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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of February 7 (updated)
2026-02-08
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:41 In the period from 14:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 10 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:

Five UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Five UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region.

20:12 FPV fighter operators from the Zapad group shot down enemy high-altitude reconnaissance UAVs of the fixed-wing type in the Kupyansk direction.

Air cover groups of the Vostok group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces hexacopters in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Attack drone operators from the Center group disrupted enemy rotation in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

Drone operators from the Sever group discovered a damaged ATV trailer with material assets and antenna device of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A Molniya-2 UAV crew from Ivanovo paratroopers of the Dnepr group destroyed a shelter housing enemy personnel on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.

18:03 To the fighters of the volunteer detachment "BARS-16" as part of the "Southern" group of troops handed over state and departmental awards.

16:26 Calculations of the Kurier NRTK of the BPS troops of the West group deliver ammunition and food to the forward units in the Krasnolimansk direction.

16:15 On frames: The defeat of a UAV crew from the 57th Separate Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using a Geran UAV in the area of the village of Shevchenkovo-Perey in the Khar'kov region.

15:41 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:

One UAV – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Moscow region.

15:32 Slavyansk direction. Group of Forces "South" is advancing in the Reznikovka area, –MAP.

14:34 Crew of the 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled howitzer of the Vostok group destroyed manpower and strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

13:20 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of February 7, 2026:

Over the past 24 hours, in response to the Kyiv regime's terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure in Russia, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike using long-range, sea- and air-based precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), targeting energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises that are fulfilling orders for the production of attack UAVs, and their storage and launch preparation sites at military airfields.

The strike's objectives have been achieved. All designated targets have been hit.

As a result of decisive actions, units of the North military group established control over the village of Chugunovka in the Khar'kov region.

The formations of a mechanized and two motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Okhrimovka, Kotovka, Bely Kolodez and Malaya Vovcha in the Khar'kov region.

In the Sumy region, units of the mechanized and airmobile brigades, the assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Khoten, Malaya Rybitsa, Miropolye, and Olshanka in the Sumy region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 210 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 10 vehicles, and five field artillery pieces. An ammunition depot and four supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Monachynivka, Kovalivka, and Kurochkino in the Khar'kov region and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost more than 180 servicemen, 17 vehicles, two artillery pieces and five ammunition depots.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Privolye, Reznikovka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 150 servicemen, a tank, three armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces. An electronic warfare station, an ammunition depot, and two supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "Center" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two Jaeger brigades, an airborne assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Grishino, Belitskoye, Novooleksandrivka, Kucherov Yar, and Svetloe in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 280 servicemen, a tank, six armored combat vehicles, 12 cars, a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system, and three field artillery pieces.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, two airborne assault brigades, and four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Lesnoye, Samoylovka, Boykovo, Vozdvizhevka, and Tsvetkovoe in the Zaporizhzhia region and Kommunarovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The enemy lost up to 435 military personnel, six armored combat vehicles, 11 cars and two artillery pieces.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Magdalinovka and Veselyanka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 50 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and six cars were destroyed.

11:55 A fuel and lubricants point was hit by a Geranium UAV in the area of Gubinikha, Dnipropetrovsk region,video.

09:31 Servicemen of the 158th military commandant's office of the "North" group around the clock provide law and order in the Special Military Operation Zone.

08:21 During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time on February 6 to 7:00 Moscow time on February 7, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 82 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

45 – over the territory of the Volgograd region,
Eight – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Six – over the territory of the Rostov region,
Six – over the territory of the Saratov region,▫️
Four – over the territory of the Oryol region,
Four – over the territory of the Tver region,
Three – over the territory of the Kursk region,▫️
One – over the territory of the Astrakhan region,
One – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One – over the territory of the Voronezh region,
One – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
One – over the territory of the Lipetsk region,▫️
One – over the territory of the Smolensk region.

07:31 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:➡️

Popovka was liberated
Advance in Zaliznichny➡️
Advance northwest of Dorozhnyanka
Expansion of the control zone in Kurilovka

Posted by:badanov

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