[Korrespondent] 22.08 The commander of the seventh corps of the DShV, which defends Pokrovsk and Myrnograd, Yevhen Lasiychuk, was awarded the rank of brigadier general. The corresponding decree was signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
21.29 Ukraine's energy system has been partially stabilized after the largest attack by the Russian Federation since the beginning of the war, but it is still impossible to completely abandon emergency and planned power outages. This was stated by Energy Minister Svitlana Grinchuk.
20.52 Russian troops are unsuccessfully trying to break through to the northern outskirts of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. This was stated by the East group of troops.
"The defense forces are working directly in the city, identifying and eliminating the enemy. Our assault groups are clearing Pokrovsk house by house, paying special attention to the crews of enemy drones," the report says.
Russian invaders are also trying to attack in the Myrnograd area. Units of the Defense Forces confidently hold their positions and do not give the enemy a chance to gain a foothold in the vicinity, the military said.
20:33 Russians attacked Druzhkivska territorial community in Donetsk region. In the village of Kindrativka, the enemy hit a minibus with an FPV drone. As a result of the UAV hit, a 47-year-old minibus driver and two of his passengers - men aged 71 and 86 - were injured. They received mine-explosive injuries, burns to the head and limbs, and contusions. The wounded were hospitalized.
Three civilians injured after Russian drone hits minibus
20.00 In Belgorod and the region, more than 20,000 subscribers were left without electricity on the evening of November 8. This happened after reports of a missile threat. According to public information, the Luch CHP in Belgorod was probably attacked.
19.40 Russian troops continue the tactics of "infiltration" in Pokrovsk, however, in Mirnograd there is a threat of operational encirclement of the Defense Forces. This was stated by analysts of the OSINT project DeepState.
It is noted that currently the defenders in Mirnograd manage to restrain the pressure on the city from the east, but soon this will become impossible if access to logistics is not restored. And the "key" to this is Pokrovsk, which is being absorbed by the enemy every day.
18.58 Search and rescue operations in Dnipro, where a high-rise building was hit overnight, have been completed. The Russian strike destroyed apartments on floors 4 to 6. The attack killed three people and injured 12 others, including two children.
In Dnipro, November 9 and 10 have been declared days of mourning for those killed in the Russian strike.
17.49 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed on the Day of the Airborne Assault Troops that thanks to these troops, the Pokrovsky direction is kept from Russian occupation.
"Today, in many ways, it is precisely the strength of our paratroopers that holds the Pokrovsky direction, our Dobropil operation is being carried out, our Donetsk region, our Kharkiv region, our southern regions are being held. The heroic Kursk operation was also made possible in many ways thanks to the strength of our paratroopers," Zelenskyy noted.
17.10 As a result of Russia's massive attack on the energy infrastructure in Ukraine, all of Centerenergo's thermal power plants stopped.
"Not even a month has passed since the previous strike, and tonight, at the same time, the enemy was cooking all over our generation... We stopped... Now - zero generation. Zero!" - the company's message says.
The Russians struck simultaneously at the entire thermal generation. "We lost what we were restoring around the clock. Completely!" - emphasized Centerenergo.
16.37 The Central District Court of Dnipro chose a preventive measure in the form of detention for the commander of one of the battalions, who, despite the ban of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, gathered personnel for celebrations, where 19 people died as a result of a missile strike.
16.16 Information about the reduction of trains to the Poltava region after the Russian shelling is fake. This was reported by the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia.
"Telegram channels are spreading apocalyptic photos from the Poltava region, sowing panic and intimidating Ukrainians with train cuts and traffic restrictions in the region," the report says.
Ukrzaliznytsia emphasized that all official schedule changes are published exclusively on its channels. Due to strikes on depots, substations, and railway infrastructure, train traffic in the region is temporarily complicated, but railway workers are already restoring power supply and using reserve diesel locomotives on power-cut sections.
15.27 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Russia's massive air strike on the night of November 8 "sudden" and "in many ways demonstrative" and said that the country is working with partners, in particular the United States, to purchase additional Patriot air defense systems.
14.56 The Russian army continues to launch massive strikes on Ukraine's critical infrastructure, increasingly using ballistic missiles. Energy and gas infrastructure facilities in several regions were hit last night. This was stated by Yuriy Ignat, head of the communications department of the Air Force Command, on the air of the Kyiv24 channel.
13.57 A technical meeting between representatives of the European Commission and Belgium on Friday, November 8, failed to lead to a breakthrough on the transfer of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, Euronews reports, citing sources.
13.35 Special Operations Forces conducted a successful operation on the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula. As a result, a Russian S-400 Triumph launcher and a large ammunition depot of the 18th Army of the Russian Federation were destroyed. This was reported by the Special Operations Forces.
13.24 The death toll has risen to three people as a result of a night-time combined attack by Russians on the city of Dnipro. This was reported by Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov on his Telegram channel.
12.56 The swarm invaders continue to storm the positions of the Ukrainian defenders. In total, 66 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
12.41 Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported suspicions to the commander of one of the battalions, who, despite the ban of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, gathered personnel to hold celebrations in the Dnipropetrovsk region on November 1. It was then that Russian war criminals launched a combined missile and drone strike on a gathering of people, which led to casualties among military personnel and civilians. This was reported by the SBI.
12.27 The Russian army has lost approximately 1,190 soldiers over the past 24 hours. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11.59 The enemy launched a combined strike on critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine using strike UAVs, air-, ground- and sea-based missiles on the night of November 8. The Ukrainian Air Force reported this.
11.48 Emergency power outages have been introduced in Ukraine due to a massive nighttime attack on energy facilities. In some regions, they will last up to three shifts. Ukrenergo reports this.
11.28 The Russians launched over 450 strike drones and 45 missiles of various types into Ukraine during the night of November 7. Their targets were residential buildings, energy, and infrastructure. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
9.58 Russian war criminals massively attacked the Kyiv region with missiles and drones on the night of November 8, targeting critical infrastructure and energy system facilities. This was reported by the Kyiv OVA.
9.47 After the Russian troops struck a high-rise building in Dnipro, two people have not been contacted. Rescue services are searching for the missing. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Emergency Management Agency Vladislav Gaivanenko.
The head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA clarified that the fire in the high-rise building has been eliminated. According to him, the impact destroyed apartments in two entrances from the 2nd to the 6th floors.
9.09 Russian war criminals attacked the suburbs of Kharkiv at night: there are power and water outages in the city, and the metro is not working. This was reported by Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov on Telegram.
8.48 The Russian attack on the Poltava region has caused serious damage to the railway infrastructure. The enemy's strikes have led to several long-distance and suburban trains being delayed. This was reported by Ukrzaliznytsia.
7.59 Rescuers responded to two calls due to an enemy attack on Kyiv. At the scene of one of them, 4 cars were burning. This was reported by the State Emergency Service.
06.30 As a result of a massive Russian attack on the Dnieper on the night of Saturday, November 8, one person was killed and ten people were injured, including two children. This is reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. A Russian strike drone hit a nine-story residential building, which led to the destruction of apartments from the fourth to the sixth floors.
05.23 On the night of November 8, Russia was subjected to a large-scale drone attack . Reports appeared on the Internet about a series of explosions in the Saratov region, as well as about a partial power outage within the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation. In addition, drones attacked the Saratov region of the Russian Federation at night. According to Russian publics, local residents heard at least 10 explosions, in particular in the Saratov and Engels areas.
03.20 Seven people were injured in the attack on the Dnipro, including two children - 2 and 13 years old. Several apartments in a high-rise building were destroyed. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Vladyslav Haivanenko, reported on the enemy attack and its consequences.
00.52 On the night of November 8, the Russian occupation army launched attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk region using drones. The enemy launched a massive strike on Pavlohrad. Later, explosions were heard in the Dnipro. Local resources wrote about a possible hit on a high-rise building.