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From the Russian Perspective: Operation on Denazification of Ukraine: operational summary April 8th (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[NewsFrontInfo] 23:18 In Kherson, on one of the buildings in the city center, local residents removed the old Ukrainian flag and hung the flag of the Russian Federation.  22:27 The main thing from the briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: The RF Armed Forces destroyed a large depot of rocket and artillery weapons near the settlement of Nimirovskoye, Odessa region; Aviation equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed at the Kanatovo military airfield in the Kirovograd region; The operation of the group of troops of the Russian Federation and the DPR to completely liberate the city of Mariupol continues. 21:33 Russian air defense in the area of the settlement of Novomikhailovka shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft in the air. 21:29 Operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit 54 military facilities of Ukraine. 20:59 Aviation equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces was destroyed at the Kanatovo military airfield in the Kirovohrad region. 20:27 High-precision air-launched missiles destroyed a large warehouse of missile and artillery weapons near the village of Nimirovskoye, Odessa region 20:07 A curfew has been announced in the Odessa region. 18:48 Subdivisions of the RF Armed Forces and the NM of the DPR entered the territory of the Mariupol port. The territory is cleaned from the remnants of the Nazis. 17:46 Chechen fighters and Russian marines are clearing Mariupol square by square. Artillery is used only when it is no longer possible to clear the territory from Ukrainian militants with small arms alone. 16:51 Russian marines are removing streamers in the yards of Mariupol. 16:50 In Melitopol, the distribution of targeted humanitarian aid continues. 15:52 The Russian military is taking people out of the Kherson region - in some places there are still battles between the Russian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukrainian neo-Nazis. 15:04 The Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to recapture the village of Topolskoye, which is south-west of Izyum, but suffered heavy losses and are now hitting it with MLRS 14:04 In Kherson, on the island at the gas station of the Belarusian Republican Youth Union, the Russian Guard detained a group of Ukrainian marauders. 12:53 Ex-deputy of the Rada Zhuravko noted a decrease in the morale of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and connected this with rumors about the removal of organs from the wounded. 12:52 Explosions were again heard in the Belgorod region today, the head of the Volokonovsky district, Sergei Biketov, said. “Everything is calm in the area. There were no damages, no fires, and there were no complaints from citizens about the victims. We understand for sure that this is not shelling,” he said. 11:37 Serviceman of the 25th Specialized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Dmitry said that most of the Ukrainian soldiers used drugs. 10:53 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 97 helicopters, 421 unmanned aerial vehicles, 228 long-range and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems, 2019 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 223 multiple rocket launchers, 874 field artillery guns and mortars have been destroyed , as well as 1917 units of special military vehicles. 10:24 Operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces and missile forces hit 81 military facilities of Ukraine. 10:19 Russian air defense systems shot down in the air two Ukrainian military helicopters Mi-8 and Mi-24 near the village of Staraya Zburyevka, as well as five unmanned aerial vehicles, including two in the Kryvyi Rih region - "Bayraktar TB-2" . 10:17 High-precision missiles of the Bastion coastal missile system in the area of the settlement of Krasnoselka northeast of Odessa destroyed the Center for the Collection and Training of Foreign Mercenaries. 10:03 High-precision air-based missiles in the Donetsk region at the railway stations of Pokrovk, Slavyansk, Barvenkovo destroyed the weapons and military equipment of the reserves of Ukrainian troops who arrived in Donbass. 10:00 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation in Ukraine. 08:32 Over the past day, more than 21,000 refugees from the territory of Ukraine, as well as the republics of Donbass, crossed the Russian border. Posted by: badanov 2022-04-09 |
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