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On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly;

in Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi, the Russians carried out mortar and artillery attacks on more than 20 settlements, in particular, Klyus of Chernihiv region; Seredyna-Buda, Vodolagy, Loknya of Sumy Oblast and Odnorobivka, Udy in Kharkiv Oblast;

in Kupyansk, the occupiers carried out airstrikes in the Kislivka and Pershotravnevo regions of the Kharkiv region. More than 15 settlements, including Kupyansk, Kurylivka, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Tabaivka, Krokhmalne of the Kharkiv region, were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar shelling;

in Lymanskyi, the invaders carried out airstrikes in the areas of Nevsky, Bilogorivka, Luhansk region, and Vesely, Zaliznyansky, and Klishchiivka, Donetsk region. More than 25 settlements, including Nevske, Dibrova, Belogorivka of the Luhansk region and Zarichne, Yampil, Serebryanka of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire from the enemy;

in Bakhmutsky, more than 20 settlements were affected by enemy artillery shelling, among them Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, Ozaryanivka, Diliivka, Druzhba of the Donetsk region;

more than 10 settlements, including Oleksandropil, Keramik, Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, Avdievka, and Severne of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire in Avdiivskyi ;

on Maryinsky, the Russians carried out airstrikes in the districts of Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Maksimilyanivka, Paraskoviivka, Novomykhailivka, and Elizavetivka of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire;

on Shakhtarsky, the occupiers carried out an airstrike in the Staromayorsky district of the Donetsk region. Vodyane, Ugledar, Bogoyavlenka, Prechistivka, Zolota Niva, Blagodatne of the Donetsk region were subjected to artillery shelling;

in Zaporizhzhia, the enemy carried out airstrikes in the districts of Novodanilivka and Orikhovo of Zaporizhzhia region. More than 20 settlements, including Zaliznychne, Gulyaipilske, Biloghirya, Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaki, and Stepove of the Zaporizhia region, were hit by artillery fire;

• personnel - about 252,780 (+580) people liquidated,


• tanks - 4290 (+12),


• armored combat vehicles - 8318 (+15),


• artillery systems - 5043 (+15),


• MLRS - 713 (+2),


• air defense systems - 471 (+2),


• aircraft - 315 (+0),


• helicopters - 313 (+0),


• UAV operational-tactical level - 4197 (+18),


• cruise missiles - 1377 (+0),


• ships/boats - 18 (+0),


• automotive equipment and tankers - 7511 (+16),


• special equipment - 756 (+10).

Five attacks were repelled in the Donetsk direction, up to 180 Ukrainian soldiers and seven infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed in a day;

In the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction, an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to conduct reconnaissance in force in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Staromayorskoye was thwarted, during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 35 people;

In the Kupyansk direction, the “Western” grouping of the RF Armed Forces continued its offensive on a wide front, improved its tactical position in two areas, four attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled in a day, the enemy lost more than 165 military men, two armored vehicles, and a Polish Krab self-propelled gun;

In the Krasnolimansky direction, two attacks were successfully repelled, during the day the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 115 soldiers;

In the Zaporozhye direction, three enemy attacks were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Uspenovka and Rabotino, the enemy's losses amounted to 60 Ukrainian military;

In the Kherson direction, up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed, as well as the US-made M777 artillery system;

A total of 16 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, Lisichansk in the Luhansk People's Republic, Artemivsk, Volnovakha in the Donetsk People's Republic, Orekhov and Gulyaipole in the Zaporozhye region.

This is not something we came up with and not General Konashenkov. We go to one of the American resources “Institute for the Study of War”.

And we see the title: “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 9, 2023”, which in translation means: “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 9, 2023.”

“Russia's main efforts are Eastern Ukraine. The main task of Russia is to capture the rest of the Luhansk region and move west into the eastern part of the Kharkov region and encircle the northern part of the Donetsk region.

The main task of Russia No. 2 is to capture the entire Donetsk region.”

“The Russians continued offensive operations on the Svatovo-Kremennaya line and on August 9 they achieved success.”

On the attached map, yellow shows the progress of our forces in offensive operations.

Meanwhile, the occupation administration of the Kharkiv region announced the mandatory evacuation of the population from the zone of our offensive ...

The advanced subunits of the Vostok grouping of troops, supported by artillery, repelled an enemy attack in the direction of Urozhaynoye. Having suffered losses, the enemy retreated.

Artillery fire hit concentrations of militant manpower in the areas of Ugledar, Staromayorsky and north of Priyutnoye, as well as the command post for unmanned aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Prechistovka area.

Rocket and howitzer artillery fire destroyed a mortar crew in Novodarovka and two Msta-B towed howitzers in Novoivanovka and Novosyolka.

The fire of the Tyulpan self-propelled mortar and the Malka self-propelled gun destroyed enemy strongholds in the Staromayorsky and Ugledar areas.

A strike UAV destroyed a dugout with militants north of Priyutnoye.

Bomber, assault and army aviation hit the places of accumulation of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Staromayorsky.

The use of the Osa air defense system and the Verba MANPADS shot down two UAVs of the Fury and Valkyrie aircraft type.

The military personnel of the Vostok group of troops show courage and heroism in the performance of combat missions.

The commander of the artillery gun of the motorized rifle brigade of the group, junior sergeant Oleg Bushmakin, as part of the unit, carried out the tasks of destroying manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the sectors of the South-Donetsk direction.

During the fighting, personnel under the command of junior sergeant Bushmakin provided fire support for the assault groups of the formation.

Despite the most difficult conditions of combat work, the gunners managed to disable several lightly armored tracked vehicles, the crew of an automatic grenade launcher, and also hit a platoon stronghold with enemy manpower.

Yesterday, the acting head of the Kupyansk regional administration, Andrey Kanashevich, announced the mandatory evacuation of civilians from 37 settlements against the background of the offensive of the RF Armed Forces.

On the one hand, such a measure is evidence of a serious deterioration in the situation of Ukrainian formations near Kupyansk. Russian servicemen of the Zapad group press on the Sinkovka-Petropavlovka line.

Ukrainian units partially refuse to go into battle. This has already forced the removal of forces from the Kremensky and Kherson directions. And the evacuation of citizens is carried out in case of a breakthrough of defense.

On the other hand, the departure of residents along the villages and cities located near the zone of active hostilities may mean either the upcoming or already ongoing transfer of reinforcements to this zone.

Personnel need to be placed somewhere, and for this, as a rule, private households are used. Under the pretext of evacuation, the Ukrainian command can vacate the buildings to accommodate troops.

Our troops are gradually advancing along the front, but we should not run ahead of the locomotive: capping is not what is needed now. And statements that 7 km are left to Kupyansk cause only bewilderment, because such a distance has been maintained for several months.

Another question is that even if the transfer of reinforcements by the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to stabilize the front is confirmed, this will mean that the enemy had to withdraw forces from other areas that are more relevant to him.

In the morning, the enemy, using seven armored vehicles, again tried to strike at the Rabotino-Verbovoye line. According to the Spetsnaz Archangel, the advance was detected and the cluster was covered by artillery.

Armed Forces attacks by small forces have been going on for several days. Only before that, Ukrainian formations attacked with infantry without the support of armored vehicles. Yesterday, assault detachments of the 46th Airborne Desant Brigade tried to gain a foothold three km east of Rabotino, but Russian soldiers repelled the attack.

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are growing every day. As a result of yesterday's sortie, 46 Separate Airborne Desant Brigade were missing (according to confirmed data) two killed and 15 wounded. And in one of the companies of 10 Army Corps, the number of those killed was 155 people.

Also, the activity of Ukrainian formations is noted near Pyatikhatki. After a small regrouping, units of the 128th Guards Brigade were transferred to the area of the settlement, which indicates a possible activation in this area.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

In the Kupyansk direction, the assault detachments of the "Western" group of forces, using the results of fire damage from aviation and artillery, continued offensive operations on a wide front and improved the tactical situation in the areas of the settlements of Olshana and Pershotravneve of the Kharkov region.

In the course of conducting active defense, four attacks and counterattacks by units of the 32nd, 41st, 44th and 67th mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were successfully repelled in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoye of the Luhansk People's Republic, Sinkovka and the Mankovka tract of the Kharkov region.

Enemy losses amounted to over 165 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled howitzer, and two AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radars.

In the Donetsk direction, units of the "Southern" group of forces, in close cooperation with aviation and artillery, successfully repelled five attacks by assault groups of the 10th Mountain Assault, 79th Air Assault, 59th Motorized Infantry and 3rd Tank Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in areas populated by settlements Nevelskoye, Belogorovka, Staromikhaylovka, Maloilinovka and Veseleye of the Donetsk People's Republic.

During the day, up to 180 Ukrainian servicemen, seven infantry fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, a combat vehicle of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system, a US-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery mount, as well as two 152mm D-20 howitzers were destroyed.

In the South Donetsk direction, air strikes, artillery fire and units of the Vostok group of troops thwarted an enemy attempt to conduct reconnaissance in force in the area of the settlement of Staromayorskoe of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Three attacks of assault groups of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade and the 38th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were successfully repelled in the areas of the settlements of Nikolskoye and Urozhaynoye of the Donetsk People's Republic. Up to 35 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed.

In the Zaporozhye direction, active actions of units of the Russian group of forces, air strikes and artillery fire repelled three attacks by units of the 21st Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Uspenovka and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.

Enemy losses in this direction amounted to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.

In the Krasno-Limansky direction, the coordinated actions of units of the "Center" group of troops, strikes by army aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems repelled two attacks by assault detachments of the 68th Infantry, 42nd Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Novoegorovka and Kremennaya Luhansk People's Republic .

During the day, the enemy’s losses amounted to 115 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, as well as a 152mm D-20 howitzer.

In the Kherson direction, up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, two pickup trucks, a US-made M777 artillery system, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, and a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed as a result of fire damage.

Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day defeated the manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 139 districts.

In the area of the city of Zaporozhye, the point of temporary deployment of foreign mercenaries was hit.

In addition, four ammunition depots of the 24th, 43rd, 60th Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade, were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Toretsk of the Donetsk People's Republic, Cherneshchina, Liptsy, Kharkiv region and Gulyaipole, Zaporozhye region.

Air defense intercepted two HIMARS rockets.

In addition, 16 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, Lisichansk in the Luhansk People's Republic, Artemivsk, Volnovakha in the Donetsk People's Republic, Orekhov and Gulyaipole in the Zaporozhye region.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 458 aircraft, 245 helicopters, 5,654 unmanned aerial vehicles, 429 anti-aircraft missile systems, 11,230 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,144 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 5,847 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 12,176 units of special military vehicles.

In the Krasnolimansk direction in the areas of the Chervonopopovsky section and the Serebryansky forest, artillery fire and air strikes from the Center group of troops defeated assault groups of 21 and 42 Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Enemy losses amounted to more than 60 militants, two infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed. During the counterbattery fight, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle was hit, and a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount was hit by the Lancet loitering ammunition.

Heavy flamethrower systems "Solntsepyok" inflicted fire damage on three areas of accumulation of personnel and firepower of the enemy in the area of Chervonaya Dibrova.

Bomber aircraft struck at the command and observation post and two points of temporary deployment of Ukrainian troops in the areas of the settlements of Novosergeevka and Terny.

Su-34 fighter-bombers of the Southern Group of Forces attacked with guided munitions the points of temporary deployment of the 54th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the village of Serebryanka and the 28th Brigade of the enemy in the area of Ivanovsky. The aircraft also hit the ammunition depot of the 5th Separate Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Dyleyevka.

Aircraft Su-25 ground attack aircraft inflicted fire damage on accumulations of enemy manpower in the Lisichansky, Soledaro-Artemovsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions.

A missile force unit hit the temporary deployment point of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kramatorsk.

The calculation of the multiple launch rocket system "Tornado-S" hit the training area of foreign mercenaries at the training ground in Nikolaevka of the Luhansk People's Republic.

Loitering ammunition "Lancet" destroyed self-propelled guns "Crab" in Seversk, howitzer M-777 in Minkovka and radar station in Kramatorsk.

Artillery crews of the group’s formations hit four pickup trucks with LNG in the area of Spornoye, a KrAZ vehicle in Grigorovka.

As part of the counterbattery fight, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, an M-777 gun, a Bukovel electronic warfare station and two 120mm mortars in the Kleshcheevka area were destroyed. Mortar crews with guns in the areas of Avdeevka, Thin and Novomikhailovka were also struck.

- In the Kupyansk direction, the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces is developing, they note the coordinated work of units with artillery and aircraft, from the fire of which the enemy suffers the main losses. Forced evacuation of the population was announced in 53 enemy settlements, incl. in rear areas to accommodate enemy reinforcements arriving at the front.

- In Kleshcheevka (the southern flank of Artemovsk (Bakhmut)) the Russian Armed Forces counterattacked and did not allow the enemy to take advantage of the results of heavy bloody battles. The enemy does not stop trying to break through our defenses.

- From the Vremevsky direction, data are being received about the consolidation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the outskirts of Urozhaynoye. The southern part of the destroyed village behind the Russian Armed Forces. There are heavy battles.

- The fighting in the Orekhovsky direction of the Zaporozhye Front does not subside. After regrouping and replenishment, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are attacking our positions. This morning, a battle broke out near Rabotino: the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the sections, with up to two motorized infantry platoons and seven tanks, are trying to occupy forest plantations.

They report from the field that due to logistical issues with ammunition, our anti-tankers are now firing at the most significant targets. In the most difficult battles, units of the 7th Guards Airborne Assault Division of the Russian Airborne Forces, who arrived at the forefront of defense, heroically show themselves. Earlier, the Supreme Commander assigned the name "Guards" to 71 SMEs 42 Motorized Rifle Division.

- In the Kherson direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are hatching plans to transfer additional forces to this area, allegedly for a large-scale landing operation. It is most likely that the enemy is playing a radio game, trying to pin down our forces on the banks of the Dnieper.

The units of the Russian Armed Forces that arrived on the first line are gradually establishing cooperation and organizing the fire system after the recent raid of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the coast near the Kazachi Lagery. The network is circulating footage of the destruction of the special forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who tried to re-land on our shore.

– In in n.p. Chausy Pogarsky district of the Bryansk region from the artillery attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine killed two civilians. In the Belgorod region, under fire, the Graivoronsky district, in the Kursk region, the artillery attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fell on Zabolotovka, Glushkovsky district. In the DPR, one civilian was wounded, one died due to artillery attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the course of hostilities in the Kupyansk direction, assault groups of the 6th Army captured two strongholds, five observation posts and defeated an infantry platoon in the area of the settlement. Olshana. In addition, during the day the enemy carried out five counterattacks by units of 47, 67 and 14 Separate Mechanized Brigades on our positions in the area of the settlement. Sinkovka and Mankovka tracts. All counterattacks were successfully repelled. The losses of the enemy amounted to a platoon of manpower.

In the defense zone of the 1st Tank Army, the enemy carried out one attack by assault groups of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade on the positions of our troops in the area of the settlement. Novoselovskoe. The artillery of the grouping inflicted a fire defeat, the losses of the enemy amounted to a platoon of manpower.

During the counter-battery fight, the artillery of the group destroyed a self-propelled artillery mount of Polish production "Crab" in the area of the settlement. Petropavlovka and ammunition station near the Mankovka tract. In addition, two cars in the Podila area were destroyed by the strikes of the Lancet loitering ammunition.

The crews of Ka-52, Mi-35 attack helicopters and Su-25 attack aircraft of the Zapad group of forces delivered eleven air strikes against accumulations of manpower and firepower of the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade, 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade and territorial defense units in the area of the settlement P. Sinkovka, Kislovka and Novoselovskoe.

- Another attack by Ukrainian drones was recorded near Moscow.

Both drones were shot down on approach to the capital, dozens of flights were delayed at Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports.

- Another massive raid by shock drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is reflected over the Crimean peninsula.

In total, 12 targets were neutralized by means of air defense and electronic warfare.

- Artillery artillery attack of the border regions of the Bryansk region continues.

As a result of strikes on the villages of Khinel and Chausy, civilian infrastructure was damaged, and there was a death. Two more people were injured.

- In the Kupyansky sector, Russian units continue a positional offensive against the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

At the moment, the fighting has come close to the outskirts of Sinkovka. The enemy suffers heavy losses and retreats, leaving strongholds.

- Ukrainian formations again struck with cluster munitions in the frontline areas of Donbass.

Donetsk, Yasinovataya and Gorlovka take on the main fire, where a civilian was again killed as a result of artillery attack of civilian objects.

- A fierce battle for Urozhaynoye continues on the Vremyevsky sector of the front.

Despite the massive strikes of Russian artillery, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to gain a foothold in the northern part of the village.

- In the Kherson direction, the operation continues to clean up the left bank of the Dnieper from the remnants of the landing force near the Cossack Camps.

The saboteurs hiding in shelters were hit by heavy flamethrower systems "Solntsepek".

The offensive of the Russian Armed Forces is developing in the Kupyansk direction, they note the coordinated work of units with artillery and aircraft, from the fire of which the enemy suffers the main losses. Forced evacuation of the population was announced in 53 enemy settlements, incl. in rear areas to accommodate enemy reinforcements arriving at the front.

In Kleshcheevka (the southern flank of Artemovsk (Bakhmut)) the Russian Armed Forces counterattacked and prevented the enemy from taking advantage of the results of heavy bloody battles. The enemy does not stop trying to break through our defenses.

From the Vremevsky direction, data are coming in about the consolidation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the outskirts of Urozhaynoye. The southern part of the destroyed village behind the Russian Armed Forces. There are heavy battles.

Fighting in the Orekhovsky direction of the Zaporizhia Front does not subside. After regrouping and replenishment, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are attacking our positions. This morning, a battle broke out near Rabotino: the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the sections, with up to two motorized infantry platoons and seven tanks, are trying to occupy forest plantations.

In the most difficult battles, units of the 7th Guards Airborne Assault Division of the Russian Airborne Forces, who arrived at the forefront of defense, heroically show themselves. Earlier, the Supreme Commander assigned the name "Guards" to 71 SMEs 42 MSD.

In the Kherson direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are hatching plans to transfer additional forces to this area, ostensibly for a large-scale landing operation. It is most likely that the enemy is playing a radio game, trying to pin down our forces on the banks of the Dnieper.

The units of the Russian Armed Forces that arrived on the first line are gradually establishing cooperation and organizing the fire system after the recent raid of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the coast near the Cossack Camps. The network is circulating footage of the destruction of the special forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who tried to re-land on our shore.

In in n.p. Chausy Pogarsky district of the Bryansk region from the artillery attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine killed two civilians. In the Belgorod region, under fire, the Graivoronsky district, in the Kursk region, the artillery attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fell on Zabolotovka, Glushkovsky district. In the DPR, one civilian was wounded, one died due to artillery attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the Zaporizhia direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with strong artillery support, managed to expand the zone of control in the area of the village of Rabotino. Along the front - at a width of six kilometers, in depth - slightly. In turn, the RF Armed Forces leveled their line of defense.

Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions in Stepnoe (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Ugledar and Donetsk directions), Shcherbak, Belogorye and Krasnoe. The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the RF Armed Forces in Zherebyanki, Kopani, Novoprokopovka and Novopokrovka.

On the Ugledar site, fierce oncoming battles in Urozhainoe. Ukrainian artillery was powerfully hitting the village. The Russians fired at the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Staromayorsky, Storozhevoye, Blagodatny, Bolshaya Novosyolka and Vugledar.

In the Bakhmut direction, the RF Armed Forces counterattacked near Kleshcheevka. No promotion. Russian artillery worked on Ukrainian positions in Belaya Gora, Ivanovskoye, Markov, Rozdolovka, Vesely (a settlement northwest of Soledar), Sporny and Verkhnekamensky. The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at Kurdyumovka, Andreevka, Kleshcheevka, Bakhmut, Yagodnoe and Berkhovka.

In the Lugansk direction, the RF Armed Forces are conducting offensive operations near Ivanovka and Sinkovka. There is a promotion. The goal is a breakthrough to Kupyansk from the east and north. Russian artillery and aviation worked powerfully. Under the blows of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Belogorovka, Torskoy, Nevsky, Kislovka, Petropavlovka, Kucherovka, Kupyansk, Kondrashovka and Dvurechnaya.