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20:51 Artillerymen of the Vostok group strike with the Msta-B howitzer destroyed camouflaged UAV control points and a field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
20:45 During the day, in the period from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 113 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles flew over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Omsk, Oryol, Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, Vladimir regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Republic of Crimea, and over the Black Sea.
20:01 Today in the afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian port infrastructure and sea vessels involved in delivering military cargo to Ukraine.
As a result of strikes during sea passage, a dry cargo ship delivering cargo to the port of Chornomorsk intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was damaged.
19:16 Drone operators of the Varyag brigade hit strategically important facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: buildings of the logistics center, substations of the distribution power grids, a mobile installation of the anti-aircraft missile system.
18:33 Drone operators of the Vostok group in the Zaporizhzhia region discovered the Ukrainian Armed Forces' logistics route and precision strikes destroyed enemy equipment heading toward the forward positions.
17:31 Mobile fire groups of the Vostok group in cooperation with the NRTK cover up positions and routes of movement of our units in the DPR.
16:10 FPV interceptor operators of the Zapad group destroyed enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs rammed in the Krasnolimansk direction.
14:36 Assault groups of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army of the Center group, supported by BPS crews continue advance in the central and northern parts of Dobropillia.
11:58 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of October 8, 2026)
Units of the "North" force group in the Khar'kov region continue to tighten the encirclement and expand the external control zone. Within the encirclement, fighting is underway to liberate the villages of Nikolaevka, Varvarovka, Lukashovo, Reznikovo, Lobanovka, and Nefedovka in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses in the encirclement over the past 24 hours amounted to up to 40 servicemen and a field artillery gun.
During the expansion of the external control zone, the town of Annopillya in Khar'kov Oblast was taken under control as a result of an active offensive by the group's units. Furthermore, fighting continues to establish control over the towns of Prikolotne and Kotovka in Khar'kov Oblast.
Also in the Khar'kov region, manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Chernoglazovka, Mishchenko, Dergachi, Velykyi Burluk, Artemovka, and Novyi Burluk in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, fire damage was inflicted on formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kiyanitsa and Grunovka in the Sumy region and the city of Sumy.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost up to 280 servicemen, 19 vehicles, two field artillery guns and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge and defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Maliyevka, Chervony Oskol in the Khar'kov region, Vovchiy Yar, Karpovka, and Raigorodok in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 210 servicemen, a British-made Snatch armored combat vehicle, a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system launcher, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery unit, 12 vehicles, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Krasny Molochar, Belenkoye, Kramatorsk, Gavrilovka, Nikolaevka, and Semenovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost more than 160 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 34 cars and a counter-battery station.
Units of the Center group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of Stepanivka, Belozerskoye, Sergeyevka, Roganskoye, Novoyavlenka, and Kamyshevakha in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the village of Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the 51st Army continued their advance in the central and northern parts of the city. Naval infantry units, advancing southwest, captured a sports complex, cleared the stadium, and cleared the remaining park area. Within 24 hours, 103 buildings were liberated, and more than 25 Ukrainian servicemen were killed.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 535 servicemen, four combat armored vehicles, 12 cars, a field artillery gun, and a radar station.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance 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, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Orestopol and Velykomykhailivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Krynovka, Mirovka, and Zalivnoye in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 295 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, nine vehicles, and two artillery pieces.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the towns of Orekhov and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhia region.
More than 30 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 20 vehicles, a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
11:33 Russian Aerospace Forces crews covered temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Kupino and Gogino in the Khar'kov region.
09:59 Khar'kov Oblast. Units of the 128th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 44th Army Corps of the North Group of Forces liberated the village of Annopolye in the Velykoburluk district. MAP
09:02 Artillerymen of the 14th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group fired a precise Msta-B from a distance of 20 kilometers and destroyed a camouflaged Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV control center in Dobropillya.
08:26 During the past night, from 20:00 Moscow time on October 7 to 8:00 Moscow time on October 8, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 399 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Orenburg, Penza, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tula, Ulyanovsk regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Republic of Crimea, the Republic of Tatarstan and over the waters of the Black Sea.
07:32 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Advance west of Novomarkovo (+5.2 km2)
Enemy controls the village of Kolodezi (-4.8 km2)
06:34 Drone operators of the Center group of forces destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk direction, using an unconventional tactic – a tandem strike with drones.
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