[NewsFront] 21:57 During the day, in the period from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 152 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
20:44 In Kramatorsk, UAV crews of the 58th Separate Special Forces Battalion of the "Southern" group inflicted attacks on vehicles used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
FPV drone operators from the Sever group struck a temporary militant deployment site in the Khar'kov region.
UAV crews from the Vostok group disrupted the enemy's supply of materiel in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Drone operators from the Center group continue to destroy enemy equipment and personnel. Lancet and FPV drone crews conducted operations in the Dobropillya sector and near Mykolaivka in the DPR.
Attack drone crews from the 104th Guards Airborne Assault Division of the Dnepr group eliminated Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment in the Zaporizhzhia region.
20:36 Dobropillya direction. Assault groups took the forest east of Annovka, MAP
18:25 German Leopard 1A5 destroyed by FPV calculations in Sumy region.
17:51 Crews of the unmanned aerial systems troops of the "Southern" group destroyed control points for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones.
14:22 Footage blows:
one Kh-39 LMUR against the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ air defense in the village of Grachevka in the Khar'kov region;
five FAB-250-270 against the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ air defense system in the village of Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region;
two FAB-500 at the NSU UAV launcher in the village of Dobropillya.
14:12 Hit at the deployment point of the Ukrainian border service unit in the Khar'kov region.
12:52 Operational-tactical aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the troop groups of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted the destruction of logistics centers, fuel and energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, storage sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, fuel and lubricants and ammunition depots, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts.
12:46 FPV interceptor operators of the unmanned aerial systems unit of the Zapad group rammed hexacopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
12:45 The North Group of Forces is advancing on the Volchansk sector of the front, MAP.
12:44 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of July 9, 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Khoten, Velyka Rybitsa, and Myrlogi in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Velyki Prokhody, Krugloe, Izbitskoye, and Zakharovka in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 170 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, and 12 cars.
Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Maleevka, Chervony Oskol, Kasyanovka, and Podliman in the Khar'kov region, and Shchurovo in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division of the 25th Army are completing the destruction of scattered enemy forces from the 60th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 120th Territorial Defense Brigade.
Over the course of 24 hours, more than 15 Ukrainian servicemen, a vehicle, and six ground-based robotic systems were destroyed.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the West group of forces, the enemy lost more than 210 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 16 cars, two field artillery pieces, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, an airborne assault brigade, and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Verolyubovka, Nikolaevka, and Orekhovatka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In one day, the enemy lost over 175 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 13 cars and a field artillery gun.
Units of the Center Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Svyatogorovka, Dobropillya, Novonikolayevka, Gruzskoye, Novofedorivka, Sergeyevka, and Shilovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 325 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 12 cars and three artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two airborne assault brigades, a Ukrainian assault regiment, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Chernenkovo, Ivanovka, and Kolomiytsy in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Nikolske and Novosoloshino in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost over 450 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and five cars.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region and Zelenovka in the Kherson region.
Up to 55 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 13 vehicles, a field artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
08:55 The crew of the T-72B3M tank of the 1435th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Center group destroyed ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
07:31 During the night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on July 8 to 7:00 Moscow time on July 9, air defense systems on duty intercepted anddestroyed73 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Novgorod, Tver, Oryol, Leningrad, Rostov regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
06:20 Orlan-30 UAV crew of the Sever group adjusted strike of the Krasnopol-M2 guided munition on enemy positions.
05:00 Crew of the Uragan MLRS of the 73rd Artillery Brigade of the West group destroyed area of concentration of manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.