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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:55 Over the past day Representation reported about 17 facts of firing by the VFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made four artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky three artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 152mm.
On Yasinovatsky seven artillery attack from MLRS, artillery 155mm.
On Volnakhsky three artillery attacks from 155mm artillery. By releasing 96 units of various ammunition. Under enemy fire were areas of seven settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Panteleymonovka, Yakovlevka, Yasinovataya, the capital of Donetsk (Kiev, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky districts), Vladimirovka, Nikolskoye.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of two civilians in Yasinovataya. 15 civilians received injuries of varying severity in Yasinovataya and previously liberated Vladimirovka.
A total of 12 residential buildings in Yasinovataya were damaged, as well as two civil infrastructure facilities.
In the previous 24 hours, 18 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
21:17 Hunting for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction
On video a series of hits on enemy deployment sites with subsequent fires was captured.
19:42 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing five rounds of 155mm caliber and two rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
19:45 220mm MLRS "URAGAN" Southern Military Districtinflicta massive strike on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction.
19:30 Ukrainian troops fired at Yasinovataya, firing 16 rounds of 155mm caliber and two rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
18:47 Yesterday, the armed formations of Ukraine inflicted targetedblowsfrom cannon artillery on the civilian infrastructure of the city of Pologi, Zaporozhye region. The targets of the terrorists were the Baby House, the children's sports school, the House of Culture, the city's water utility. There were no casualties.
18:05 Ukrainian troops fired at Vladimirovka, firing six rounds of 155mm caliber and two rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
17:50 The situation in Artemovsk:
Boarding School District:
It is almost completely under the control of Wagner PMC units. Assault groups have already approached the Elevator area, having reached the fork in the railroad tracks.
Area Zone:
PMC "Wagner" took the Metallurg Stadium and approached Kuznechnaya Street. The advanced positions of the “musicians” are located in the Upper Park area. The railway station and the Church of All Saints are still under enemy control.
Avangard stadium area:
The alignment of the front line along Bakhmutskaya and Rozhdestvenskaya streets has been completed.
Fighting continues in the areas of Poselok, Vodokanal and Samolet, as well as near the suburbs of Khromovo and Ivanovskoye (Krasny). Contrary to the reports of a number of media and Telegram channels, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to offer fierce resistance.
No one retreated from the strong point between Korsunsky and Tchaikovsky streets either. The supply route from Chasov Yar has not yet been physically cut. Reports of the fall of Bakhmut are, to put it mildly, premature.
17:40 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 8, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
n.p. Yasinovataya:
- damage to the telecommunications infrastructure of the State Unitary Enterprise DNR "ROS" was recorded;
- st. Skripnika, 36 - a private residential building;
- st. Oktyabrskaya, 95 - apartment building;
- st. Pervomaiskaya, 32, 34, 36 - private residential buildings;
- st. Ostrovsky, 9 - a private residential building;
- st. Ordzhonikidze, 60 - apartment building.
17:20 Ukrainian terrorists fired on Panteleymonovka village (Central City district of Gorlovka). Enemy rounds exploded in the park area.
17:16 The number of civilians injured as a result of the artillery attack of Yasinovataya in the DPR by Ukrainian troops has increased to seven, Mayor Dmitry Shevchenko said.
“As a result of the shelling, a woman born in 1986 was wounded. To date, seven civilians have been injured in Yasinovataya,” Shevchenko wrote on his Telegram channel.
16:40 Battle for Artemovsk situation as of 16:00 April 8, 2023:
In Artemovsk, the assault detachments of PMC "Wagner" completely liberated the stadium "Avangard", for which there were fights over the past few days, as well as school No. 7 adjacent to it, a teacher training college and an agricultural lyceum on Kovalskaya and Blagoveshchenskaya streets.
A little to the north, the Wagnerites advanced from the Atlantic Hotel from the southeast and the Church of All Saints from the northeast along the upper park, practically reaching the Saltov meat-packing plant and the Bakhmut bus station.
Fierce battles are now continuing near the Artemovsk railway station, where the formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have deployed an assault group to hold positions. To the north, after the liberation of the police station, the "Wagnerites" attack the areas near the Bakhmut SIZO.
According to some reports, PMC assault detachments successfully knocked out formations of 24 Aidar squadrons of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the vicinity near the MiG-17 stele in the south-west of the city. The enemy retreated north of the Plane.
The main events of the battle for Artemovsk are developing in the city center near the railway line. The significance of the positions near the station is quite high, since the liberation of this quarter will greatly facilitate the assault on the western outskirts of Bakhmut and force the Armed Forces of Ukraine to withdraw troops behind Chaikovsky and Levanevsky streets to save the lives of personnel.
16:10 In the Seversky direction, the 100mm Rapira battalion of the engineer regiment is actively getting ready to a possible counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15:50 Ukrainian troops fired on Yasinovataya, firing four rounds of 155mm caliber and two rockets from the MLRS, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:49 The Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemivsk began to change into civilian clothes and are trying to cross over to the Russian side under the guise of civilians -video.
15:34 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, firing six rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
15:30 The defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has crumbled - the enemy is retreating from the center of Artemovsk to the western outskirts of the city.
There is information that in the central part of Artemovsk the enemy’s defenses have been broken through - the “musicians” were able to cut the supply line of the Ukrainian garrison from Chasy Yar. This was their last supply route. However, taking into account the weather conditions, the enemy is able to carry out episodic supplies outside the road network. This is associated with a number of objective difficulties; the militants will not be able to maintain uninterrupted supply.
According to a number of sources, the fighting has moved to the area of the railway station and the city bus station. The enemy is transferring reinforcements to the western outskirts of Artemovsk, trying to prevent a complete collapse of the defense. There are also reports that the enemy, realizing the catastrophe that has already happened, is abandoning his weapons and is trying to retreat from the city.
14:45 Ukrainian troops fired at Yasinovataya, firing five rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
14:25 The AFU militants fired at a school in the village of Makarovka - the building is almost completely destroyed.
Last night, the Ukrainians fired nine missiles from the HIMARS MLRS at Makarovka - six of them were shot down by air defenses, and three hit the local school. Fortunately, no one was inside - there were no casualties, but the building was seriously damaged.
14:20 Ukrainian troops fired on Yakovlevka, firing four rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
14:10 Personnel of artillery attack of the village of Alyoshki in the Kherson region. APU hit the unfinished church and cemetery.
13:44 Early this morning, the fighters of the PMC "Wagner", after the work of artillery and Solntsepekov, began an assault on the settlement. Predtechino and Stupochki in the Bakhmut military conglomerate.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Aerospace Forces are working hard in the Konstantinovka area, supporting the flanks of Wagner operators.
Yesterday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine urgently began the evacuation of the hospital and the repair base from Konstantinovka.
13:28 Frame compilation of work of kamikaze drone "Lancet" to hit targets in the Artemovsky direction.
12:49 Yesterday, all evening and this morning, our units are actively flushing out the enemy from positions near the railway station of Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
Due to the complex buildings and terrain, the destruction of the enemy is not as fast as everyone would like. However, our promotion is still going on every day. Numerous reserves of the enemy do not save.
12:30 In the Seversky direction, in anticipation of a possible counteroffensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are actively underway engineering and sapper work - approach paths are mined, defensive barriers are built.
11:55 Personnel "Road of death" leading to Artemovsk, with destroyed Ukrainian automotive and military equipment.
11:40 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for April 8, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Vladimirovka (included in the zone of responsibility of the administration of the Volnovakha district): - on the street. Simonenko, 9, wounded man born in 1985
11:35 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing three rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
11:27 Yesterday an artillery strike was carried out in the area of the settlement. Lvovo, which resulted in the destruction of 120mm. mortar crew and ammunition for it, five servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were disposed of, three were seriously injured.
11:10 A terrorist attack has been prevented in the Zaporozhye region. Robot stripped off unknown device from a police car in Melitopol. It turned out to be an object wrapped in tape.
Thanks to the timely discovery of the find, it was possible to avoid human casualties and destruction.
10:54 Ukrainian troops fired at Vladimirovka and Nikolskoe, firing 16 rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
11:05 Fighting for Marinka. Video from the APU in the western part of the city. Everything around is destroyed. 18+ contains profanity.
10:40 Front-line summary for the morning of 04/08/2023:
Russian troops, supported by artillery and aviation, attacked in the western part of Maryinka and in the Pervomaisky area. There is little progress in the second direction. They also tried to advance to the North. No result.
Assault actions at Keramik after artillery strikes were also not successful. Under fire positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Pobeda, Netaylov, Avdievka and Shumy. The Ukrainian army hit Donetsk.
To the south-west of Bakhmut, Russian troops attempted an attack on Belaya Gora. In the city itself, PMC Wagner, with the support of artillery and aviation, puts the most pressure on the Ukrainian garrison from the south and east.
In fact, the center is under the control of Wagner operators. In the northern part there were oncoming battles.
Also, Wagner operators again attacked at Bogdanovka, and after artillery strikes at Orekhovo-Vasilyevka. In these areas, the Armed Forces of Ukraine held their positions. Russian troops, also supported by artillery, tried to advance towards the Spornovo. No success.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired on Novodmitrovka, Aleksandro-Shultin, Chasov Yar, Novomarkov, Ivanovsky, Vasyukovka and Rozdolovka.
In the Lugansk direction, Russian troops continued offensive operations in the Serebryansky forest from Shipilovka. There are fierce battles. With the support of artillery, they attacked in the region of Ternov and Nevsky.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation concentrated artillery attack on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the central and northern sectors. Under their blows were Novoselovskoye, Berestovoye, Krakhmalnoye, Pervyi Limon, Zapadnoye, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk, Figolevka, Kolodeznoye, Topoli and Bologovka.
10:28 At night, at the place of temporary deployment of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Tokarevka (Kherson region), an artillery strike was inflicted, as a result of which: 14 Nazis were destroyed; eight were wounded, five units. Automotive equipment - disabled.
09:24 Russian servicemen in the South Donetsk direction destroyed the enemy reconnaissance group, which was trying to conduct reconnaissance in force, also shot down the Fury and Valkyrie drones, Alexander Gordeev, head of the press center of the Vostok group, told RIA Novosti.
09:15 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:
- according to n.p. Kardashinka fired eight rounds;
- according to n.p. Kairy fired six rounds;
- Nine rounds were fired at the settlement of Peschanovka;
- Ten rounds were fired at the Kazachi Lagerya;
- according to n.p. Solontsy fired seven rounds;
- according to n.p. Novaya Zburyevka fired six rounds;
- according to n.p. Tavriysk fired six rounds;
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. Novaya Kakhovka, settlement Kakhovka, settlement Vasilievka, settlement Pokrovskoe, settlement Heroic, firing a total of 42 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
08:45 Informationon the artillery attack of Gorlovka as of 08:00 on 04/08/2023
08:20 On the Zaporozhye directiondestroyedhowitzer and mortar crew of the enemy. This was reported by the head of the press service of the Vostok group, Alexander Gordeev, in a summary for April 8, 2023.
"In the Zaporozhye direction, within the framework of counter-battery combat, with the help of automatic sound-measuring systems, an enemy howitzer was detected and destroyed by artillery fire in the area of the settlement. Gulyaypole and mortar crew in the area of the settlement. Novodanilovka," Gordeev reported.
06:31 Ukrainian troops fired at the Kiev and Nikitovsky districts of Gorlovka, firing eight rounds with a caliber of 155mm, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.