20:49 UAV crews of the Ivanovo paratroopers destroyed equipment and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Orekhovsky direction
20:14 During the day from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 50 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Rostov regions and the Republic of Crimea
18:42 Confirmed the death of two civilians: a man killed in a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attack on a high-rise building in Belgorod on November 7, and a man who died in the hospital after the attack on Nizhnyaya Serebryanka on October 31, according to the regional operational headquarters.
Across six counties, five private homes, three garages, two outbuildings, a power line, and seven cars were damaged. Another car caught fire.
17:48 Legion units in Sumy Oblast revealed and destroyed the control center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' UAV.
17:04 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles against energy infrastructure facilities of Ukraine and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This afternoon, as a result of strikes, the following were damaged:
- 330 kV electrical substation "Kamenskaya", which ensured the operation of military industry enterprises in the Dnepropetrovsk region;
- in the port of Chornomorsk in the Odessa region - a container ship that delivered dual-use property and cargo to Ukraine;
- in the Black Sea waters southwest of Odessa - a dry cargo ship with weapons and military equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:20 Volchansk direction. Controlled FABs struck positions of the 127th Separate Motorized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Berezniki. Objective monitoring was carried out by a reconnaissance drone from the Sever group.
15:51 UAV operators of the Center group liquidated the manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.
15:10 Northern Drones liquidated Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry that attempted to infiltrate the Severyans' rear in the area of the village of Ivolzhanskoye.
12:05 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of November 8, 2026
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. In the Khar'kov region, the personnel and equipment of six mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, two unmanned systems brigades, and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Khatnee, Makarovo, Dolzhyk, Shevchenkove, Bugayevka, Martovoye, Kolodezne, and Velykyi Burluk in the Khar'kov region.
In addition, in the Sumy region, two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and four territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Shostka, Putivl, Vakalovshchina, Velyka Rybitsa in the Sumy region and the city of Sumy.
The enemy lost up to 170 servicemen, 11 vehicles, a US-made 105mm M101 howitzer, two counter-battery stations and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "West" group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the mechanized, assault, and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the territorial defense brigade, near the settlements of Lesnaya Stenka and Maleyevka in the Khar'kov region, and Vovchiy Yar, Illichovka, and Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 230 servicemen, a British-made Mastiff armoured vehicle, a Canadian-made Senator armoured personnel carrier, 14 vehicles, two field artillery pieces and a counter-battery station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. Formations of six mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two naval infantry brigades were defeated near the settlements of Kramatorsk, Belenkoye, Slavyansk, Krasny Molochar, Nikolaevka, Druzhkovka, and Raigorodok in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 170 servicemen, 24 vehicles and a Bogdana self-propelled artillery unit.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, and an airborne brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, four National Guard brigades, and the Azov* Special Forces Brigade near the settlements of Novopavlivka, Kamenka, Sergeyevka, Krynytsya, Belozerske, Uritske, Verovka, Kryvorizhye, Yakovlevka, and Roganske in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Andronivka and Fedorivske in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
*Azov is a terrorist organization banned in Russia.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 340 servicemen, three armored personnel carriers, six armored combat vehicles, 10 cars, an artillery piece, and seven electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two assault brigades, four airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two naval infantry brigades near the settlements of Malinovka, Kolomiytsi, and Brovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Zheltaya Krucha, Novoviktorovka, Novonikolayevka, and Kamyshevakha in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 185 servicemen and seven vehicles.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the villages of Grigorovskoye, Preobrazhenka, and Yurkovka in the Zaporizhia region.
Up to 30 military personnel, 14 vehicles and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
11:40 In the Sumy region, Severyan intelligence uncovered the location of a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV crew, video.
11:20 UAV operators of the 98th Guards Airborne Division of the Dnepr group of forces hit equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
During aerial reconnaissance, fighters identify and destroy temporary deployment points, artillery, automobile and armored vehicles, as well as Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
10:09 Ukrainian Armed Forces continue strikes on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 12 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Kairo - Four;.
Khokany - Two;
Staraya Zburyevka - Three;
Tavriysk - Three
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery strikes in the Kherson region, firing a total of 11 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were targeted: Kardashynka, Korsunka, and Nova Kakhovka.
9:45 Investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee are investigating more crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against citizens of the Russian Federation
According to local authorities, a resident of the Zaporizhzhia region was killed as a result of an artillery strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In the Donetsk People's Republic, attacks by Ukrainian nationalists using drones resulted in the death of a woman and the injury of an underage girl.
In the Belgorod region, a civilian was injured as a result of the detonation of an unmanned aerial vehicle.
9:04 Operators of attack UAVs of the Vostok group destroyed enemy drone control antennas and Starlink satellite communications stations in the Zaporizhzhia region.
8:42 Over the past 24 hours, air defense units of the Russian Ministry of Defense, mobile fire groups of the BARS-Bryansk brigade, the mobile task force of the Bryansk Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for transport, and special units of the Russian National Guard for the Bryansk Region conducted air strikes over the territory of the Bryansk region.destroyed 28 enemy aircraft-type UAVs.
8:30 During the past night, air defense forces on duty intercepted and 142 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were destroyed over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Oryol, Voronezh, Rostov regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
8:20 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue application of strikes on Ukrainian fuel and energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and on sea vessels used to deliver military cargo.
During the night, a 330 kV electrical substation near the village of Beloshitsy in the Zhytomyr region, which supplied electricity to Ukrainian military industry enterprises, was damaged as a result of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles.
In addition, a container ship, which was delivering weapons and military equipment to Ukraine, was hit in the Black Sea waters southwest of Odessa.