General Staff update: 95 clashes along frontlines; Kurakhove, Pokrovsk directions the hottest
Since the beginning of the day, as many as 95 combat clashes have taken place on the battlefield, the hottest directions being Kurakhove and Pokrovsk.
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08 September 2024
Russian drone crashes in Latvia
On September 7, a Russian military drone crashed in the east of Latvia.
Russians drop explosives on minibus in Kherson, six injured
On September 8, at noon, Russians hit a minibus with explosives dropped from a drone in the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson. Six people were injured.
Russians shell Kupiansk, woman injured
On Sunday, September 8, Russians shelled the city of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, with artillery, injuring a 66-year-old woman.
Two bodies retrieved from under rubble in Mykolaivka, Donetsk region
In Mykolaivka, Donetsk region, the bodies of two people were retrieved from under the rubble of the destroyed hotel; the rescue work has been completed by now.
Russians target Sumy district, civilians wounded
On September 8, Russians launched an airstrike on Sumy district; according to preliminary data, people are wounded.
NATO condemns Russian violation into Romanian airspace
NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoana, condemned Russia's violation into the airspace of the NATO member country, as overnight, a Russian drone flew into the Romanian territory.
Russian Army loses 8,960 troops, more than 1000 pieces of equipment in Ukraine over week
The Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 8,960 Russian invaders and 1,136 pieces of enemy equipment and weapons, as well as 31 missiles, more than three hundred Russian drones and two air defense systems over the past week.
Rocket attack on Poltava on September 3: another person dies in hospital
Another person who was injured during a rocket attack on the city on September 3 died in hospital in Poltava.
Russians shelled village in Donetsk region with cluster munitions
In Donetsk region, on the morning of September 8, Russian troops fired MLRS with cluster munitions at the village of Cherkaske, Kramatorsk district, killing three people and injuring two others.
Five civilians killed and 11 wounded in Donetsk region over past day
Over the past day, five civilians were killed in Donetsk region as a result of Russian shelling, and 11 others were injured.
Two dead, four injured as Russia drops two glide bombs on Sumy
Russian troops hit the city of Sumy with two KAB guided aerial bombs.
Ukraine successfully adapting to counter Russian drones - ISW
Ukraine continues to successfully adapt its anti-drone capabilities, allowing Ukrainian forces to use lower-end systems to offset Russian pressure on Ukraine’s limited air defense umbrella.
Russia could use Iranian missiles to attack Ukraine’s critical infrastructure in fall, winter - think tank
According to analysts with the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russia may use Iranian Fath-360 missiles to attack energy, civil, and military infrastructure of Ukraine later this fall and throughout winter.
War update: 183 clashes along frontlines over past 24 hours
A total of 183 combat engagements were recorded between Ukraine’s defense forces and Russian invasion troops in the last day, with the situation remaining tensest in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove axes.
Ukraine downs Russian missile, 15 drones overnight Sunday
Ukraine’s air defense forces intercepted 15 Shahed one-way attack drones and a Kh-59 guided air missile in the early hours of Sunday, September 8.
Russians attack Komyshany in Kherson region, four wounded
Russian troops shelled Komyshany in the Kherson region at night - four people were wounded.
Russian army loses another 1,270 soldiers in Ukraine
The total combat losses of Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to September 8, 2024, amounted to about 625,260 people, including another 1,270 people in the last day.
Aviation, drones and artillery: Russians shelled Zaporizhzhia region 228 times in 24 hours
During the day, the invaders fired 228 times at 8 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region.
Russian attack drones fly into Romania - Air Force
During the attack on Odesa region, a group of attack drones launched by Russian troops violated Romanian airspace.
Russian aircraft strikes Sumy: two dead, children among wounded
An air strike by Russian troops in Sumy killed two people and wounded four others, including two children.
Explosion occurred in Poltava, enemy hit civilian infrastructure
An explosion was heard during an air raid in Poltava, and according to the Regional Military Administration, Russians struck at civilian infrastructure in the local community.
ISW: Russian command endorses execution of captured Ukrainian soldiers
Russian military commanders approve of extrajudicial executions of Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield.
07 September 2024
One killed, one wounded as Russian artillery hits Nikopol district
One civilian woman died and another was injured as a result of a Russian strike targeting the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk region on Saturday.
Two more elderly women returned from captured part of Kherson region
Two elderly women who were unable to leave the part of Kherson region captured by Russian troops on their own have been returned to the territory controlled by the Ukrainian government.
Enemy dropped explosives from drone on village in Kherson region, woman is wounded
A 69-year-old woman was injured when an explosive device was dropped on a village in the Kherson region.
Unidentified object discovered in Poland near border with Belarus
An unknown object with a Cyrillic inscription was found in a field near the village of Stara Kamionka, Podlaskie Voivodeship, near the border with Belarus.
Enemy attacked Kharkiv twice, fire broke out
Two explosions were heard in Kharkiv, without casualties.
Russians shell Kurakhove, fire and rescue unit damaged
Russian troops attacked Kurakhove in Donetsk region, damaging a fire and rescue unit and a fire truck.
Enemy strikes village in Kharkiv region - 18-year-old girl wounded
In the Kharkiv region, Russians carried out an air strike on the village of Novooosynove, Kupiansk district, injuring an 18-year-old girl.