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Current information on the situation on the front line: June 8 (updated)
2024-06-09
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 06/08/2024 to 00:00 06/09/2024.

A total of 49 facts of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.

Information was received that 6 civilians were injured.

DAMAGED:
Four residential buildings,

A total of 45 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction.
Three attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
One artillery attack in the Volnovakha direction.

A total of 119 units of various ammunition were fired.

20:22 Around 19.00 Moscow time suppressed another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.

19:52 Work of the 152mm 2S43 wheeled self-propelled gun "Malva" on Ukrainian Armed Forces crossings in the Khar'kov direction -video.

19:47 The Russian Armed Forces have made serious progress in Chasov Yar in the Kanal microdistrict.

Several multi-storey buildings were occupied, and the Chasovoyarsky Repair Plant (CHRZ) was completely taken over.

Our troops also entered the abandoned Hydroreinforced Concrete plant, reports Whisper of the Front.

19:35 Another Ukrainian Armed Forces boat was struck by FPV drone "VT-40" in the Kherson direction.

18:49 Detection and destruction of the American Stryker armored personnel carrier on the front line -video.

18:25 Situation in the Donetsk direction from “NGP RaZVedka”:

After the liberation of the village Paraskovievka, units of the Russian Army are consolidated on its western outskirts. Advances to the settlement area are noted. Konstantinovka. Thus, Russian soldiers took and cleared a forest plantation in the South-East of this settlement.

The enemy has sufficiently fortified the approaches to the populated area, and also has a noticeable number of artillery pieces covering this area. At the moment, intensive work is underway to degrease the firing positions and the number of Ukrainian Armed Forces.

17:55 Bakhmut direction: advancement in Chasovoy Yar. Situation as of June 8, 2024

After several months of heavy fighting, Russian troops made significant progress in the Kanal microdistrict, taking control of the block from Gorbatova Street to Obraztsovaya, south of the territory of the Chasovoyarsky repair plant.

Russian flags were installed on the roof of a five-story building on Zelenaya Street, 4. Since the unimpeded movement of Russian Armed Forces soldiers to this point without clearing the nearby nine-story buildings seems extremely difficult, it can be assumed that a large stronghold came under the control of Russian troops.

The work of attack aircraft in an industrial building on the opposite side of Obraztsovaya Street and a strike by a Russian FPV drone on a Canadian Roshel Senator armored car of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were also recorded. The damaged car got stuck in a crater and was abandoned.

In addition, paratroopers have secured positions in a garage cooperative in the south of the microdistrict and are clearing nearby residential buildings.

During the assault, members of the Ukrainian formations were captured, some of whom kindly agreed to convey greetings to their comrades from the 32nd Battalion of the 41st infantry brigade.

According to the latest data, the enemy is withdrawing some units to the western part of the microdistrict, which is separated from the main territory of the city by the bed of the dry Seversky Donets-Donbass canal. Russian troops at this time continue their offensive from the north in the village of Kalinovka, where the M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA was destroyed, which were listed on the balance of the 47th Magura Brigade and had not previously been seen anywhere except the Avdeevsky sector, which may indirectly indicate the transfer of this brigades to the Chasov Yar area to strengthen the defense.

17:20 The equipment of the Ukrainian formations destroyed and knocked out in the area of the Northern Defense Forces -video.

16:55 Russian fighters once again “caught» Artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a trawl in the Khar'kov region.

The Lancet operators hit the truck that was transporting the equipment and the self-propelled guns on the trawl. The installation itself was destroyed by the first blow. And the second blow hit the truck. His crew fled in different directions.

Previously, our fighters caught Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment on the Khar'kov ring road. Not once.

16:25 The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the city of Energodar in the Zaporozhye region with artillery, there were no casualties, said the representative of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant Yashina.

15:51 Russian missilemen continue to practice targets in Kramatorsk as part of the destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces reserves.

At 15:00, a massive attack was carried out on the territory of the Starokramatorsk Machine-Building Plant, where a large number of armored vehicles were located, including self-propelled guns of Soviet, Ukrainian and foreign production.

Presumably, some of this equipment was used for counterbattery fire during the defense of Chasov Yar.

15:30 In connection with the death of 22 residents of the Kherson region in the village of Sadovoe as a result of a terrorist attack by militants of the Kyiv regime, I declare June 9 and 10 days of mourning for the victims.

14:50 Unsuccessful counterattack of Ukrainian units -video.

13:45 Summary of the progress of hostilities over the past 24 hours from the Russian Ministry of Defense:

Operational-tactical aviation, UAVs, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces defeated concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment in 104 regions;

The Black Sea Fleet destroyed five unmanned boats;

Air defense systems shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force, destroyed four ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, seven HIMARS and Alder missiles, a Neptune anti-ship missile, as well as 71 UAVs;

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to about 1,600 military personnel.

12:48 The operator of the FPV drone of the 68th Army Corps “smashed into pieces” the enemy repeater –video.

11:59 In the LPR, June 8 has been declared the Day of Mourning for those killed in the attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the moment, it is already known that 60 people were injured from the missile attack, six people were killed.

10:55 Units of the North group of troops improved positions along the front line, defeating manpower and equipment of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 125th Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of Volchansk and Neskuchny. Three counterattacks of the assault groups of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade and the 101st Security Brigade of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled.

Enemy losses amounted to up to 220 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, six cars, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, a 122mm D-30 gun, and a Bukovel electronic warfare station.

10:20 Situation on Chasov Yar:

The 98th Airborne Division of the Airborne Forces managed to break through a 500-meter corridor deep into the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and captured seven servicemen of the 41st Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Neighboring units are developing an offensive from the east against the fortified areas of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Airborne troops hoisted a flag in the Kanal microdistrict, in the suburb of Chasov Yar.

09:50 Summary as of June 8 from military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn

Slobozhanskoye direction: in the area of the settlement Liptsy, oncoming battles continue, the enemy unsuccessfully tries to attack.

Heavy fighting continues in Volchansk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are actively using snipers to cover forward units;

Bakhmut direction: fighting is taking place in the Kanal microdistrict in the east of Chasov Yar, where Russian troops have made local advances.

South of Ivanovsky, Russian troops drove the enemy out of several forest belts;

Donetsk direction: the Russian Armed Forces advanced north of Netaylovo and in the direction of Yasnobrodovka;

Vrem'evskoe direction: fighting continues in Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye, Russian troops are advancing within populated areas and forest belts;

Avdeevsk direction: The Russian Armed Forces have advanced to Novoaleksandrovka, part of the village is under their control.

09:34 Destruction of 120mm mortar in the South Donetsk direction. The Storm 68 AK detachment destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces mortar in the village of Konstantinovka.

09:10 UAV operators destroy an enemy field warehouse in the South Donetsk direction -video.

09:05 In the Kupyansky direction at night, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed the last road bridge over Oskol.

As a result of the FAB-500 hit, the crossing from the embankment in the village of Kupyansk-Uzlovoy was washed away.

08:19 Crew of the Ka-52 attack helicopter struck units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the special operation zone

The Ka-52 crew of the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a strike with unguided aircraft missiles on camouflaged enemy equipment and manpower in the zone of responsibility of the Center group of troops.

After using aircraft weapons, the crew performed an anti-missile maneuver, released heat traps and returned to the departure airfield.

08:16 Destruction of D-30 howitzers in the area of the village Maloe Vesyoloye by the “X-leaders” of the “North” group.

08:14 Units of the Russian group of troops “South” struck three Ukrainian drone control points and shot down 81 drones, said the head of the group’s press center, Vadim Astafiev.

They defeated the manpower and equipment of the 29th, 54th and 110th Mechanized, 79th Air Assault brigades in the areas of Konstantinovka, Vozdvizhenka, Belaya Gora, Kurdyumovka and Ivano-Daryevka. The enemy lost up to 235 soldiers wounded and killed.

08:11 Operators 58 OSPN destroy enemy equipment in the area of Chasov Yar.

08:07 Russian group of troops “Vostok” over the past 24 hours improved positions along the front line and hit a number of Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds. The enemy lost more than 145 troops, said the head of the group’s press center, Alexander Gordeev.

08:04 The Russian Ministry of Defense showed video with the destruction of an Abrams tank and a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in the Avdievka direction.

The tank was destroyed by artillerymen from the Center group - they hit it from a closed firing position from the Msta-S self-propelled gun with a high-precision Krasnopol projectile.

And the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle had already knocked out a crew of an FPV drone from a special forces unit of the same group. The operator spotted the target, performed a combat approach and dived the drone into the front of the enemy vehicle, hitting the combat vehicle with cumulative ammunition.

08:02 Crew of the 122mm D-30 gun of the Dnepr group of troops destroyed enemy ammunition depot on the right bank of the Dnieper. Video – Ministry of Defense.

08:00 At night, the 152mm Msta-B crew of the 200th Artillery Brigade, following a tip from guys from the 43rd separate company of the Special Forces 29A destroyed another enemy infantry fighting vehicle.

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