Enemy attacks Zaporizhzhia region, wounding two
Two men were injured as a result of a Russian strike on the Zaporizhzhia region.
08 March 2026
Two men were injured as a result of a Russian strike on the Zaporizhzhia region.
Russian forces carried out an airstrike on Kramatorsk in the morning of March 8, killing one person and damaging nearly 40 houses.
Russian troops attacked two districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 20 times throughout the day with drones and artillery, damaging homes, infrastructure, and an educational institution.
European countries are beginning to adapt their statistical systems to respond rapidly to emergencies, including those related to war.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten discussed strengthening cooperation in energy, defense production, and the agricultural sector.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed Tehran’s military cooperation with Russia during the US and Israeli operations in the Middle East.
In the afternoon of March 8, Russian troops attacked the village of Ukrainka in the Kherson region with a drone, injuring a man.
Russian forces attacked the Derhachi community in the Kharkiv region with Molniya drones, injuring a civilian.
A Women’s March took place in the center of Kyiv, with over 2,500 participants.
Since the start of the day, Russian forces have launched 53 attacks on Ukrainian positions, with the heaviest fighting in the Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, and Huliaipole sectors.
In the Poltava region, part of the gas production facilities suspended operations on March 8 after a Russian drone strike.
All deadlines set by Russian forces for reaching operational space in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions were thwarted by Ukrainian defenders over the winter.
Today, security concerns extend beyond the Middle East to Europe as well, and Ukraine is ready to help strengthen the continent’s defense.
In southern Ukraine, the Defense Forces of Ukraine have managed to regain control of between 400 and 435 kilometers of territory, thereby disrupting the enemy’s plans for a spring offensive in that direction.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that following talks with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten, during which a full range of key issues was discussed, a joint statement had been signed.
The Russians still have the main force of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Black Sea, as well as five surface and two submarine missile carriers.
The Russians cannot regain the positions they previously held, not only in Kupiansk itself but also in the surrounding area.
On March 7 and during the night of March 8, Ukrainian Defense Forces hit several Russian army targets, including in the temporarily occupied Crimea and the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten honored the memory of fallen Ukrainian defenders today, March 8, at the Wall of Remembrance.
Russians are currently on a “cautious pause” in the northern Kharkiv region.
On the morning of March 8, Russia attacked railway infrastructure in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions, and an enemy drone hit the locomotive of a Kyiv-Sumy passenger train.
The State Border Guard Service has not observed any movement of personnel or equipment on the border with Belarus, nor any unusual situations.
In the Sumy region, as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, one civilian was killed, and seven were injured.
The Russian army struck firefighters at night while they were dealing with the aftermath of an attack in the village of Velyka Babka in the Chuhuiv district of the Kharkiv region.
Over the past week, Russia has used nearly 1,750 strike drones, 1,530 guided aerial bombs, and 39 missiles of various types against Ukraine.
Over the past week, Russia has used nearly 1,750 strike drones, 1,530 guided aerial bombs, and 39 missiles of various types against Ukraine.
Russian troops have struck an industrial enterprise in the Myrhorod district of the Poltava region, damaging equipment.
In the Chernihiv region, 69 Russian shellings in 24 hours disabled power lines and damaged equipment, a garage, and cars.
In the Donetsk region, Russians killed one person and injured 10 others over the past day.
Over the past day, Russian troops attacked six settlements in the Kherson community, leaving five people wounded.