[NewsFront] 21:08 In the period from 18:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 26 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Seven – over the territory of the Tula region,
Seven – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Four – over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
Three – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Two – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
Two – over the territory of the Oryol region,
One – over the territory of the Kursk region.
21:01 Change in the front line east of Pokrovsk recorded –map.
20:14 Russian Armed Forces advance in the Dobropolsky direction –map.
20:06 RF Armed Forcesare advancing to Shandrigolovo along the Nitrius River in the Krasnolimansky direction.
19:15 In the period from 15.30 Moscow time to 18.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 35 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were:
19 – over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,.
Nine – over the territory of Bryansk Oblast,
Four – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
Two – over the territory of Kaluga Oblast,
one – over the territory of Moscow Oblast
18:05 Published footage of the destruction of equipment and UAV launchers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction.
16:49 "Severiane" continue to destroy the enemy in the Khar'kov region near the Russian border.
16:04 In the period from 12:00 Moscow time to 15:30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty.destroyed27 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
11 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Seven – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Five – over the territory of the Moscow region,
Two – over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
Two – over the territory of the Ryazan region.
15:02 The temporary deployment point of the territorial defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, located in the industrial zone on the outskirts of Konstantinovka in the DPR, destroyed a direct hit from a FAB-3000 aerial bomb with a universal planning and correction module.
14:34 Shown the work of artillery crews of the Southern Group of Forces to destroy the control point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV in the village of Kleban-Byk.
13:49 In the area of the settlement of Stakhorshchyna in the Chernihiv region, an Iskander operational-tactical missile system struck and destroyed several heavy-duty vehicles with equipment and weapons, as well as up to 20 Ukrainian military personnel.
13:09 Ukrainian Su-27 fightershot downon the Zaporizhzhya section of the contact line.
13:02 Russian Defense Minister congratulated servicemen of the 20th Guards Motorized Rifle Division with the liberation of the settlement of Yablonovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
“The military personnel of the unit who stood up to defend the Fatherland have been performing their military duty to protect the people and our land from neo-Nazis in an exemplary manner since the first days of the special military operation,” the Russian Defense Minister said in a telegram.
12:51 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of August 9, 2025
Units of the North Forces Group occupied more advantageous frontiers and positions.
They inflicted damage on the manpower and equipment of the tank, mechanized, ranger, airborne assault brigades and assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Andreyevka, Novaya Sich, Proletarskoye and Yunakovka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized brigade and assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk, Chugunovka and Tikhoe in the Khar'kov region.
Units of the West group of forces have improved their tactical position.
They defeated the formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Novosergeevka in the Khar'kov region, Torskoye, Novoselovka, Shandrigolovo and Maslyakovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the front line.
Units of the Center group of forces have decisively liberated the settlement of Yablonovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The formations of the heavy mechanized, two mechanized, two assault, airborne assault, and Jaeger brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and A national guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Chunishino, Krasny Liman, Novoekonomicheskoe, Udachnoye, and Rodinskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Voronoe, Sosnovka, Tikhoe, Velikomikhailovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Novodarovka, Levadnoe, Novoivanovka in the Zaporizhia region and Iskra in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades, the coastal defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kamenskoye, Novoandriyevka in the Zaporizhia region, Antonovka and Nikolayevka in the Kherson region.
12:03 Stopped an attempt by a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group to enter the border village of Manev in the Bryansk region.
11:19 Sever reconnaissance opened the area of preparation of a large enemy fortified area near the settlements of Zhadovo and Mashevo.
10:11 Published a selection of footage of the destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment.
10:09 During the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the Stepnogorsk area liquidate dFinnish mercenaries of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
10:05 Soldiers of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the West group of forces continue to hunting transport and Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters around Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, supporting the assault on the city.
09:45 In the period from 05.10 Moscow time to 08.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 21 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Seven – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,.
Six – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Four – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Three – over the Black Sea,
One – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea
08:33 The Russian army continues active offensive Infantry assaults are underway on Rusin Yar, in an effort to completely occupy the settlement.
Poltavka is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. After taking the village, Russian troops advanced further north.
Infantry attacks are also underway in the direction of Novoye Shakhovo, and part of the grey zone has expanded.
To the east of Rodinsky, Russian attack aircraft are trying to gain a foothold in the mine area.
08:19 Attack aircraft of the Center group of forces are activelyare moving forward in the Krasnoarmeysk direction. The infantry is constantly supported by artillery, including the Grad MLRS.
07:34 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
Advance in Pokrovsk➡️
Expansion of the control zone in the Karpovka area➡️
Popovka and Rusin Yan were released➡️
Adjustment of the control zone in Torskoye in favor of ours
Shcherbinovka has been liberated👉
Enemy controls positions north of Andreevka
07:23 During the past night from 22:41 on August 8 to 05:05 Moscow time on August 9, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 97 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were:
28 – over the territory of the Kursk region,▫️
13 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
13 – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
10 – over the territory of the Tula region,
Eight – over the territory of the Oryol region,
Eight – over the territory of the Belgorod region,▫️
Seven – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
Five – over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,
Two – over the territory of the Rostov region,
One – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One – over the territory of the Moscow region,
One – over the territory of Lipetsk region.
05:58 Over the past night in the Kherson region, fighters of the Dnipro military group destroyed 11 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones of the Baba Yaga type.