Russian troops carried out two missile strikes with six missiles and 56 airstrikes, firing 91 guided aerial bombs. A total of 1,670 kamikaze drones were also used, and 3,069 shellings of Ukrainian armed forces positions and populated areas were conducted.
As of August 9 at 22:00, there were 118 combat clashes. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are doing everything possible to thwart the plans of the Russian invaders and deplete their combat capabilities. This information was disseminated by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Development of events by directions:
- South-Slobodsk direction: Ukrainian troops repelled three attacks in the Volchansk area, as well as near the settlements of Kolodjaznoe and Petro-Ivanovka.
- Kupyansk direction: Defenders repelled four assaults near Petropavlivka and Kovalevka.
- Lyman direction: 12 attacks were made in the areas of Karpivka, Hrihorivka, Serebrianka, and Shandryholove, where six battles are still ongoing.
- Seversk direction: The enemy carried out six offensive actions near the settlements of Serebrianka and Pereizne.
- Kramatorsk direction: Ukrainian defenders repelled an attack near Belyi Hora.
- Toretsk direction: Russian troops attacked the defenders' positions six times near the settlements of Diliivka, Shcherbinivka, Toretsk, Rusyn Yar, and Pleschiivka.
- Pokrovsk direction: Enemy units attempted to break through the defense 30 times in the areas of Poltavka, Novoekonomichne, Myrolyubivka, Zvyrova, Udaloye, Dachne, and in other directions. Four combat actions are ongoing at the moment.
- Novopavlivsk direction: Enemy forces attacked 17 times near the settlements of Vylne Pole, Malyivka, Temyrivka, and in other directions. Three battles are ongoing here.
It is an unusual 1263rd day of full-scale war on the territory of Ukraine.
The presented data indicate the intensity of hostilities in eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces repelled a number of attacks by Russian troops in various directions. The goal remains to thwart the plans of the invaders and deplete their combat capabilities.