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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 8, 2025
2025-02-09
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.

[Korrespondent] 21.22 A year ago, Russian troops had a significant advantage over the Ukrainian Armed Forces in artillery ammunition. However, in 2025, this gap has significantly narrowed. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrsky.

According to him, a year ago, the advantage of Russian troops in artillery ammunition was approximately 1:10. As of February 2025, this ratio has decreased to almost 1:2.

19:20 Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets published a video of Russian soldiers who were taken to the recent exchange on February 5. They spoke about the conditions of their detention in Ukraine.

In particular, the Russian military were asked whether they had been abused or beaten in captivity. They answered affirmatively that this had never happened. The occupiers were also asked whether they wanted to go back. The Russian army soldiers said no.

18:30 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky announced new strikes deep into Russia.

"The range of DeepStrike's strikes deep into Russian territory has already reached 1.7 thousand km. We are preparing new long-range weapons, and they will be used," the commander-in-chief promised.

17:50 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is preparing not for negotiations, but for a continuation of the war. In particular, the Russians are increasing the army by more than 100 thousand soldiers. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

According to him, the Russians are creating new divisions and developing new military production facilities.

17:25 President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed preparations for Ramstein and Ukraine's defense needs with the head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo, who is visiting Ukraine.

16.55 Soldiers of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign destroyed a Russian Su-25 and probably damaged an enemy helicopter.

"An anti-aircraft missile unit of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade and the 57th Oblast Troops were set up in the vicinity of Toretsk. Igloi sent the Russian Su-25 to permanent parking. The Mi-8 helicopter tried to evacuate the pilot, but here too, there was a failure - our FV" and BBPS calculations did not allow him to do this," the brigade's press service said in a statement.

It is noted that the helicopter limped back and needs considerable repairs.

16:00 Soldiers of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign destroyed an enemy Su-25 aircraft.

"There is one less Russian attack aircraft in the Toretsk direction thanks to our air defense soldiers," the brigade's press service reported.

15.00 Ukraine has trillions of dollars worth of mineral resources, but "that doesn't mean we're giving them away to anyone, even strategic partners," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Reuters .

14:00 Ukrainian military hit a command post in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. Officers from the armies of the Russian Federation and the DPRK were killed. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with Reuters .

13.03 In the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, a state of emergency was declared in one of the districts after a drone attack. This was reported by the Governor of the Rostov Region of the Russian Federation, Yuri Slyusar.

12:33 Russian war criminal Konstantin Nagayko, involved in the murder of 59 civilians in the village of Groza in the Kupyansk district of the Kharkiv region, has died. Craniotomy and other surgeries did not help him, the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported .

12.15 A failure occurred in the Reserve+ mobile application. The reason was the high load on BankID. For now, it is worth saving the military document on your smartphone, the Ministry of Defense reported .

11:33 On Saturday morning, Russian troops attacked the Central District of Kherson. Houses and warehouses were hit. Three people were injured, the Kherson OVA reported.

11:00 Russians are preparing a provocation against the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, within the framework of which falsified documents will be distributed. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

10.35 On Saturday night, air defense successfully worked on Russian drones in Kiev. Debris fell in the Darnitsky district, KGVA reported . The facade of a residential building and windows were damaged. Debris also fell on a car. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

9:36 On Saturday night, Russian aggressors launched 139 Shahed-type attack UAVs and drone imitators at Ukraine. Almost all of them were either shot down or were subjected to electronic warfare, the Ukrainian Air Force reported . At the same time, Sumy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv regions suffered as a result of the enemy attack.

9:00 Over the past 24 hours, 123 combat clashes occurred on the front in nine directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report . The Pokrovsk direction and Kursk region remain the hottest – almost half of the combat clashes occurred there over the past 24 hours.

8:30 Ukrainian military destroyed the headquarters of the 35th separate motorized rifle brigade (OMSBR) of the Russian army in the temporarily occupied city of Selydove in Donetsk region. This was reported by TSN journalist Yulia Kiriyenko.

8:00 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian occupation army lost 1,210 servicemen killed and wounded on the front in Ukraine. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report . Our defenders burned almost 30 units of enemy armored vehicles, 35 artillery systems and two MLRS.

7.25 As a result of an attack by Russian attack drones, a residential building was destroyed in Sumy. Rescuers extinguished the fire and partially cleared the rubble. There were no reports of casualties.

5.26 Explosions were heard in Starokostiantyn, Khmelnytskyi region, on the night of February 8. Air defense forces were operating in the region. This was reported by the local Telegram channel Starokostiantyniv 24/7 .

3.25 Ukrainian Defense Forces have advanced in Kursk region. This was reported by the Ukrainian monitoring project DeepState on Saturday, February 8.

0.25 Defense forces have indeed launched a new offensive in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. The relevant information was confirmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with Reuters.

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