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Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Thursday, September 8
2022-09-09
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Vesti] September 8 is the 197th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .

7:00 am . The main thing from the morning summary of the General Staff:

  • The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the Russian Federation in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Dibrovno, Grigorovka, Zaitsevo, Mayorsk, Nikolaevka Vtoraya, Pervomayskoye and Kamenka.

  • Aviation of the Defense Forces carried out more than 30 strikes against strongholds and places of concentration of manpower and equipment of the Russian army.

  • Ukrainian air defense units in different directions destroyed 2 Su-25 aircraft, 2 helicopters (Ka-52 and Mi-24), as well as 5 UAVs.

  • Russia launched more than 10 missile and 22 air strikes on targets in Ukraine.

8:00 a.m. APU returned 400 sq. km under the control of Ukraine as a result of the counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region on September 6-7, they say at the Institute for the Study of War. Ukrainian troops near Balakliya advanced 20 km deep into Russian positions. According to them, the Armed Forces of Ukraine very successfully used the redeployment of the RF Armed Forces.

Kharkov region . 2 missile strikes from the S-300 complex were inflicted on Kharkov : at a critical facility and at one of the enterprises.

Dnipropetrovsk region . The Nikopol region suffered from four shellings from "Grads" and heavy artillery . Previously no casualties. Damaged houses, a solar power plant, a local gymnasium, a broken power line. The Marganets community was shelled three times - the enterprise was damaged.

Donetsk region . It is reported about "arrivals" in Donetsk . It blazes in the Kievsky district of the city and in Gladkovka. On September 7, 7 residents of the region were killed by shelling by Russians , two more were injured.

10:00 am . Kharkov region . Explosions thundered in the Nemyshlyansky district of Kharkov.

10:30 am . Kharkov region . Two hits in the Industrial district of Kharkov . 2 people died , 5 were injured.

Sumy region . From one to two in the morning, 21 arrivals were recorded. No casualties.

11:00 am . Lugansk region . The "administration" reported that 8.5% of the housing stock remained to be prepared for the heating season. But, according to the head of the Lugansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai, the Russians did not include the destroyed Severodonetsk, Lisichansk, Kremennaya and Rubizhne in this calculation. In these cities there is no gas supply, which makes it impossible to heat houses.

13:20 . Kiev . US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Ukraine , the visit was not announced. He will meet with Volodymyr Zelensky and announce a new military aid package worth more than $2 billion for Ukraine and other European countries potentially threatened by Russia in the future.

14:10 . Donetsk region . An explosion is reported in Mariupol.

14:30 . Kiev . Anthony Blinken visited Okhmatdet: he visited children who suffered as a result of hostilities, met Patron and even gave him a toy - a mini-copy of Patron.

15:20 . Kherson region . Arrivals in New Kakhovka.

15:30 . Kharkov region . The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated more than 20 settlements in the Kharkiv direction . The Ukrainian military wedged into the defense of the Russian Federation to a depth of 50 km. Filtration operations are currently ongoing in a number of settlements, said Alexei Gromov, deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

16:00 . Kherson region . A residential building was destroyed and there are casualties as a result of the arrival in Nova Kakhovka . According to one version, a downed air defense missile fell on the house.

16:10 . Dnipropetrovsk region . A missile attack on Krivoy Rog is reported .

17:00 . Kharkov region . The Ukrainian flag is raised over Balakleya .

17:40 Air defense forces shot down an X-59 air-to-ground missileover the Krivoy Rog region. This was announced by the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA Valentin Reznichenko.

17:58 The West is gearing up to providemilitary assistance to Kievin the long term, looking for "innovative ways" to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine - Pentagon chief.

18:13 The Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated thecity of Balakliya in the Kharkiv region. Photos and videos appeared in the media, which allegedly depicted the Ukrainian flag over the city administration building. Also, the information that the Ukrainian military entered the city was confirmed by local residents. The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, published emoji of the Ukrainian flag on his Telegram channel. There have been no other comments from the Ukrainian leadership yet.

18:39 Russia wants to captureZaporozhye and Dnieper. This is the opinion of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny and the First Deputy Head of the Defense Committee of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mikhail Zabrodsky, as they wrote in their article.

19:00 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky published a video of his meeting withUS Secretary of State Blinken, who arrived in Kyiv today.

19:19 In the occupied part of theChuguevsky district of the Kharkiv regionenemy began active measures to forcibly mobilize the local population. Men of military age are detained and sent to Volchansk, to the so-called "recruitment center". Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18 ^ 00 Thursday, September 8.

19:43 Inthe Kherson region, near Hola Pristan, only over the past day, as a result of a strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy’s losses amounted to about 70 people, more than half of them were killed. Near the settlement of Tavriysk, two Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mounts were destroyed, two more were damaged, and the loss of manpower is being specified. One of the artillery battalions of the enemy, operating in the Kherson direction, has lost up to 60 percent of its personnel and equipment and is considered unfit for combat. Due to the complexity of logistics in enemy units, there is a shortage of fuel and ammunition.

20:00 Ukraine will receive an additional5 billion euros of macro-financial assistancefrom Europe. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote about this on Twitter.

20:18 Norway will give Ukraine about160 Hellfire missiles. This was stated by Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gramm at the Ramstein meeting in Germany. According to him, "this is the weapon requested by Ukraine, the missile is easy to operate and can be used against different targets."

20:40 Defense forces units successfullyrepelled the attacks of the Russian militaryin the areas of the settlements of Pitomnik, Russian Tishki, Grigorievka, Zaitsevo, Mayorsk, Nikolaevka Second, Soledar, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut, Dolina and Experienced.

20:59 The new US military aidpackagewill include additional HIMARS ammunition, HARM high-velocity anti-radar missiles, four 105mm howitzers and 36,000 105mm artillery shells, the Pentagon said.

21:21 The enemy continues to focus on establishing full control of the territory of theDonetsk regionand the content of the temporarily captured areas of Kherson, part of Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Nikolaev regions. Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18:00 Thursday, September 8.

21:40 On the night of September 8, the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit twopontoon bridges near Khersonand a Russian command post. Operational Command South on Facebook.

22:01 Medical women get ready- most likely, only they will have to become mandatory for military registration. This was announced by a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, the people's deputy from the "Servant of the People" Fyodor Venislavsky during a briefing.

22:22 During the current day, the enemy launchedfour missile attackson the settlements of Konstantinovka, Tsirkuny, Bereznegovatoe and Kharkiv, there are casualties among the civilian population. Also, 15 air strikes were carried out on military and civilian targets in the areas of Temirovka, Krasnogorovka, Vladimirovka and Novomikhailovka. The Russians fired more than 10 rocket launchers "Grad" and "Hurricane" on the settlements of Serebryanka, Platonovka and Tavriyskoye.

22:44 In order to counteract the leakage of information about the movement of occupation units at the railway station of the Sokologorny settlement, themilitary of the Russian Federation has strengthened filtration measures. Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18:00 Thursday, September 8.

22:59 In the temporarily occupied territories ofKharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, in preparation for the so-called "referenda", the occupiers call on local residents who have left the temporarily occupied territory to return to their homes before October 1. In case of refusal, Russian invaders threaten to nationalize housing.

23:23 Local public reports about the eveningshelling of Bakhmut. They write that there is a dead person, a fire broke out. We are waiting for official information.

23:41 The Ukrainian military successfullyrepelled enemy attacksin the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Dovgenkoye, Dibrivnoye, Grigorovka, Soledar, Pervomayskoye, Nevelskoye, Maryinka and Kamenka.

00:02 During the current day, the aircraft of the Defense Forces mademore than 12 strikes, hitting two platoon strongholds, six areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment, and two anti-aircraft missile systems of the enemy.

00:29 Volodymyr Zelensky, during the traditional evening address to the nation, said thatsince September 1, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated more than a thousandsquare kilometers of the territory of Ukraine.

Operational summary of the Ukrainian General Staff for Thursday evening, September 8

[Vesti] The enemy continues to focus his efforts on establishing full control of the territory of the Donetsk region and holding the temporarily captured areas of Kherson, part of Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Mykolaiv regions . This is stated in the operational summary of the General Staff as of 18.00 Thursday, September 8.

During the current day , the enemy launched four missile strikes on the settlements of Konstantinovka, Tsirkuny, Bereznegovatoe and Kharkov, there are casualties among the civilian population. Also , 15 air strikes were carried out on military and civilian targets in the areas of Temirovka, Krasnogorovka, Vladimirovka and Novomikhailovka. The Russians fired more than 10 rocket launchers "Grad" and "Hurricane" on the settlements of Serebryanka, Platonovka and Tavriyskoye.

In the Volynsky and Polessky directions , the situation remains unchanged. The military of Belarus continues to perform tasks in the areas bordering Ukraine. The threat of missile and air strikes on Ukrainian territory from the airspace and territory of this country remains.

In other directions, the enemy continued shelling military and civilian facilities in Ukraine:

in the Seversky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Senkovka of the Chernihiv region and Miropolskoye, Bolshoy Prikol and Prokhody of the Sumy region;

in the Kharkiv direction - in the areas of the settlements of Udy, Svetlichnoye, Novoye, Maloe Veseloe, Russian Tishki, Cherkasy Tishki, Peremoga, Stary Saltov, Bayrak and Konstantinovka;

in the Slavic direction - Slavyansk, Vernopolye, Dolina, Krasnopolye and Novaya Dmitrovka;

in the Kramatorsk direction - in the areas of the settlements of Prishib, Pereezdnoye, Spirna and Razdolevka;

in the Bakhmut direction - in the areas of the settlements of Yakovlevka, Soledar, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut, Veselaia Dolina, Zaitsevo, New York and Veseloye;

in the Avdeevka direction - in the areas of Avdeevka, Pervomaisky, Vodyany and Poprosnoy;

in the Novopavlovsky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Krasnogorovka, Maryinka, Bolshaya Novoselka, Vugledar, Novomayorskoye and Egorovka;

in the Zaporozhye direction - near Novoandreevka, Novopol and Vremovka;
in the Yuzhnobuzhsky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Belaya Krinitsa, Pervomayskoye, Lyubimovka, Ternovye Pody, Zelenaya Roshcha, Petrovka, Stepnaya Dolina, Pravdino, Tavriyskoye, Mirolyubovka and Ivanovka.

As a result of the successful actions of the partisan movement in cooperation with the artillery of the Defense Forces, enemy units are experiencing significant problems with logistical support in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region. In order to counteract the leakage of information about the movement of occupation units at the railway station of the settlement, the Sokologorny military of the Russian Federation strengthened filtration measures.

In the temporarily occupied territories of Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, in preparation for the so-called "referenda", the occupiers call on local residents who have left the temporarily occupied territory to return to their homes before October 1. In case of refusal, Russian invaders threaten to nationalize housing. In the occupied part of the Chuguevsky district of the Kharkov region, the enemy began active measures to forcibly mobilize the local population. Men of military age are detained and sent to Volchansk, to the so-called "recruitment center".

The units of the defense forces hold their positions and do not allow the advance of the enemy . The Ukrainian military successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Dovgenkoye, Dibrivnoye, Grigorovka, Soledar, Pervomayskoye, Nevelskoye, Maryinka and Kamenka . Rocket troops and artillery of ground groupings of our troops continue to carry out tasks of counter-battery combat, disruption of the command and control system and logistics, defeating enemy manpower and military equipment.

During the current day, in order to support the actions of ground groups, the aircraft of the Defense Forces carried out more than 12 strikes , hitting two platoon strongholds, six areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment, and two anti-aircraft missile systems of the enemy. The air defense units of our troops destroyed two UAVs. The losses of the enemy are specified.
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