our defenders destroyed an enemy Ka-52 helicopter and 2 operational-tactical reconnaissance UAVs.
During the past day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 2 control points, 3 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, 5 artillery means in firing positions and 2 radar stations of the enemy.
