
Ukraine returns seven more children from occupied territories
Seven Ukrainian children, aged 6 to 17, have been successfully returned from temporarily occupied territories.
Seven Ukrainian children, aged 6 to 17, have been successfully returned from temporarily occupied territories.
08 July 2025
On the evening of July 8, Russian invaders launched a drone strike on the center of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region.
An explosion was heard during the attack by Russian drones in Mykolaiv.
President Volodymyr Zelensky listened to a report by Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, on Russia's vulnerabilities.
In the Dnipro district of Kherson, Russian troops dropped explosives from a drone on a man, killing him instantly.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Ukraine's military command to discuss the situation on the front lines.
The Ukrainian company TechEx has tested a new series of fiber-optic drones under the name Stalker, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has intercepted a conversation between Russian servicemen discussing preparations to use toxic substances against Ukrainian defenders.
In the Kherson region, Russian shelling throughout the day has left one person dead and 18 others injured. A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the incidents as potential war crimes.
Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces are reporting intense and ongoing fighting on the Orikhiv axis, particularly near the settlement of Kamianske.
As of 16:00, a total of 86 combat engagements have taken place along the front line, 37 of them on the Pokrovsk axis.
Activist, volunteer, chief sergeant Stanislav Humeniuk — a photographer for the Chernobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve — was killed as a result of a Russian missile strike on June 22, 2025.
In Kharkiv region, Russian invading forces have stepped up activity near the settlement of Milove, crossing the Ukrainian state border.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the world to hold Russia accountable for the destruction of the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital on the anniversary of the attack.
Russian invaders increased the number of missiles and drones used to attack Ukraine by 1.6 times in a month, while the Defense Forces hit about 4,000 targets.
Russian troops shelled the village of Novokairy in the Kherson region with artillery in the morning, setting fire to an educational institution.
In Donetsk region, Russian invaders struck Kostiantynivka with FPV drones on Tuesday morning, damaging houses and a gas supply line.
On the evening of July 7, a woman was killed in Kutkivka, Kupiansk district, as a result of Russian shelling.
Russian forces dropped an explosive device from a drone onto a civilian vehicle in Kherson early on Tuesday, killing the 66-year-old driver.
Russian forces carried out a drone strike on a vehicle in central Kherson, injuring two civilians.
Three civilians were killed and ten others were injured in the Donetsk region on July 7 due to Russian aggression.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has published data on the Russian Kh-101 cruise missile — one of which struck the Okhmatdyt children's hospital — on the War & Sanctions portal.
The number of people killed in the Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on July 4 has increased to three.
From the morning of July 7 to the morning of July 8, the Russian army carried out 120 attacks targeting 34 settlements in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region, killing four civilians.
On July 7, a total of 188 combat engagements took place between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invading forces across the front line.
Overnight on July 8, Ukrainian air defense forces neutralized 34 out of 54 Russian drones.
As of July 8, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine since February 24, 2022, are estimated at approximately 1,028,610 personnel, including 1,070 in the past 24 hours.
One of the individuals responsible for planning a large-scale missile attack on Ukraine on July 8, 2024, including the attack on the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital, was Major Denis Alexeyevich Sheynov, head of the Special Engineering Service of the 121st Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment, part of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division.
Operators of FPV drones from the 15th Mobile Border Detachment Steel Border identified and struck a Murom-P surveillance system, a fuel depot, and a Russian checkpoint.