Russia – Ukraine war updates as of August 8, 2024

Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of August 8, 2024.

897 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 3,815 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.

Operational information as of 08:00 a.m. August 8, 2024 regarding the Russian invasion.

During the past 24 hours, a total of 96 combat clashes were recorded. The enemy continues to be most active in the Pokrovsky direction, where almost a third of his offensive actions took place.

According to detailed information, yesterday the enemy launched three missile strikes against the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas using five missiles, as well as 69 airstrikes, dropping 110 anti-aircraft missiles. In addition, he carried out more than 5,200 attacks, of which 114 were from rocket salvo systems.

The aggressor carried out airstrikes, in particular, in the areas of the settlements of Pavlivka, Bilovody, Kiyanitsa, Zhuravka, Yunakivka, Manukhivka, Mogrytsia, Ugroydy, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, New York, Kurdyumivka, Vozdvizhenka, Oleksandropil, Grodivka, Novogrodivka, Kostyantynivka, Urozhane, Novodonetske , Pyatihatky, Novoandriivka and Lobkove.

Yesterday, the aviation and missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces carried out 11 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and anti-aircraft defenses of the enemy, and also hit two air defense vehicles, seven RViA vehicles and two warehouses with ammunition of the occupiers.

In the Kharkiv direction, the number of attacks per day increased to three. Defense forces repelled enemy assaults near Vovchansk and Tykhi.

In the Kupyansk direction, there were five attempts by the Russians to advance near Petropavlivka, Kolisnikivka and towards Novoosynovo.

In the Lymansky direction, the enemy attacked 12 times near Novosergiivka, Makiivka, Nevsky, Torsky and in Serebryansk forest.

In the Siversky direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled six assaults by the Russian invaders near Spirny, Verkhnyokamyansky and Pereizny.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers attacked seven times – all their efforts were concentrated near Chasiv Yar. Two airstrikes were carried out there by the National Army.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 11 attacks in the North, New York, Zalizny and Toretsk districts. The Russian aggressor carried out 19 airstrikes on Toretsk and its adjacent territories, dropping more than three dozen guided bombs.

In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders repelled 28 assaults in the areas of ten different settlements.

Vozdvizhenka, Zhelanne, Karlivka and Grodivka – the main areas where the occupiers concentrated their efforts. With the support of aviation, the Russians tried to dislodge our units from their positions.

In the Kurakhiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled five enemy attacks near Krasnohorivka, Kostyantynivka, and Paraskoviivka.

In the Vremivsk direction, Russian troops made two attempts to advance from the direction of Volodymyrivka.

In the Orihiv direction, one combat clash took place in the Robotyny area.

In the Dnieper direction, all four attacks by the invaders were unsuccessful.

No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Poliske directions.
On the border with the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the enemy is shelling populated areas from the territory of the Russian Federation, carrying out airstrikes.

Our soldiers will continue to exhaust the combat potential of the enemy on the battle line and in the rear by active actions.

In general, the Russian invaders lost 1,140 soldiers during the last day. Ukrainian soldiers also destroyed two tanks, nine armored combat vehicles, 36 artillery systems, four anti-aircraft guns, four anti-aircraft vehicles, one plane, 81 operational-tactical unmanned aerial vehicles, three missiles, 59 vehicles and eight units of enemy special equipment. Also, the loss of one helicopter by the occupiers in the previous days was confirmed.

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