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Similar to Germany Arden attack of WW11. Ukraine major effort to show some positive results. Using up all reserves aware of realizing complete loss. Reckless gamble.
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Uke occupation force drone videos coming out showing effective HIMARS strikes on incoming columns of Russian reinforcements in the Kursk oblast Special Operation area.
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From Wikipedia - Kursk NPP is the key energy supplier of Central Chernozemye, a region that produces 48% of iron ore, 13.5% of steel, 19% of ferrous metals, 9.6% of meat, 19.5% of sugar in Russia.
So it's a pretty big deal if that plant goes offline.
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Just like Putin wanted, right? The Ukes have fallen into his ultra-clever trap!
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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:43 Yermak said in an interview with European Pravda that Ukraine wants to hold a second Peace Summit no earlier than the completion of the preparation of a general plan for the implementation of each point of Zelensky's peace formula, and the possible participation of a Russian representative does not mean that this will be the beginning of negotiations with Moscow.
The head of the President's Office also believes that Trump's potential victory in the US elections will not pose a threat to further support for Ukraine. According to him, the recent telephone conversation between Trump and Zelensky was "very warm" and confirmed Trump's "good relations" and respect for Ukraine and the Ukrainian president. And Zelensky's meeting with Orban, according to Yermak, was "very frank."
21:28 The French Ministry of Defense announced a "successful offensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces" in the Kursk region. "The offensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, based on the element of surprise, appears to have had some initial success," the French ministry said in a statement. The French ministry believes that this offensive could force the Russian Federation to redeploy troops from other sectors, easing local pressure on those sections of the front where the Ukrainian Armed Forces had previously experienced difficulties.
21:17 Bloomberg writes that Russia knew about the preparation of an attack on the Kursk region two weeks in advance, but ignored the intelligence data. At the same time, the publication notes that the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov is unlikely to be removed from his post in the near future, since this is a "delicate issue."
21:00 Russians dropped a glider bomb on Selidovo in Donetsk Oblast - two people were killed and seven were wounded, OVA chief Vadim Filashkin reported. Two multi-story buildings and an administrative building were damaged.
20:24 The Russian Ministry of Health stated that from August 6 to 8, 66 people were injured as a result of shelling in the Kursk region; 38 people remain in medical institutions.
19:51 Russians attacked settlements in the Kherson region during the day: one person was wounded in Kherson, two in Antonovka, and another in Berislav, OVA reported.
19:16 Zelensky reported that today he had already heard three reports from Syrsky: "The reports are productive. Exactly the kind that our state needs now. Ukrainians know how to achieve their goals. And it was not we who chose to achieve goals in war. Russia brought war to our land and should feel what it has done. We strive to achieve our goals as quickly as possible in peacetime - under conditions of a just peace. And this will happen."
In addition, the president heard a report from Umerov on the supply of weapons and equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as from Malyuk - "on our operations and the delicate work of the SBU, which protects Ukrainians from Russian sabotage and assassination attempts within our country."
18:54 The Washington Post writes that Ukraine controls the Sudzha gas metering station, located about 8 km deep into Russian territory. The publication suggests that Kiev may aim to stop Russian gas supplies to Europe.
17:27 The head of the German Parliament's Defense Committee, Markus Faber, does not see a problem with Ukraine using German tanks on Russian territory, because the territory of the Russian Federation is also a combat zone: "When weapons are transferred to Ukraine, they become Ukrainian weapons. This applies to all materials, including Leopard-2. In connection with Russia's attack on Ukraine, the territory of both countries is a combat zone. The use of weapons falls under the provisions of international law."
Faber also believes that the offensive in the Kursk region could persuade the Kremlin to end the war against Ukraine: "We can only wish the Ukrainian defenders success, particularly near Kursk. The more successful they are, the sooner the Kremlin will understand that it has no chance in Ukraine."
16:58 The Foreign Ministry rejected Niger's accusations of "supporting terrorist groups" and called the country's decision to sever diplomatic relations with Kiev "a gesture of solidarity with those who chose the path of rapprochement with the terrorist state Russia." The ministry also emphasized that the Niger authorities did not investigate the incident in Mali and did not provide any evidence of the reasons for such a step. "Ukraine resolutely rejects any accusations against it of allegedly supporting international terrorism, violating the UN Charter and international law," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
16:19 Today, from 17:00 to 22:00, restrictions on electricity consumption will be applied for industry and business, Ukrenergo reported. One stage of the power limitation schedule will be activated. Consumption of the population, critical infrastructure and defense industry facilities will not be limited. The reason is the power deficit in the system caused by Russian attacks, as well as the high level of electricity consumption due to the increase in air temperature in the south and east of the country. Ukrainians are asked to consume electricity rationally from 16:00 to 23:00.
16:02 The combat zone in the Kursk region has expanded to 430 square kilometers, Russian Telegram channels write. Russian publics also emphasize that the Ukrainian Armed Forces broke through defensive fortifications in the Kursk region in one day, on which 15 billion rubles were spent. Bloomberg notes that this is the first time since World War II that another country's army has invaded Russia.
15:38 Scouts from the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Vladimir Monomakh reported that they returned the Ukrainian flag to a school in New York, Donetsk Oblast, and destroyed the Russian flag that the occupiers had installed on the roof of boarding school No. 38.
15:20 Kuleba reported that he discussed the expansion of the F-16 coalition with Norwegian Foreign Minister Bart Eide.
15:11 Wagner PMC mercenaries are being transferred to the Kursk region to resist the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russian war correspondents report.
14:40 Zelensky announced the official launch of the Army+ application for Ukrainian military personnel. According to him, the application will start with basic functions (including online reports) and will be filled with new ones.
14:29 Russians have launched a KAB strike on the settlement of Mogritsa in the Yunakivska community of the Sumy region - two people were killed, including a six-year-old child, said the head of the OVA, Vladimir Artyukh. In addition, two residents of other settlements in the Sumy region are currently known to be wounded. Artyukh noted that there have never been so many KAB strikes in the region in one day: the Russians dropped 56 guided aerial bombs on uninhabited areas in the Shostka, Konotop, Sumy and Akhtyrka districts.
13:56 Russians struck the territory of a hospital in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, with artillery, one person was killed, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
13:51 Internet resources of the Kursk region were subjected to a massive DDoS attack, many services were out of order and temporarily unavailable, the regional authorities reported.
12:48 Zelensky reported that he met in Kiev with a bipartisan delegation from the US House of Representatives - they discussed, in particular, air defense.
12:09 The Russian Defense Ministry stated that in the Kursk region, fighting continues in the Sudzhensky and Korenevsky districts, the advancement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the past 24 hours has been "not allowed", "attempts by individual units to break through deep into the territory in the Kursk direction are being stopped".
11:47 Russians fired artillery at a private sector in Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, this morning, killing two people, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
10:56 In Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, this morning, Russians carried out a targeted UAV strike on the territory of a State Emergency Service unit. As a result of the strike, the windows of a fire station were broken and rescue equipment was damaged, the personnel of the fire and rescue unit were not injured, the State Emergency Service reported.
10:50 Special Representative of the PRC Government for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui believes that Russia and Ukraine are becoming increasingly ready for negotiations. He once again stressed that "the international community should create conditions and provide assistance for the resumption of direct dialogue and negotiations between the parties."
10:44 An oilseed processing plant of one of Ukraine's largest agroholdings, Kernel, in western Ukraine was damaged in an attack by a Russian drone, the company said in a statement on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. "The facility's operations have been stopped, and the fire that broke out as a result of the attack has been extinguished. No one was hurt in the attack," the company said.
10:29 The US did not know about the operation in the Kursk region in advance and will contact Ukraine to find out the details, White House spokesperson Karin Jean-Pierre said. "We must remember that there are Russian troops in this region. They are there, attacking Ukraine from this region. We must not forget about this," she added.
10:08 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Ukrainian forces have regained some of their lost positions in the area of the city of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast. In particular, the Ukrainian Armed Forces advanced through the Seversky Donets-Donbass drainage canal and recaptured positions in the Stupki Golubovskie-2 botanical reserve. Fighting continues in the eastern microdistricts of Novy and Oktiabrsky in the city of Chasiv Yar.
09:57 Ukraine calls on Mexico to arrest Putin if he attends the inauguration of the new president of the country. The corresponding statement was published by the Ukrainian Embassy in Mexico. Mexico recognizes the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, which issued an arrest warrant for Putin. The head of the Kremlin has already been invited to the inauguration.
09:25 On the night of August 8, Russia attacked the Kharkiv region with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, two Kh-59 guided air missiles and four Shahed-type attack UAVs, the Air Force reported. Two Kh-59 guided air missiles and four drones were shot down in the Odessa, Kherson and Kirovohrad regions.
08:47 In Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on August 7 - in Mykhailivka. Another four people in the oblast were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
08:32 In the Kherson region, eight people were injured as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, reported the head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin. A critical infrastructure facility, an educational institution, administrative buildings, nine multi-story buildings and 11 private houses were damaged.
08:13 Ukroboronprom has entered the list of the world's 50 best defense companies for the first time according to the Defense News portal. The concern took 49th place.
07:49 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 8:
personnel - about 587,510 (+1,140) people,
tanks - 8431 (+2),
combat armored vehicles - 16,332 (+9),
artillery systems - 16,487 (+36),
MLRS - 1142 (+4),
air defense systems - 914 (+4),
aircraft - 366 (+1),
helicopters - 327 (+1),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 13,293 (+81),
cruise missiles - 2424 (+3),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 22,285 (+59),
special equipment - 2767 (+8).
07:36 In the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, a 12-year-old child was injured as a result of Russian shelling, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
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[Korrespondent] Fierce battles are taking place in the Pokrovsky direction in the areas of Kalinovoye, Vozdvizhenka, Novoaleksandrovka, Zhelannoye and Karlovka.
As of 16:00 on August 8, 56 combat clashes have occurred on the Ukrainian fronts. Russian troops are actively using aviation in the border areas of Sumy Oblast. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
It is noted that the hottest areas are currently in the Limansky and Pokrovsky directions. Ukrainian defenders are taking all necessary measures to prevent a breakthrough of the defense.
It is also reported that the Russians have stepped up the use of aviation in the border areas of the Sumy region. Currently, 16 air strikes are known with the use of 23 guided aerial bombs. In particular, the enemy's strikes hit areas of populated areas such as Privilya, Pavlovka, Basovka, Novenkoye, Yunakovka, Kiyanitsa, Yablonovka, Pushkarevka, Kondratovka and Mogritsa.
The occupiers used artillery to shell the settlements of Pokrovka, Khleborob, Bachevsk, Yunakovka, Kruzhok, Bunyakino and Bruski.
In the Kharkov direction, four armed clashes have occurred near Vovchansk since the beginning of the day, two of which are currently ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops once unsuccessfully attempted to storm Ukrainian positions near Sinkovka.
In the Liman direction, the enemy attacked in the areas of Makeyevka, Nevsky, Terny and Serebryansky forest. In total, since the beginning of the day, there have already been 15 combat clashes in this direction, four are still ongoing. The situation is under control.
The enemy does not abandon its attempts to break through the defense of the Ukrainian troops in the Seversky direction, but receives a worthy rebuff from the Ukrainian defenders. Thus, near Verkhnekamenskoye, Ivano-Daryevka, Spornoye and Vyemka, the invaders tried to push back the Ukrainian units eight times.
In the Kramatorsk direction, since the beginning of the day, Russian troops have tried six times to dislodge Ukrainian units from their positions. Ukrainian soldiers have repelled four assaults near Chasovy Yar, Kalinovka and Ivanovskoye. Two more attacks are ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy, with the support of attack and bomber aircraft, attacked the positions of Ukrainian troops seven times. Currently, two combat clashes are ongoing near New York.
Fierce battles are underway in the Pokrovsk direction in the areas of Kalinovoye, Vozdvizhenka, Novoaleksandrovka, Zhelannoye and Karlovka. The enemy has made ten attempts to storm Ukrainian positions. Fighting continues in five locations.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, since the beginning of the day, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian units once. They tried to advance near Krasnogorovka.
In the Vremevsky direction, two enemy assaults towards Vodyanoye and Ugledar have been repelled, and another battle continues.
In the area of Malaya Tokmachka in the Orekhov direction, the occupiers once tried to advance forward, but were met with a tough rebuff. The enemy also used aviation against Gulyaipole.
It was previously reported that over the past 24 hours, a total of 96 military clashes were recorded on the front.
Let us recall that from February 24, 2022 to August 8, 2024, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 587,510 people (+1,140 per day).
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 22nd, 25th Mechanised brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 88th, 103rd, 123rd Territorial Defence brigades near Zhuravka, Belovody, Yunakovka (Sumy region), Volchansk (Kharkov region), and Daryino (Kursk region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 415 Ukrainian troops, four tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, 14 armoured personnel carriers, 12 pickup trucks, three 152mm D-20 howitzers, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, and two Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 14th, 44th, 67th, 116th Mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade, 110th, 241st Territorial Defence brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Novoyegorovka, Tabayevka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Novosadovoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counterattack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 116th Mechanised Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 460 Ukrainian troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, 13 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, two Czech-made Vampire MLRS combat vehicles, and one Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station. Two AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the AFU 23rd, 24th, 67th Mechanised brigades, 5th, 10th Assault brigades, and 10th Mountain Assault Brigade near Chasov Yar, Grigorovka, Ostroye, Ivano-Daryevka, and Vyemka (Donetsk People's Republic). Two counter-attacks launched by formations of the AFU 5th Assault Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 660 Ukrainian troops, two armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, nine motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made 155mm AS-90 self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, one UK-made 105mm L-119 howitzer, and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued to take active actions and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 1st Tank Brigade, 31st, 32nd, 117th Mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 109th, and 111th Territorial Defence brigades near Nikolayevka, Tarasovka, Toretsk, Grodovka, and Panteleymonovka (Donetsk People's Republic). Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 25th Airborne Brigade and 142nd Infantry Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 360 Ukrainian troops, one UK-made Spartan armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm Giatsint-B howitzer, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade and 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade near Vodyanoye and Ugledar (Donetsk People's Republic). One counter-attack launched by an enemy assault detachment was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 105 Ukrainian troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 towed howitzer, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155mm M198 howitzer, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare station. Two AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, and 124th Territorial Defence Brigade near Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Novotyaginka and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 110 Ukrainian troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, one 152mm Giatsint-B howitzer, three 152mm D-20 howitzers, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made 105mm L-119 howitzer, and two Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at UAV assembly workshops, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 164 areas during the day.
Air defence units shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, 12 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 80 unmanned aerial vehicles, including 21 outside the special military operation zone.
In total, 636 airplanes and 278 helicopters, 29,402 unmanned aerial vehicles, 563 air defence missile systems, 16,937 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,398 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,976 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 24,528 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 08.08.2024 to 00:00 09.08.2024.
A total of 42 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
There were reports of two civilians being injured.
DAMAGED:
Four residential buildings
One car
A total of 21 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 20 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction,
One artillery attack in the Yasinovataya direction.
A total of 116 units of various ammunition were fired.
23:30 Reported explosions in the Khar'kov and Zaporizhia regions. Presumably the work of "Geraniums".
21:02 Crews of Su-34 fighter-bombers destroyed temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the "West" group of forces. The strike was carried out by unguided FAB-500 aerial bombs with a universal planning and correction module.
19:48 FPV drone operators of the 14th Guards Special Forces Brigade destroy enemy manpower in the South Donetsk direction.
18:54 Footage of destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the border area of Kursk Oblast
The operator of a combat unmanned aerial vehicle destroyed a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants hiding in a forest belt by dropping ammunition.
18:40 Artillerymen of the Arctic Brigade of the Dnepr Forces Group destroyed a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction –video.
18:30 Footage of neutralization of a heavy UAV of the copter type "Baba Yaga" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border area of the Kursk region.
17:54 Mortar crews of the "West" group of forces destroyed platoon strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to intelligence data, a build-up of Ukrainian forces was detected in one of the areas. 120mm mortar crews destroyed the targets with barrage fire. UAV crews monitored the destruction.
17:10 Explosions occurred in the city of Kherson, controlled by Kyiv. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication "Public. News".
16:34 152mm Msta-B howitzer crews of the North troop group perform fire missions which destroyed platoon strongholds, UAV crews and Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the area of the special military operation.
16:14 Joint combat Job of UAV operators of the 3rd battalion of the 247th Airborne Regiment with artillery at enemy Armed Forces strongholds in the direction of Verbovoye-Rabotino.
15:57 Situation on the front from Archangel Spetsnaz:
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are in the worst situation in the Pokrovsk direction. The Russian army has liberated Ivanovka and Lisichnoye, and battles are underway for Zhelannoye and Grodovka. The advance along the railway to Pokrovsk, the last major coking coal deposit controlled by Ukraine, continues.
The front is being leveled in the Toretsk area. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have a choice: to remain in the fire pocket between New York and the urban development or to abandon their positions. The probability of the second scenario is somewhat higher. The units that formed the walls of the "cauldron" can be transferred to other areas.
In the Ugledar direction, the Ugledar-Konstantinovka logistics hub is being cut. Russian units are cutting off the road and testing the strength of the Konstantinovka garrison.
Tula paratroopers are approaching Seversk from two directions: Pereezdnoye, as well as Ivanovo-Daryevka and Vymki.
15:35 Destruction of an enemy vehicle and a motorboat by our UAV operators in the Kherson direction –video.
15:15 Ukrainian Telegram channels reported the sound of an explosion in Kharkov.
15:10 Footage of destruction of field ammunition of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
During reconnaissance activities in the border area of the Kursk region, Russian servicemen discovered camouflaged ammunition of an enemy unit.
After analyzing the received intelligence data, a decision was made to conduct pinpoint fire impact on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' ammunition.
As a result of the precise strike carried out by the crew of the 122mm D-30 howitzer, the ammunition was completely destroyed. Objective control footage obtained in real time made it possible to verify the destruction of the target.
14:56 FPV Drone Operators destroyed a Bradley IFV and disrupted the enemy's rotation in the Donetsk direction.
During combat operations, a crew of attack drones in "free hunt" mode detected an enemy "Bradley" armored vehicle and immobilized it with a precise hit. The artillerymen dealt fire damage to it, disrupting another attempt by the enemy to rotate.
14:37 Russian fighters from the Sever group have liberated the settlements of Lukashovka in Sumy Oblast and Sotnitsky Kazachok in Khar'kov Oblast, Severny Veter reported.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been driven out of populated areas by artillery strikes and FPV drones. At the moment, the Severyans are inflicting fire damage on the enemy in the settlement of Ivashki.
13:50 The main points from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The units of the Western group improved their tactical position, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 460 soldiers;
Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft and 12 HIMARS missiles;
Russian air defense systems shot down 21 Ukrainian drones outside the special operation zone in one day;
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ??responsibility of the “Center” group in one day amounted to 360 soldiers;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 105 soldiers and 2 infantry fighting vehicles as a result of the actions of the Russian Vostok group;
Units of the Southern Group destroyed the manpower and equipment of six brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces; the enemy lost up to 660 soldiers.
13:37 Destruction of M113 Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village of Malaya Tokmachka, Zaporizhia region.
12:54 Footage of the destruction of two unmanned aerial vehicles "Baba Yaga" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Russian servicemen-operators of FPV drones in the air in the border area of ??the Kursk region.
12:17 Ukrainian Armed Forces Forced to Retreat Near Toretsk to Avoid Encirclement — Julian Röpke
“To avoid being caught in a cauldron, Ukrainian forces retreated from their fortified positions southeast of the city,” the German journalist reported.
According to him, Russian troops have bypassed the center of New York, which was held by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and are advancing toward its northwestern part.
12:11 Situation in the SVO zone from Boris Rozhin:
On the Seversky Salient, on the eastern side, Russian forces advanced in the Belogorovka area. On the southern section of the Seversky Salient, Russian forces advanced slightly north of Razdolovka toward Pereyezdnoye.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian army occupied most of Zhelannoye and continues to move along the railway towards Novozhelannoye. In addition, Russian troops liberated Sergeyevka and took up positions to the north of it. Positions were also taken to the northeast of Ivanovka and to the west of Timofeyevka.
To the southwest of Donetsk, the Russian army continues its offensive in the direction of the T-05-24 highway, taking up positions in the direction of Vodyane.
12:05 Destruction of Armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
The objective control footage shows the destruction of a Lancet loitering munition by a serviceman-operator of a Cossack combat armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in an area where enemy combat equipment is concentrated.
11:50 The enemy has not been allowed to advance in the Kursk region; concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment are being attacked with fire, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost up to 400 personnel and 32 armored vehicles in the Kursk region. Since the start of hostilities, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 660 servicemen and 82 armored vehicles, including eight tanks;
Units of the North military group, together with the FSB, continue to destroy the enemy in the Sudzhensky and Korenevsky districts of the Kursk region, directly adjacent to the Russian-Ukrainian border;
Attempts by individual units to break through deep into the territory in the Kursk direction are being suppressed;
Airstrikes are being carried out on the advancing reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy region;
The operation to destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations continues.
11:32 The Russian Armed Forces are pushing back the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk direction, the situation was reported by the channel "Whisper of the Front":
“Our troops completely liberated the settlements of Ivanovka and Lisichnoye and continued to advance towards the village of Sviridonovka.
In addition, our troops occupied many forest plantations and fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the ruins of farms west of the village of Ivanovka. The approximate total area of ??the liberated territory was about 4.8 km².
The greater part of the village of Zhelannoye has been liberated: the Ukrainian Armed Forces are retreating to the village of Novozhelannoye. The approximate depth of advance was up to 350 m, and the width up to 1.2 km. The approximate area of the liberated territory is more than 0.4 km².
The Russian Armed Forces entered the outskirts of the urban settlement of Grodovka, occupying the ruins of a brick factory. The approximate depth of advance was almost 1.5 km, and the width was up to 750 m. The approximate area of the liberated territory is 0.6 km²."
11:21 The Hawks continue to advance on Toretsk. video The fighters destroyed the position of an enemy machine gunner with the help of a drone.
10:47 Airborne Forces fighters committed a daring raid near Chasovy Yar.
Kostroma paratroopers destroyed a group of Ukrainian nationalists. Then the assault aircraft moved towards the stronghold. They completed the destruction of the enemy, took the point, cleared it of Ukrainian infantry and handed it over to the reinforcement units.
10:35 TOS of the Sever group "covered" a concentration of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Tykhoye in the Khar'kov region. Two salvos of the Solntsepek destroyed up to 20 militants -video.
10:29 Explosions in Sumy Oblast. Earlier there were reports of missiles in that direction. The destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces reserves is underway.
10:05 Frontline summary as of Thursday morning, August 8:
In the Pokrovsk direction, fighting for Zhelannoye continues. Here, the Russian Armed Forces managed to cling to the eastern outskirts. In the village itself, the enemy has organized a powerful defense, which the Russian army is trying to outflank.
There are also reports of progress in Lisichnoye, Ivanovka, and the liberation of most of Sergeyevka. Further along the course is Grodovka, a fairly large settlement in the vicinity of Mirnograd.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy is retreating in the New York (Novgorodsky) area, and the Russian Armed Forces are clearing the northeastern part of the city.
In Kirovo, Russian fighters managed to reach Severnaya - here the Ukrainian Armed Forces had a powerful fortified area. Fighting continues in the suburbs of Toretsk.
On the Seversky section of the front, Russian forces managed to reach the southern outskirts of Pereyezdnoye.
In the area of Verkhnekamenskoye and Belaya Gora, aviation and artillery activity on enemy positions intensified.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, battles are underway in the suburbs of Krasnogorovka. The Russian Armed Forces managed to drive the enemy to the Zhukovsky Reservoir, moving in the area of the Lozovaya River.
The Russian army also advanced between Krasnogorovka and Maryinka.
In the Zaporizhia direction, Russian forces have driven the enemy out of a large stronghold along the road between Rabotino and Verbovo. In this area, the activity of FPV drones and artillery on both sides has increased significantly.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian army expanded its zone of control northwest of Peschanoye. In this area, it was possible to.
09:55 Crew of the reconnaissance UAV "Zala" of the Russian paratroopers discovered howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces M-777 on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region and corrected its destruction with Lancets.
09:10 Destruction of Armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
The objective control footage shows the destruction by servicemen operating the Lancet loitering munitions of a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, a Cossack combat armored vehicle, an armored personnel carrier, and an infantry fighting vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at identified firing positions.
08:17 Enemy reports:
"The Russian Armed Forces liberated Sergeyevka and advanced near Pereyezdnoye, Vodyanoye, Novoselovka Pervaya, Timofeyevka, Lisichny, Grodovka, Novozhelannoye, in Zhelannoye and Ivanovka"
08:15 TOS-1A 83rd Separate Airborne Brigade strike on Ukrainian positions –video.
08:11 Battle for Chasov Yar: Application of fire damage to enemy positions on the Seversky Donetsk-Donbass channel.
Southwest of the Kanal microdistrict, near the pipes of the Seversky Donetsk-Donbass canal, the enemy has set up a network of fortified points, which are being attacked in the video. In particular, strong points and machine gunners' positions were located here.
08:09 Calculation of FPV drones of the "Center" group of forces destroyed armored vehicles and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevka direction.
08:05 Artillerymen of the "North" group of forces are leveling with the ground" fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Drones help artillerymen identify targets. No more than two or three minutes pass from the moment coordinates are received until the shot is fired.
08:00 FPV drone operators of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed In the Donetsk direction, a Bradley IFV is in the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, eight kilometers from the line of combat contact.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Russia does not intend to create a naval base in Ochamchira Bay in Abkhazia, Abkhazia's Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba told reporters.
“As for the Ochamchira port, there is no talk of opening a naval base there,” Gazeta.Ru quoted him as saying.
Shamba recalled that the 7th military base of the Russian Armed Forces is deployed in Abkhazia. In addition, Russian border guards play a very important role in the security of the republic, the head of the MFA added.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, Abkhazian President Aslan Bzhania announced in October 2023 that Russia would build a permanent base for naval ships in Ochamchira Bay. Moscow and Sukhum signed a corresponding agreement.
In January 2024, Shamba, as Secretary of the Security Council of Abkhazia, did not rule out that the Russian Navy base in Ochamchira Bay could begin operating this year. He also emphasized that after the Russian Federation assumed responsibility for the republic's security, there had not been a single case of ship seizures in the Black Sea off the Abkhaz coast.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
[ColonelCassad] A significant portion of the information about enemy breakthroughs deep into our territory is based on the actions of small mobile groups, whose task is to break through further from the border, sow panic, disorganize the rear, and interfere with the establishment of coordination of the actions of units on the spot with the approaching reserves. Hence the various contradictory reports about the observation of enemy forces deep in our territory, where they mobile groups both feign presence and create conditions for blocking roads.
At the same time, where the enemy's mobile groups reveal the absence of our forces and operational emptiness, they try to push through additional armored vehicles with motorized infantry in order to consolidate control of the territory. As soon as a continuous front line is formed (this will not happen immediately), the effectiveness of such groups will begin to decline.
At the moment.
Our forces have fought back near Korenevo.
Goncharovka and part of Sudzha are under the enemy.
The enemy is trying to break through to Lgov and Kurchatov.
The operational crisis has not been overcome at the moment. It is necessary to avoid both panic in the style of all is lost (panic-mongers shouting all is lost, we must run, etc. must be punished according to the laws of wartime), and embellishment of a truly difficult operational situation, where our command faces non-trivial tasks of stabilization, so that all this does not turn into a remake of Balakleya with serious military and political consequences.
The task of the Russian Armed Forces at the moment is to tie down the enemy's advanced groups with battles, slow down their spread across the southern part of the region, so that after stabilizing the situation, begin attacks with the aim of squeezing them out of the territory of the region. I hope the General Staff will be able to organize all this.
The broadcast of military operations in Ukraine, including the developing events in the Kursk region, as usual, is on Telegram
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics
The reasons and goals of the terrorist operation of the Ukrainian Nazis in the Kursk region have already been reflected in detail and objectively in the analytics. This includes the desire to profitably show off the remnants of their dwindling forces to their masters in order to receive a new portion of money and weapons, and an attempt to thin out our battle formations on the main line of confrontation, drawing off part of the forces to Kursk and Belgorod, and a temporary informational transformation of betrayal into victory.
It is necessary to learn a serious lesson from what happened and fulfill what Chief of the General Staff V. Gerasimov promised the Supreme Commander-in-Chief - to mercilessly defeat and destroy the enemy.
There is another important political and legal consequence of what happened. From this moment on, the SVO must acquire an openly extraterritorial character. This is no longer just an operation to return our official territories and punish the Nazis. It is possible and necessary to go to the lands of the still existing Ukraine.
To Odessa, to Kharkov, to Dnepropetrovsk, to Nikolaev. To Kiev and beyond. There should be no restrictions in the sense of some recognized borders of the Ukrainian Reich. And now we can and should talk about this openly, without embarrassment and diplomatic curtseys. The terrorist operation of the Banderites should remove any taboos from this topic. Let everyone realize this, including the English bastards: we will stop only when we consider it acceptable and beneficial for ourselves.
Blessed memory to the dead: military and civilians, all who came under heavy fire from neo-Nazis. The best memory of them is a carefully thought-out retribution. Recovery to all the wounded.
The situation in the Kursk region remains difficult as of this morning. The enemy attacks in Korenevo have been repelled, but part of Sudzha is under enemy control. Fighting is underway for the city.
"There are 38 people in medical institutions in the Kursk region, including five children. Outpatient care was provided to 19 victims, including two children," he added.
The Federal Center for Disaster Medicine is coordinating assistance to the victims. Medical organizations have been provided with all necessary medications, blood and its components, the minister emphasized.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on August 6, Ukrainian units began trying to break through the Russian border in the Kursk region. The next day, the Ministry of Defense announced that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had failed to penetrate deep into Russian territory. On August 8, the military department reported that the enemy had lost 660 militants and 82 units of equipment since the beginning of the provocation. Russian fighters continue to attack enemy forces in the region.
On August 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in the Kursk region with Acting Governor Alexey Smirnov. The head of state noted that the situation in the region requires solving extraordinary problems, which requires courage and composure.
“As a result, many services have failed and are temporarily unavailable,” the Kursk region administration reported on its Telegram channel.
It is noted that specialists from the regional Ministry of Digital Development and Communications are promptly restoring the functionality of the resources of the Kursk Region administration.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, a state of emergency was declared in Kursk Oblast on August 7 to eliminate the consequences of the Ukrainian Armed Forces entering the region. Acting head of the region Alexey Smirnov said that he would personally coordinate the work of the forces of the unified state system for the prevention and elimination of emergencies. The Russian National Guard has strengthened security measures at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant.
Many regions have offered assistance to Kursk Oblast in eliminating the consequences of the attack on the region.
On August 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the government on the situation in the region, as well as with the heads of security agencies. The head of state called the Kiev regime's attack on the region another large-scale provocation.
More from the V Kontakte page of Donetsk DPR News SVO Donbass Russia Novorossiya The situation near Sudzha
The road to the combat zone is full of contrasts. Military helicopters fly in the sky, and grannies are swarming in their vegetable gardens. Lowboys with tanks drive through villages along the road, along which buckets of potatoes, apples and mushrooms stand imperturbably. But the closer to the front line, which runs along the south of Kursk,area, the closer the fighting becomes. Columns of black smoke grow on the horizon - enemy equipment is burning there under the border. Large-caliber cannonade is heard from there.
Along the side of the road, we begin to see burned-out or drone-attacked civilian vehicles. The enemy is firing indiscriminately, killing civilians. We stop at a battered ambulance, in which two medics were killed by a drone strike. Bandages and a couple of bulletproof vests are scattered. Perhaps they were taking away the wounded. A little further away is a still-smoking Ural. Nearby is a small crater. Most likely from a drone.
The closer to the combat zone, the fewer and fewer cars there are on the road, until they disappear altogether. Occasionally, jeeps and pickup trucks with EW washers (electronic warfare systems) on the roof rush by. But judging by the same ones on some of the wrecks of burnt cars, they don’t always help…
…On the way to the city, 500 meters before the place where the car of war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny was attacked the day before, a bus was burning in the bushes. I decide to slow down to see if there are any casualties. And suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, against the background of a light cloud, I clearly catch a familiar silhouette flying towards us from the side.
- Drone! - I shout to a familiar photojournalist, Tolya Zhdanov, sitting next to me, abruptly rocking the car into a U-turn and pressing the gas pedal.
In the rearview mirror, the “nine” disappeared around the corner. There was an explosion characteristic of a kamikaze drone. A few seconds later, a second one. So there were two drones. One didn’t catch up with us, the other, we hope, missed the men.
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Does UKR have the capacity to sustain a supply line into Russia and the manpower to keep the territory? I dont think so. This incursion will fail spectacularly once the surprise factor wears off. Two weeks, a month tops.
Buried in the article is a blurb on how russian strategy could change:
From this moment on, the SVO must acquire an openly extraterritorial character. This is no longer just an operation to return our official territories and punish the Nazis. It is possible and necessary to go to the lands of the still existing Ukraine...
To Odessa, to Kharkov, to Dnepropetrovsk, to Nikolaev. To Kiev and beyond. There should be no restrictions in the sense of some recognized borders of the Ukrainian Reich. And now we can and should talk about this openly, without embarrassment and diplomatic curtseys.
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