[NewsFront] 21:33 Air surveillance posts cleanse sky in the DPR.
17:53 Footage: work of artillerymen of the 41st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 72nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the 44th Army Corps of the "North".
16:39 On frames: destruction of the command post of the 34th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kherson by FAB-3000.
16:28 In the period from 09:00 Moscow time to 15:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk regions and the Republic of Crimea.
15:19 UAV operators of the Volunteer Corps of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed UAVs, vehicles, and enemy personnel in the Druzhkovko-Konstantinovskoye direction.
Drone operators from the "West" group destroyed UAV control centers and enemy personnel in the Krasnolimansk direction, and also rammed reconnaissance drones and loitering munitions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region.
FPV drone operators of the Sever group destroyed enemy UAV control centers in the Khar'kov region.
UAV crews of the Center group of forces burned the positions of UAV operators, equipment, and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dobropillya direction.
Attack UAV operators from the Vostok group destroyed strongholds and camouflaged kamikaze drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
12:50 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of April 8, 2026).
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of three Ukrainian Armed Forces mechanized brigades and three territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Kiyanitsa, Novodmitrovka, Malaya Rybitsa, Khoten, and Tolstodubovo in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, units of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Rubizhne, Neskuchnoye, Bogodukhov, and Ternovaya in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost more than 170 service members, an armored personnel carrier, two vehicles, and two electronic warfare stations. Two ammunition depots and six supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Monachinovka, Nechvolodovka, and Smorodkovka in the Khar'kov region, and Tatyanovka, Shchurovo, Prishib, and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, four armored combat vehicles, 14 vehicles, an artillery piece, and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Kramatorsk, Piskunovka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 165 service members, two Cossack armored fighting vehicles, 14 vehicles, and four field artillery pieces, including a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled gun. An electronic warfare station, three ammunition depots, and a fuel depot were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an airborne assault brigade, a Jaeger brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Krasny Kut, Kucherov Yar, Vodyanskoye, Grishino, Sergeyevka, and Novooleksandrivka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodne and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 335 servicemen, a German-made Leopard tank, three armored combat vehicles, a British-made Raven anti-aircraft missile system, and nine vehicles.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of two mechanized brigades, two airborne assault brigades, an assault brigade, and four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Romanki, Pokrovskoe, Dobropasovo, and Velikomykhailivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Vozdvizhevka, Novoselivka, Rozovka, and Lyubitske in Zaporizhia Oblast.
The enemy lost over 200 servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, an armored personnel carrier, five vehicles and an ammunition depot.
Units of the Dnipro group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a brigade of unmanned systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Kirovo, Balabyne in the Zaporizhzhia region and the city of Kherson.
Up to 40 military personnel, 13 vehicles, an artillery piece, two Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 counter-battery stations, and two ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groupings damaged Ukrainian fuel and energy and port infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, launch sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 143 districts.
11:02 A Fagot ATGM crew of the Dnepr force group launches a guided missile, and destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel at a strongpoint in the Orekhovo area in the Zaporizhzhia region.
10:45 The Russian Armed Forces have confirmed control over the agricultural complex in Kurilovka, MAP
09:04 UAV crews from the Rubicon Centeramazed: automotive and armored vehicles, ground-based robotic systems, elements of communication systems, various enemy UAVs, field storage points for material resources and ammunition, shelters and dugouts, temporary deployment points for enemy personnel, UAV control points.
08:21 During the past night (from 20:00 Moscow time on April 7 to 7:00 Moscow time on April 8), air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 73 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Oryol and Rostov regions, the Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
07:31 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Advance south of the village of Sopych
Adjustment of the zone of control in favor of the enemy in the Rechnoe-Novoyakovlevka area
06:02 Crews of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S guns of the Sever group destroyed camouflaged strongholds, manpower, and enemy UAV control centers in the Sumy region.
Artillerymen from the Center group hit a command post of a Ukrainian Armed Forces formation in the Dnipropetrovsk direction with Krasnopol-M2 high-precision projectiles.