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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:49 Video- Bahmut right now.
23:33 The outskirts of Konstantinovka (Donetsk region, occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine) was subjected to shelling from MLRS.
23:20 In Kharkiv and six Ukrainian regions explosions.
23:07 Russia raised in the air 8 strategic bombers TU-95.
23:04 Work “Geranium” fixed in the Zaporozhye region.
23:01 In Belgorod and the region, massive I let go "Iskanderov".
22:40 The head of the Belgorod region said that the Valuysky urban district is under shelling APU.
22:30 reported about explosions in Dnepropetrovsk.
22:25 Kharkiv local authorities confirmed six arrivals in the region.
22:20 Reported on the work of strategic and long-range aviation of the forces of the Russian army. An air alert has been declared in a number of regions of Ukraine.
22:15 Video- the work of the forces of the Russian army from Belgorod. An air alert has been declared in the Kharkiv region.
21:50 Fixed shelling from the VFU.
22:00 Video- The Russian army inflicts a new blow on enemy targets before the offensive: missiles hit objects in Kharkov
The eastern regions of Ukraine are covered by air alert.
21:21 Video- How will such robots react to enemy electronic warfare? A good thing is to leave the trench, shoot the ATGM and come back.
20:42 Video- The Russian soldier, to the last drop of blood, calmly holds the position from the superior airmen. Even after death, they are afraid to approach and first throw a grenade at him alone, but they themselves do not fit. Known to all for many centuries, the stamina and endurance in battle of Russian soldiers is still alive today, which the SVO regularly demonstrates.
20:25 Video- Dumps from the copter to the voices of the airmen.
20:02 Video– Launches of 122mm BM-21 Grad of the Eastern Military District against targets in the Zaporozhye region.
19:40 Video– Mowing the dryers out of their dugouts made in the forest belt.
19:26 Video- Sad vushniki in Bakhmut under fire.
19:12 Video- In the Belogorovka area, the artillery of the 4th Brigade of the Donetsk 2nd Army Corps contributed to the negative growth in the number of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
18:54 Video- The Russian army is ready to hold back the onslaught of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, - Acting Governor of the Zaporozhye region Evgeny Balitsky.
Evgeny Balitsky's statements:
- About 3,000 residents of the Zaporozhye region have already been relocated from the shelled front-line cities deep into the region;
– There is no need to export residents of the Zaporozhye region to other regions of Russia;
– Units are suspended at Zaporozhye NPP to avoid provocations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
18:38 Video– Reliable rear of Russian troops.
The commander of the logistics unit with the call sign "Pskov" talks about the tasks that his personnel perform in the Zaporozhye direction. Among them: catering for soldiers and officers at the forefront, holding bath and laundry activities and supplying active troops with material resources.
The serviceman went to the zone of a special military operation at the call of his heart: “It was a voluntary decision, that is, a meaningful one. And accordingly, here, too, I arrived meaningfully. Because the Motherland must be protected. If not us, then who?
18:23 Video “The truth is with the local guys. They are reclaiming their lands, their homes!”
The call sign “Kazan” is the commander of a tank platoon of the 10th Nizhny Novgorod Tank Regiment, who repeatedly risked his life for the Donbass, for Russia, speaks proudly of the locals.
“The fact that we made our way forward - I am very happy for our guys, for the infantry!”
Get well soon heroic tanker!
18:00 Video- Attack aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the zone of the NWO.
17:39 Video– New footage of an airstrike on Ukrainian warehouses in Berislav on May 4th.
17:22 Video- Destruction of the Ukrainian 105mm howitzer L119, together with ammunition, during a counter-battery fight by Donetsk 2nd Army Corps artillery forces in the Seversky direction. Surveillance is conducted from the Zala drone.
17:08 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, units of the "Center" grouping of forces inflicted fire damage on the areas of concentration of manpower and firepower of the enemy.
- Bomber aircraft of the Russian grouping attacked strongholds and an ammunition depot of the enemy.
- Calculations of heavy flamethrower systems inflicted fire damage on the objects of the nationalists.
On the Nevsky site and in the area of Serebryansky forestry, the forces and means of intelligence of the Center group revealed the movement of personnel of 63 and 66 Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as 5th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. As a result of fire damage to aviation and artillery of the "Center" grouping, the enemy suffered losses in personnel.
16:52 Video- Russian artillerymen with 122mm D-30 howitzers, as well as 57mm S-60 autocannons, are hammering at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
16:33 Guards sergeant Nikolai Yarotskov is the driver of the BTR-82A armored personnel carrier.
In that video there are shots: what his “workplace” looks like. In such conditions, during an attack by enemy artillery, one needs iron self-control and real courage to take the combat vehicle out of the fire, saving himself and his comrades.
His Medal of Valor is a reminder to us of the risks our boys put themselves in fighting for our country.
16:20 Video “Meanwhile, mass graves of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in full swing in Ukraine.
The policy of the West “to fight to the last Ukrainian” is being steadily implemented.
Unfortunately, the realization of the "stupefaction" of the population by the leadership of Ukraine comes to the Ukrainian resident only with the loss of his close people.
16:01 Video- Artillerymen of the Southern Group of Forces are destroying enemy manpower in the Donetsk direction.
15:44 Video- The arrival of air bombs from the UMPC to the Armed Forces in the Avdeevsky direction.
15:30 Summary Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (05/08/2023)
- In the Kupyansk direction, air strikes, artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoe, Stelmakhivka of the Luhansk People's Republic and Sinkovka of the Kharkiv region.
- In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka and Berestovoye of the Kharkiv region, the actions of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were stopped.
During the day, up to 55 Ukrainian servicemen, three tanks, five armored combat vehicles, seven vehicles, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed in this direction.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the group of forces "Center" defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic, Terny, Torskoye and Serebryanka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, and two 152mm D-20 howitzers were destroyed.
- In the Donetsk direction, assault detachments continued to conduct an offensive in the western part of the city of Artemovsk of the Donetsk People's Republic. The airborne troops supported them and pinned down the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the flanks.
- The strikes of operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire of the "Southern" group of forces hit enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Krasnoe, Bogdanovka, Stupochki and Chasov Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic. Over the past day, aviation carried out five sorties in this area, and the group's artillery completed 69 fire missions.
During the day, the enemy’s losses amounted to more than 380 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, one tank, four armored combat vehicles, six vehicles, a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, and one 122mm D-30.
- Also, in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnekamenskoye and Kramatorsk of the Donetsk People's Republic, two ammunition depots of the 54th Mechanized and 80th Air Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
- In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, air strikes and artillery fire from the Vostok group of troops defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar, Shevchenko, Vremevka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Malinovka, Marfopol, Belogorye and Novodanilovka of the Zaporozhye region.
During the day, up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, and a 152mm D-20 howitzer were destroyed in these areas.
- In addition, two ammunition depots of the 72nd Mechanized and 128th Mountain Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Vodiane of the Donetsk People's Republic and Kirovo of the Zaporozhye region.
In the Kherson direction, more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, seven vehicles, as well as a 152mm Msta-B howitzer 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 per day hit 96 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 107 districts.
- In the area of the settlement of Balakliya, Kharkiv region, a warehouse with weapons and military equipment of a group of troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit.
- During the past day, 15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense means in the areas of the settlements of Novovodyane, Kremennaya of the Luhansk People's Republic, Kirillovka, Petrivske, Yegorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Vasilyevka of the Zaporizhia Region and Peschanivka of the Kherson Region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 418 aircraft, 230 helicopters, 4,042 unmanned aerial vehicles, 421 anti-aircraft missile systems, 9,033 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,096 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 4,764 field artillery and mortar guns, as well as 10,059 units of special military vehicles.
15:00 Video– Statement by the head of the press center of the “South” group
- In the Lisichansk operational direction, the aviation of the "Southern" group of forces attacked the reconnaissance control point and the ammunition depot of the 81st mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Serebryanka.
The calculation of the multiple launch rocket system "Tornado-S" of the formation of the group "South" destroyed the accumulation of manpower, weapons and military equipment of the enemy in the area of the settlement of Aleksandrovka. Also in this direction, missile strikes were carried out at the points of temporary deployment of 50th and 30th brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the settlements of Druzhkovka and Chasov Yar.
- The forces of the assault and army aviation of the Southern Military District defeated the manpower of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Vesyoloye and Bakhmut.
- Artillery units of the "Southern" group of troops carried out fire raids on the points of temporary deployment of 53rd and 110th mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Lastochkino and Avdievka.
Also in the Avdeevka direction, the enemy attempted to conduct reconnaissance in force. The assault group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was forced to retreat with losses.
- In the Verkhne-Toretsky area, the crew of the Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the Fury type.
14:39 Video- The work of the tankers of the 1st Slavic Brigade on the positions of the enemy in the residential area of Avdievka.
14:21 Video- Russian snipers destroyed a Ukrainian fire spotter in Marinka in the DPR.
How this happened, in an interview with RIA Novosti, one of them with the call sign “Alpha” told.
13:58 Mon operational On May 8, as of 14:00, the lines of the JCCC DPR received additional information about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kiev region):
artillery attack at 11:20:
- st. Panas Mirny, 4, 6 - private residential buildings, a gas pipeline and a car were also damaged;
- st. Deputatskaya, 51, 53 - private residential buildings;
- per. Obsky, 9, 10, 11 - private residential buildings;
- st. Menzhinsky, 10 - an apartment building, the car was also damaged.
artillery attack at 12:50:
- st. Putilovskaya, 86 - a private residential building.
Information about the consequences of artillery attack continues to arrive.
13:39 Video- "The fight against fascism, the victory over fascism - it's all relevant now!"
Callsign "Highlander" at the Kremlin walls about his feelings:
"And sad, and warm, and reverent"
13:22 Video- Exclusive RT with the front line.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are unlikely to launch a counteroffensive on the Maryinsky Front, but even if so, they are ready to meet them, said the commander of the assault group with the call sign Compass.
“If suddenly they go here, 90% that they will not move further than the avenue. We are waiting, ready, God forbid, they will come - let's see who is stronger, ”he told RT military envoy Vlad @vandrytsa Andritsa.
Russian forces have already taken all the high-rise buildings in Maryinka, leaving only the private sector, with which there are still difficulties.
“We come out of a wide street and come under fire right away. Not all positions can be viewed by us, which they are viewing, ”says the fighter.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have no problems with ammunition here, according to Compass. Silent Polish mines are also used: “No exit or arrival is heard. You already see a flash and an explosion.
12:44 Photo- The destroyed object of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Belgorod-Dnestrovsky.
12:34 Video- Tanks of the 1st Slavic Brigade support the advance on Avdiivka.
Tank crews of the 1st Slavic Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps continue to destroy the fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdievka direction. So today, strikes were made on enemy positions in the former Avdeevsk air defense military unit, as well as to the north of the settlement. Water.
Tanks fire both direct fire and from covered positions in order to hit the enemy as efficiently as possible at all available distances.
12:12 Video- Statement by the head of the press center of the West group.
- In the course of hostilities in the Kupyansk direction, the military personnel of the Zapad group of troops opened and destroyed two enemy DRGs from the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade and 103rd Artillery Regiment. Timkovka, Kislovka, Novomlynsk.
- The crew of the Su-34 fighter-bomber, using universal modules for planning and correcting air bombs, struck at the point of temporary deployment of foreign mercenaries in the area of ??the settlement. Ivanovka.
- In addition, a special purpose group in the area of ??the settlement. Veliky Burluk discovered and destroyed the Osa-AKM enemy air defense system using the Lancet loitering ammunition.
- During the counter-battery fight, the fire of the 152mm Msta-S self-propelled guns destroyed the enemy's 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya howitzer in the area of the Shevtsov Yar beam.
11:52 Video- Shots from the helmet camera of the orchestra stormtrooper in Bakhmut.
11:38 Video– The consequences of a shell hitting the T-90M “Breakthrough” turret.
The crew is alive, though the machine gun was blown away.
11:10 Video- Footage from the "chambers of persuasion" of the Ukrainian military registration and enlistment offices, where convincing conversations were held before being sent to the front.
10:55 Video- A VSU opornik near Kremennaya happily met a Russian tank and voluntarily underwent denazification.
10:37 Photo- A Russian UAV "Orion" was seen with a payload in the form of a UPAB-50 guided glide bomb.
10:18 Video– Crews of 152mm self-propelled guns “Msta-S” of the “O” group are working in the Svatovo-Kremennoye direction.
10:03 Frontline summary on the morning of 08.05.2023
- In the Uludar sector, Russian troops continued artillery attack almost along the entire line of contact. In addition to the city itself, Novopol, Novosyolka, Volnoye Pole, Burlatskoye, Zolotaya Niva, Prechistovka and Vodyanoye (not to be confused with the settlement of the same name northeast of Donetsk) were under attack.
- On the Donetsk front, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued assault operations in Maryinka. With artillery support, they attacked in the New York area. Everywhere without promotion. Russian troops shelled Pobeda, Georgievka, Karlovka, Netaylovo, Pervomayskoye, Severnoye (a settlement west of Avdiivka), Avdeevka, Berdychi, Yuzhnoye, Toretsk and Severnoye (a settlement northeast of Gorlovka). The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out strikes on Donetsk, Makiivka and Horlivka.
- Southwest of Bakhmut, Russian troops again launched a ground attack in the direction of Predtechin. No result. PMC "Wagner", with the support of artillery, conducted assault operations near Ivanovsky, in the southern, western and northern regions of Bakhmut. Slight progress on the last section.
At Khromovoe, the Ukrainian army counterattacks. Also, Wagner operators tried to advance near Bogdanovka. The Armed Forces held their positions. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, supported by artillery, attacked in the area of Spornoye. They didn't have success. Russian troops shelled Aleksandro-Shultin, Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, Markov, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Minkovka and Vesyologo. The Ukrainian army hit the positions of Wagner PMC in Bakhmut.
- In the Lugansk direction, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, with the support of artillery, attacked in the area of Belogorovka, Nevsky, Makeevka and Sinkovka. No promotion. Under artillery attack positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novoselovsky, Peschany, Zapadny, Dvurechnaya, Novomlynsk, Mitrofanovka and Krasny Pervy.
09:51 Video– Dear veterans, your feat is immortal!
Participants of the special military operation from the Western Military District congratulate veterans of the Great Patriotic War on Victory Day.
09:38 Video- We will definitely be back. Wait for us to win!
In the Kherson direction, the commander of the unit with the call sign "Don" pays tribute to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War, whose military labor won the great Victory.
The serviceman notes: “We took over this far from easy watch from them and with honor and dignity we carry out all the tasks that are assigned to us.”
“Don” sends a big hello to his family and friends and promises them: “We will definitely return. Wait for us with victory!
09:26 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 07.05.2023 to 00:00 08.05.2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 40 facts of firing by the AFU.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 17 artillery attacks from 155mm and 152mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 18 artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Volnovakhskoe five artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 152mm.
Having fired 187 units of various ammunition.
The region of seven settlements of the Republic came under enemy fire: Horlovka (Nikitovsky district), Shirokaya Balka, the capital city. Donetsk (Kyiv, Kuibyshev, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeivka (Chervonogvardei district), Blagodatnoe, Olhinka, Vladimirovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of a civilian - a man, in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
A total of 18 residential buildings were damaged in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk and the Nikitovsky district of Horlivka, as well as four civilian infrastructure facilities.
In the previous day, 59 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
09:23 Last day, the criminal Kiev regimereleasedon the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region 78 rounds from cannon artillery, including 50 rounds during the day, of which in settlements:
Aleshki - nine;
Peschanovka - nine;
Krynki - eight;
Dnipro - six;
Sagas - six;
Korsunka - five;
Cardashinka - five.
During the night, the Ukrainians continued artillery attack civilian infrastructure in the cities of Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Tavriysk, town. Gornostaevka, Nechaevo village, firing a total of 28 rounds from cannon artillery.
08:32 In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian army stopped the attempt of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to conduct reconnaissance in force -video
This was announced by the head of the press center of the Vostok group, Alexander Gordeev. According to him, the Osa complex in the Konstantinovka area and a howitzer in the Katerynivka area were destroyed by artillery fire and MLRS. The Lancet drone, in turn, destroyed an M777 howitzer near Shakhtyorsk.
In the Zaporozhye direction, during the course of aerial reconnaissance, a reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was opened and destroyed by motorized rifle units with the support of artillery. Two drones were shot down there, and an enemy howitzer was destroyed in Novoselovka.