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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:51 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have created the necessary conditions for the operation of two maritime humanitarian corridors, which are safe lanes for the movement of ships: in the Black Sea (daily from 08:00 to 19:00 (Moscow time) - to exit the ports of Kherson, Nikolaev, Chornomorsk, Ochakov, Odessa and Yuzhny in the southwest direction from the territorial sea of Ukraine with a length of 139 miles and a width of 3 miles; in the Sea of Azov (round the clock) - for the exit from the port of Mariupol with a length of 115 miles and a width of 2 miles in the direction of the Black Sea.
23:09 Despite the obstacles created by the Kyiv regime, over the past day, without the participation of the Ukrainian authorities, 24,660 people, including 3,607 children, have been evacuated to the territory of the Russian Federation from dangerous regions of Ukraine and the Donbass republics, and in total since the beginning of the special military operation - 2,409,234 people, of which 379,227 are children.
22:41 A total of 747 tons of essentials and products were transferred to the population of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, as well as Kharkiv and Kherson regions by representatives of the Russian Federation.
21:24 In the Kherson direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have again heavy losses today. Over the past day, Ukrainian troops have lost:
- more than 200 people killed and wounded;
— three UAVs;
- two military vehicles of the "pickup" class;
— two Su-25 attack aircraft;
- two MiG-29 fighters;
- five armored fighting vehicles;
- three anti-tank missile systems;
- five operational-tactical missiles of the Tochka-U complex and 16 rockets were intercepted in the air;
- a command post of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed;
- two control points of the rear of the operational command "South" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
19:46 The head of the provisional civil administration (CAA) of the Kharkiv region signed a decree on the introduction of martial law in the liberated territories of the region, the press service of the CCA told TASS.
17:15 The situation in the Nikolaevsko-Krivoy Rog direction as of 17.00 July 8, 2022:
▪️The Ukrainian command still intends to conduct a counteroffensive in certain sectors of the front. To assess the situation in the area of Blagodatnoye and Shesternya, two maneuverable electronic intelligence groups were sent.
▪️In the Nikolaev direction, Ukrainian units intended to carry out several sabotage attacks at night on the positions of the RF Armed Forces in the directions of Posad-Pokrovskoye - Stepovaya Dolina.
However, Russian troops revealed the plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and carried out a massive shelling of Ukrainian positions in Posad-Pokrovsky, Stepova Dolina, Novogrigorovka. As a result of the force of 28 Ombr, 59 Ombr and consolidated companies of the defense, they suffered losses.
Several dozen wounded Ukrainian soldiers were sent to Nikolaev. The servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Posad-Pokrovsky left the settlement without permission, refusing to perform tasks. Currently, the garrison in Posad-Pokrovsky is virtually absent, the village is located in the "gray zone".
A similar situation arose in Stepovaya Dolina, where the personnel of the 2nd battalion of the 28th Ombre lost more than 20 people killed and wounded in two days. To hold the settlement, the rotation of the brigade military personnel to the territorial defense units from Pervomaisky was carried out.
▪️In the Krivoy Rog direction, low-intensity clashes took place at the Lozovoye-Zarechnoye line. Ukrainian assault groups, supported by tactical aircraft, tried to gain a foothold in the gray zone on this sector of the front.
However, as a result of mortar and artillery shelling by units of the RF Armed Forces against the advancing forces in the Davydov Brod area, the 63rd Ombpr suffered losses and the personnel retreated from the occupied areas.
At the same time, a Su-25 attack aircraft and a MiG-29 fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force were shot down in the Belaya Krinitsa-Ozerovka area. And at one of the observation posts, the NLAW MANPADS were found.
▪️After several unsuccessful offensive attempts, the HIMARS MLRS attempted to defeat the Novokakhovskaya HPP. Air defense systems of the RF Armed Forces shot down part of the shells.
▪️Russian artillery and mortar crews hit the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Nikolaev, Galitsynovo, Bereznegovatoy, Malomikhailovsky, Zelenodolsk, Novosemenovka, Shirokovsky, Stepova Dolina, Posad-Pokrovsky, Novogrigorovka, Zarechny.
The situation in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction remains tense. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to break through the defense line of the RF Armed Forces in different sectors of the front. Despite the loud statements of Ukrainian propagandists, the attempts end in heavy losses and retreat to the previous lines.
This can explain the strikes on civilian targets in the Kherson region using Tochka-U OTRK and HIMARS MLRS. The tactics of terror and intimidation of the civilian population testify to the desire to inflict as much damage as possible on the areas under the control of the RF Armed Forces.
17:00 Kherson region started deliveries of watermelons to Russia.
16:40 In Melitopol, the public movement "We are together with Russia" began to work. The initiators show people that absolutely all problems can be solved together. The main thing is not to sit idly by, but to draw public attention to exciting issues. Russia is one big soul where they don't leave their own.
15:49 Residents of Karachev, Bryansk region, report on the work of air defense in the sky above the city. Presumably, a Ukrainian drone was shot down.
15:30 In Nova Kakhovka, the deputy chief of police, who went over to the Russian side, was shot dead. After the transition of New Kakhovka under the control of the Russian army, Sergei Tomko carried out political activities in favor of Russia. He supported the release, did not resign, and eventually became the deputy chief of police in Nova Kakhovka. But he did not have time to work in a new position for a long time - yesterday, 26-year-old Sergei was shot dead in his own car. They are looking for the killer and the investigation is underway.
15:02 A Ukrainian drone attacked the village of Novye Yurkovichi in the Bryansk region - an explosive device fell on a gas station. It all happened today, around 12:30. According to preliminary information, there are no victims. Within walking distance from the explosion site: residential buildings, the building of the village administration and the Novye Yurkovichi border checkpoint.
13:41 The first submarine carrier of marine drones "Poseidon" - "Belgorod" was handed over to the Russian Navy.
13:39 The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a hydroelectric power station in Nova Kakhovka, there are victims - the deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region.
12:18 In the Odessa region, two installations of the Harpoon coastal missile system delivered from the UK were destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
09:40 A public movement of volunteers and specialists from the region and the Russian Federation will be created in Zaporozhye. The authorities of the Zaporozhye region decided to create a public movement "We are with Russia", which will involve volunteers and specialists from the region and Russia.