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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: July 8, 2026
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[Korrespondent] 22.29 President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson and discussed the strengthening of Ukrainian combat aircraft in private.

The head of state informed about the legacy of Russian attacks, which meant a strong need for anti-ballistic missiles. The leaders discussed work on the development of the European anti-ballistic system.

Detailed respect was given to the strength of the Ukrainian combat aviation. The parties noted that the agreement signed in Kiev on the purchase of Swedish Gripen E by Ukraine is extremely important. In addition, Ukraine expects the delivery of 16 Gripen C/D as military assistance from Sweden at the beginning of 2027.

21.37 Russian military evenings hit Odessa on Wednesday. As a result of the enemy's attack, four individuals died. MBA student Sergey Lisak told us about this.

Previously, the Russians focused on the infrastructure of the place.

I’ll tell Lisak about two people who died and two who were injured. However, information appeared about several victims of the recent Russian shelling.

Six more people were injured. The victims were hospitalized.

20.18 The Russian military is trying out a new winged type drone using fiber optics. The Minister of Defense Sergiy “Flash” Beskrestnov reported this on Facebook.

“The enemy is testing a new unmanned aerial vehicle of the winged type using fiber optics. Announce plans for the serial production of an analogue of the Molniya with a range of 50 kilometers,” he said.

Beskrestnov explained: “Just like UAVs based on piece intelligence, the main idea is to make the fields of attack drones with a warhead up to 10 kg invisible to our electronic intelligence and without the ability I'll pour in our REB."

“And the high brightness of the image allows for the wing to appear at low altitudes, flying around. At low altitudes, the visibility of targets on the radar decreases,” added the minister’s official.

19.56 The forces of the unmanned ZSU systems on Wednesday, 8 linya, hit the key entry point for electricity into the occupation of the Crimea from the Russian Federation, five power stations, a training ground and three radar stations. Commander of the SBS ZSU Robert “Madyar” Brovdi reported this on Facebook.

"Mova about the development of the 8th line of the key facility receiving electricity via the Kuban-Krim energy bridge as an entry point from the mainland of the Russian Federation to the recuperation of the reactors. The length of the energy bridge is 14.5 km, laid along four submarine cable lines. Urazheniy The crossing point PP-2 Krim accepts these submarine cables and transfers them to the LEP,” he wrote.

Zagal from 1 line of SBS already hit 50 energy units near Crimea and the Pivdenny part of TOT.

Among the targets is the power flow point Kuban - Krim, power substation Nizhnyogirsk substation, power substation Nasosna 3, power station Novotroitske in Crimea, as well as power substation Kalinov and Troitske in Luhansk region.

19.22 The Russian army is spending its initiative on the battlefield, while Ukraine has technological solutions that are ahead of the Russian Federation. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this.

“I don’t know what kind of mind Putin brings to this world. I guess that they will change anyway, even at the very beginning of a full-scale war, the wines will be the strongest. And at the same time, in my opinion, the wine will lose initiative on the battlefield, hire his army. That’s why I think so: because of technology, even food is not limited to the number of people,” said the head of state.

Zelensky said that Ukraine has better technological solutions than the Russian ones.

“It’s possible that we are moving forward, because, as you know, there are also a lot of different speeches, which are bitter and heavy against us, but we are also swedish. And I respect that the initiative has passed to us. I’ll come back, but I’ve crossed over,” Zelensky said.

19.27 US President Donald Trump stated that his country is full of Ukrainian combat drones.

“We are buying Ukrainian drones,” Trump said, commenting on the status of drone trade between Ukraine and the United States.

It also means that Ukraine is “capable of producing drones in great quantities.”

18.45 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was in good company with US President Donald Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara. The Ukrainian leader told about this on Telegram.

18.17 A Russian drone caught 25 on top near the Desnyansky district of Kiev on the level of 16 on top. Things got hot. At the hour of reconnaissance, the soldiers evacuated and handed over the injured child to the doctors. The reconnaissance in the booth is disturbing.

18.12 Leaders of NATO countries at a meeting in Ankara praised the decision to allocate 140 billion euros for military assistance to Ukraine in 2026-2027. This is stated in the declaration itself, published on the Alliance website.

17.39 Moscow is a dangerous place. Therefore, in order to negotiate the end of the war, it is necessary to know another place. Having said this, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US President Donald Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara.

17.23 Vranci 8 sea drone SBU Sea Baby hit the tanker Blue near the Black Sea, which is entering the warehouse of the “shadow fleet” of Russia. At the time of the strike, the ship was near the occupied Yalta, near the exclusive economic zone of Ukraine. Sea Baby hit the stern part of the tanker, finally recognizing the damage. The SBU tried to work against the naval drone against the aviation witch, but to no avail.

17.19 In Kiev, as a result of the Russian shelling, the number of dead increased to three in the middle. Vitaliy Klitschko informed about the measures taken by the capital.

“According to doctors’ data, three citizens of the capital died,” said the local police officer.

In addition, ten people were injured as a result of the enemy UAV’s attack. Doctors hospitalized the most seriously injured people.

17.07 From the beginning of the battle at 16:00, Russian firemen attacked the positions of the Ukrainian army 57 times, which is significantly less than yesterday’s figure. I informed the General Staff of the ZSU about this in the operational level.

16.38 The United States will give Ukraine the right to deploy Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems. Having said this, American President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in Ankara.

16.00 The Ukrainian military captured the Russian Su-35 aircraft in a similar direction. The ZSU forces informed about this.

15.50 The number of victims as a result of Russia’s wounded attack on the living area of ​​the Pyatypokhivtsi in the Nemyshlyansky district of Kharkov has grown to 42 people. Emergency robots are in operation.

15.39 In Kiev, as a result of a Russian drone attack on the 8th day of the month, a large number of people were reportedly injured, including two doctors.

15.33 Norway sees 3 billion kroner (over 300 million dollars) for the improvement of Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense. Kostya will go on missiles for Patriot anti-aircraft systems, informing the Norwegian order.

15.25 The Security Service and the National Police blocked 12 new schemes for evasion during mobilization and targeted the organizers of equipment in various regions of Ukraine. For sums ranging from 1,000 to 33,000 dollars, the dealers encouraged military conscripts to escape the call through detailed documents or helped them cross the border at checkpoints.

14.42 Unmanned aircraft systems of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in early 2026 killed over 437 thousand combat missions and hit more than 200 thousand confirmed enemy targets. The Chief Commander of the ZSU, Oleksandr Sirsky, reported this, noting that this demonstration was completely cleared of the grass, if at least 180 thousand targets were hit.

14.25 Ukrainian soldiers shot down a Russian aircraft. The ZSU forces informed about this.

“Garny news from the Insurgent forces! Today another Russian insurgent terrorist was killed!”, says the short report without details.

14.19 Near the Desnyansky district, a Russian drone fell on the non-living surface of the river and will be ordered from the market. Doctors hospitalized four victims.

After the night attack of the Russian Federation on the capital, under the hour of extinguishing the fire in the non-living area, the ritualists discovered the body of a dead woman.

14.13 The number of victims of the wound attack on Wednesday, 8 linya, according to the living 5-surface in the Nemyshlyansky district of Kharkov has grown to 34. Two people died. Among the victims are four children and siblings.

According to previous data, the Russian military deployed the S8000 Banderol drone missile for the strike.

14.00 President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara with a bicameral and bipartisan delegation to the US Congress: Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Lindsay Graham, Richard Durbin, Christopher Coons, Mike Rounds and a member of the House US representatives Mike Turner.

The President informed about the need for interceptor missiles to Patriot complexes and Russian attacks on Ukraine. The head of state said that contributions to PURL programs and other software applications are the main priority for the defense of Ukraine.

We also discussed a bill for sanctions against Russia. The President said: it is important that the pressure on Russia for the war is trivial, and this initiative of justice can help the world.

13.54 The line transmission control station (LVDS) of Cherkassy near the Republic of Bashkortostan (RF), which is one of the key facilities of the Transneft - Ural system, was damaged. The SBU reported this.

About 2 million tons of petroleum products are quickly transported through the Cherkassy LVDS, and the tank farm contains 27 tanks with a storage volume of over 385 thousand cubic meters.

13.46 Near Kharkov, two underage girls, recruited by the Russian special services, were fatally shot by the military service of the National Guard of Ukraine. One of these outbursts happened in Kharkov, like a bygone fate. The minor girl, through Telegram, received from the Russian curator a proposal for 5,000 dollars to drive in the military service of the National Guard of Ukraine. Before committing mischief, she got her friend.

Following the deputy's instructions, the girls got to know the military, and in the cruel year of 2026 they asked him to go to the hotel under the drive of the sleeper. According to the investigation, the girls took methadone through the machine: following the instructions of the deputy, they mixed it up to the burner and gave it to the military officer.

The Russian curator, who monitored the cases through video communications, ordered the strangulation of the military man. Although at that moment, as experts in the investigation concluded, the man had already died as a legacy of destruction. One of the girls placed a plastic bag over the victim’s head, blocking access to the wind, after which she covered him with a pillow and pressed it down. The entire stinking process was broadcast on video as confirmation of the Vikonanny “zadannya”. After this, the minors began packing narcotic drugs, trying to capture the evil spirits, and deprived the place of their presence.

Law enforcement promptly installed both vikonavits, the stench is still under the wart. Few people know the fact of murder.

13.00 Near the Desnyansky district of Kiev, a Russian drone crashed and crashed near a gas distribution station. Two people were injured and were hospitalized.

Previously, Kiev was alarmed by the threat of an attack by Russian jet drones.

12.42 Ukraine and Germany on the sidelines of NATO itself signed an agreement to implement the project for the intensive production of unmanned aerial vehicles BARS. The agreement was signed by the head of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine Andriy Sibigata and the Minister of Defense of Germany Boris Pistorius.

At the first stage of the project, the German side will finance the production of UAVs, and all produced equipment will be supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

12.24 Near the Dniprovsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian troops attacked a logistics company. No people were harmed.

11.58 In the middle of this, two Russian oil refineries were hit - near Saratov and near Nizhnyokamsk (Tatarstan), as well as the Borisoglebsk airfield near the Voronezk region of the Russian Federation. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.

11.30 During the investigation, investigations will provide a proper legal assessment of the activities of all camps of the 425th Intangible Assault Regiment (OSHR) of Skel. Director of the DBR Oleksiy Sukhachov said this in an interview for Interfax-Ukraine.

11.23 In Kiev, the military personnel completed the liquidation of all the fires that occurred after the overnight Russian attack. The robots are working on the impact areas, the DSNS was informed.

The busiest areas were in the Svyatoshinsky and Desnyansky districts, where administrative and warehouse premises were burning.

11.16 Coming to the 11th wound, the number of victims from a wound strike on a five-topped living block in the Nemishlyansky district of Kharkov grew to 23, two individuals died. According to the information of the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov, four children were found out early: boys 17, 16, 3 years old and a girl 12 years old. The building's heels were frequently damaged, and two cars were damaged. In yet another fireplace, a sporid fire caught fire on an area of ​​40 square meters, which has already been localized.

11.09 The forces of unmanned SPA systems on the night of 8 May destroyed nine more tankers of the Russian dark fleet in the Sea of ​​Azov. SBS commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi reported this on Facebook.

11.06 A senior director of one of the departments of the Ministry of Defense is suspected of purchasing defective 120-mm mortars for self-propelled guns. As reported by the SBU, 2023 parties under the contract received 250 mortars worth 182 million hryvnia. However, the attack did not meet the tactical and technical characteristics stated by the manufacturer, and it posed a threat to the lives and health of people.

All defective artillery shells have been removed, and the person will face up to 6 years in prison.

10.54 On Wednesday, in seven regions of Ukraine, new destruction was recorded through Russian shelling on civil energy infrastructure and waste. Ukrenergo reported about this. It is possible to stop everything from energy sources in order to turn poshkodzhene into work as soon as possible.

10.33 Alpha's special operations from last year launched attacks on the military airbase of Dzhankoy and the infrastructure of the port of Krim near Kerch. The SBU reported this.

The Russian logistics hub with drones, ground robotic systems and ammunition in the Pokrovsk area has also been depleted.

10.07 Protective forces of the Russian Federation on Wednesday, 8 linden, before striking a five-topped housing block near the Nemishlyansky district of Kharkov. 15 people were injured, including three children, one person died. The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleg Sinegubov reported this.

9.02 On Wednesday, 8 June, drones launched an attack on the Russian city of Nizhnyokamsk in Tatarstan. The attack could have hit strategically important objects, such as the Nizhnyokamsknaftokhim petrochemical complex and the TANECO petrochemical plant. Telegram's OSINT coverage informs about this.

8.10 Early in the morning, 8 linya, due to rocket fire by the Russian military in the Desnyansky and Svyatoshinsky districts of Kiev, the fire broke out. As a result of the night attack, two people were injured. The press center of the DSNS informs about this. As the ritualists mean, near the Svyatoshinsky district, fires have surrounded the administrative building and warehouse premises. Two people were injured, one person was hospitalized. In another city, there is a garage cooperative, where I will be able to extinguish it. The administrative authorities and trams were also found to be in trouble.

In the Desnyansky district, the warehouses began to burn. At this time, fires have been localized in all other places, and military personnel and other services will continue to work in those places. Information about the number of victims and injured is being clarified.

07.25 Russian occupiers on the night of France 8 linden launched an attack with ceramic aerial bombs on Zaporizhzhya, through which the location of one of the grub industry enterprises was destroyed and destroyed territory of the garage cooperative. Three people were injured. Ten people were injured as a result of the enemy's attack on the area for the loot. The head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Administration, Ivan Fedorov, also reported that as a result of the enemy attack in Zaporizhzhya, 15,342 subscribers lost power. Among them are 14,574 household workers and 768 legal associates.

5.33 Repeated vibrations occurred in Kiev 8 limestone. Our powerful correspondent from the Kiev Municipal State Administration (KMDA) reported this.

4.59 Drones attacked two Russian cities - Saratov and Borisoglebsk on the night before 8 June. A fire was recorded there. This is reported by the monitoring Telegram channels Supernova+ and Exilenova+, which also included additional videos.

Respect! The video contains slightly Russian obscene language, 18+

2.59 As a result of the attack on Odessa, 10 people were injured. All individuals are hospitalized; one person in an important position. The head of the Odessa Regional Administration, Oleg Kiper, wrote about this in Telegram on 8 June.

2.45 The Russians attacked Kharkov with ballistics in the night before 8 June. The tides have been recorded in many areas. The head of the town, Igor Terekhov, told us about this on Telegram.

1.28 Russian missiles hit a number of people in the Kiev region and caused fires in the night against 8 lin. The Kiev mayor Vitaliy Klitschko told about this on Telegram.

00.57 A series of pressing sounds sounded in Kiev on the night before 8 pm. The authoritative correspondent informed us about this, as well as the KMVA’s additional supplement in Telegram.

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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of July 8 (updated)
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[NewsFront] 21:25 During the day, in the period from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 111 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Tula, Kaluga regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the republics of Crimea, Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

20:27 Commander of the 19th Tank Regiment of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West group, call sign "Tobol" told about the situation in Krasny Liman, the combat work of units, losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and also noted how our soldiers are helping civilians.

19:17 Operators of attack UAVs from the Vostok group eliminated enemy reinforcement groups advancing toward forward positions in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Drone operators from the 58th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr group, having destroyed a pickup truck and a dugout, thwarted an attempt to rotate Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Orekhov direction in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Crews of the reconnaissance and strike systems "ZALA" - "Lancet" of the Ivanovo Guards Airborne Forces burned enemy engineering equipment in the Orekhov direction in the Zaporizhzhia region.

UAV operators from the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army and the BPS unit of the special forces unit of the Center group overtook enemy drones and missile systems in the Dobropolsky direction.

Drone operators from the 177th Guards Naval Infantry Regiment of the Center group, having destroyed enemy NRTKs, took control of the logistics routes supporting the frontline of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dobropillya direction.

17:20 A serviceman of the 28th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Golovko, captured in Konstantinovka,told about the good attitude of the Russian army soldiers.

16:20 Enemy plans thwarted: Lancet loitering munitions crews destroyed groups of unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Black Sea waters).

15:07 The Geranium UAV crews continue to hit locomotives used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (area of the village of Kazakovskoye, Zaporizhzhia region).

14:38 Soldiers of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West group are smashing the enemy in the Krasnolimansk direction.

A 122mm D-30 howitzer crew from the 19th Tank Regiment covered the airstrip and control point for heavy unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

FPV interceptor operators burned enemy ATVs and engineering equipment.

13:54 In the settlement of Krasny Liman of the Donetsk People's Republic, the 25th Army's reinforcement group are finishing search and destruction of militants from the 60th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 120th Territorial Defense Brigade.

Assault units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division, developing the offensive west of Krasny Liman, captured two enemy strongholds.

Up to 15 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, five ground robotic systems, and 11 unmanned aerial vehicle control centers were destroyed.

12:35 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of July 8, 2026)

Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and airmobile brigades and the territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Tolstodubovo, Velyka Rybitsa, and Mirlogi in Sumy Oblast.

In the Khar'kov region, two mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Shiroke, Krugloe, Velyki Prokhody, Zakharovka and Bely Kolodez in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, 16 vehicles, an artillery piece, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Shchurovo in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Podliman, Kurochkino, Nechvolodovka, and Kasyanovka in the Khar'kov region.

In the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, the 25th Army's reinforcement groups are completing the search and destruction of militants from the 60th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 120th Territorial Defense Brigade.

Assault units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division, developing the offensive west of Krasny Liman, captured two enemy strongholds.

Up to 15 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, five ground robotic systems, and 11 unmanned aerial vehicle control centers were destroyed.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the West group of forces, the enemy lost more than 220 servicemen, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, 18 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, and a British-made Rapid Ranger anti-aircraft missile system.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, an airborne assault brigade, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and an assault brigade of the National Police of Ukraine near the settlements of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Verolyubovka, Nikolaevka, and Orekhovatka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

In one day, the enemy lost over 165 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 21 cars, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and two field artillery pieces.

Units of the Center Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Dobropillya, Novofedorivka, Shilovka, Sergeyevka, and Krasnoyarskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Ivanovka in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Ukrainian armed forces lost over 360 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, and seven motor vehicles. Three field artillery pieces were destroyed, including a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit, as well as two electronic warfare stations.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Novonikolaevka, Chernenkovo, Tsikovo, and Kolomiytsy in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Blagovatnoye, Timoshivka, Danilovka, and Lyubitske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The enemy lost over 455 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and nine cars.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov and Kushugum in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 50 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 10 vehicles and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.

11:23 Crews of the BPS troops of the "Southern" group of forces smashed to pieces enemy UAV control points and eliminated Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in Alekseevo-Druzhkovka.

08:10 During the night, from 20:00 Moscow time on July 7 to 8:00 Moscow time on July 8, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 415 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Vladimir, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republics of Crimea and Tatarstan, and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

07:53 Tonight, in response to the terrorist attacks of the Kyiv regime on civilian infrastructure on the territory of Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a group strike with ground-based precision weapons against Ukrainian military-industrial facilities in Kyiv. The strike damaged:

an industrial enterprise of the SAMSUNG-UKRAINE company, which produced and stored components for the FP-5 Flamingo ground-based cruise missiles;

workshop for the assembly of long- and medium-range UAVs.

05:00 Sappers of the 1431st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 11th Army Corps of the North group conducted demining and destroyed explosive devices on one of the routes in the Khar'kov region.

During an engineering reconnaissance mission, a device resembling a TM-62 anti-tank mine was discovered, dropped by an enemy drone onto the side of the road. The explosive device was destroyed by installing a surface charge.

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Ukraine Hits 21 Russian Ships in 72 Hours
[SeaTradeMaritimeNews] Analysts warn of Russian retaliation on Ukraine-linked ships after wave of drone attacks on tankers and bulkers targets bridges and accommodation blocks.
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Russian Armed Forces destroyed eight aerial bombs and 903 Ukrainian drones in one day
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[REGNUM.RU] Over the past 24 hours, Russian Air Defense Forces destroyed eight guided bombs and over 900 drones belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) in the special operation zone. This was reported on July 8 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

"Air defense systems shot down eight guided aerial bombs and 903 unmanned aerial vehicles," the Defense Ministry clarified.

Since the beginning of the Second World War, the Russian military has destroyed 673 aircraft, 284 helicopters, 177,206 drones, 665 air defense systems, 30,070 tanks and armored vehicles, 1,755 multiple rocket launchers, 35,683 guns and mortars, and 65,935 vehicles.

On July 6, Russian air defense forces shot down nine Ukrainian aerial bombs and 811 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in 24 hours. On July 5, Russian air defense assets destroyed 282 Ukrainian UAVs, nine guided aerial bombs, and a Neptune-MD missile in 24 hours. On June 27, air defense forces shot down three Flamingo long-range cruise missiles, 511 UAVs, and 17 aerial bombs.

On June 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russian forces are maintaining a strategic advantage in the Northern Military District (NMD) and advancing. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are unable to contain the onslaught of the Russian Armed Forces and are therefore resorting to terrorist methods, the head of state noted.

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The Russian Armed Forces struck logistics centers and fuel and energy facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have struck logistics centers, as well as fuel, energy, and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Ukrainian Armed Forces). The Russian Defense Ministry press service reported this on July 8.

Ammunition depots and temporary deployment points for Ukrainian military and foreign mercenaries in 157 districts were also hit.

The strikes were carried out using operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile forces and artillery.

On July 7, Russian forces struck parking lots for heavy-duty trucks used to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kharkiv and Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region. As a result, up to 10 vehicles were destroyed in both locations.

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Two weeks of WOT
Thu 2026-07-09
  Pentagon confirmed the resumption of strikes on Iran
Wed 2026-07-08
  US announced the beginning of a series of powerful strikes on Iran, hit over 80 targets; IRGC claims they hit 85
Wed 2026-07-08
  IDF fire said to kill 7 in Gaza, including terror operative, aid worker and child
Tue 2026-07-07
  Mali: Situation Update as of 07/06
Mon 2026-07-06
  Internal Hezbollah documents sheds light on years of coordination between the two Iranian tentacles in the run-up to the attack
Sun 2026-07-05
  Major attack underway in Mali
Sat 2026-07-04
  There aren't any Islamic pom-pom girls…
Fri 2026-07-03
  Iran hits Kurdish dissent groups with missiles, drones in Erbil province
Thu 2026-07-02
  A US helicopter made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea, leaving one person missing
Wed 2026-07-01
  2 IRGC members shot dead at home in Iran, in what state media calls ‘terrorism’
Tue 2026-06-30
  Katz: Israel has 'no territorial ambitions' in Lebanon, will stay until Hezbollah disarmed; IDF struck more Hezbollah targets overnight
Mon 2026-06-29
  The US attacked Iran again
Sun 2026-06-28
  Fox News liveblog: US launches new round of strikes on Iran after fresh Strait of Hormuz attack
Sat 2026-06-27
  US military strikes Iran — in payback for ‘unwarranted’ drone attack on cargo ship
Fri 2026-06-26
  Mali: 84 Russian Wagner mercenaries and 48 Malian soldiers were killed in Tinzawatene
Thu 2026-06-25
  Iraqi forces carry out airstrikes targeting ISIS hideout in Anbar desert


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