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2026-10-09 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: October 8, 2026
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23.30 Ukraine is responding in kind to the attacks of the Russian occupiers, in particular on data centers, said President Volodymyr Zelensky, commenting on the attack on the Yandex data center. Meanwhile, Yandex cannot confirm the possibility of restoring the data center in Sasovo. The scale of the damage is still being assessed.
21.39 Russia has changed tactics, stepping up daytime attacks on key bridges and the center of the capital. Therefore, the city authorities have called on Kyiv residents to consider alternative accommodation options for the winter period. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said this in an interview with AFP, writes France24.
Residents of the capital who have friends or relatives outside the capital should consider temporarily moving.
"Every day there are new reports of destroyed buildings, injured or dead people, as the shelling of our city intensifies. Today it is a matter of survival," the mayor explained.
21.15 The 169th training center of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was headed by Colonel Anatoliy Kulykivskyi - the former commander of the 28th separate mechanized brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign. The new chief was introduced to the personnel by the commander of the Land Forces, Brigadier General Svyatoslav Zaits. As the military notes, among the priority tasks of the new leadership are improving the quality of all areas of training of military personnel and creating an effective system of training of non-commissioned officers.
21.14 The British government announced a new package of sanctions against Russia, aimed, in particular, at the Russian financial sector and the vessels of the "shadow fleet". This was reported by the British government's press service.
20.51 The Security Service of Ukraine detained a 17-year-old resident of Kyiv region who set fire to several trucks of a local logistics company on behalf of Russian special services. According to the special service, the Russians tried to recruit another minor - a 16-year-old resident of Kyiv region - to carry out another sabotage.
Both teenagers were recruited by Russians separately through Telegram chats to seek close relationships. To do this, according to the SBU, Russian special services created fake accounts of girls the boys had met. Later, these "acquaintances" disappeared from the chats, and a man who introduced himself as an SBU officer contacted the teenagers. He stated that the girls were allegedly detained for treason, after which, under threat of liability, he forced the boys to agree to "help the investigation."
19.48 In recent days, 78 people have been killed and 215 others injured as a result of Russian strikes on Pryluky, Kramatorsk, Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called this a severe escalation and terror against the people. He announced this following a conversation with European Council President Antonio Costa.
19.34 Germany will continue its military support for Ukraine and has already begun delivering new aid. In particular, the first batch of ammunition for fighter jets designed to combat Russian jet drones has already been delivered. This was reported by the German Ministry of Defense following a telephone conversation between Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and his Ukrainian counterpart Yevgeny Khmara.
19.05 A Russian FPV drone attacked the Zaporizhzhia Regional Council building and hit the coat of arms directly. No people were injured as a result of the strike. According to the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Mykhailo Semikin, after the building was hit, smoke appeared, but there was no fire.
18.47 In Germany, temporary protection for citizens of Ukraine has been extended until March 4, 2028. At the same time, separate conditions are provided for Ukrainians liable for military service who arrive in the European Union for the first time. As Germany4Ukraine explains, temporary protection will not be granted to persons entering the European Union from August 5, 2026, if they do not comply with the requirements of Ukrainian legislation regarding military service.
18.42 Russian aircraft began to fly to Zaporizhia. The enemy is striking bridges with KABs and drones, which is due to a change in tactics and improvement of Russian ammunition. This was reported by the acting head of Zaporizhia Mykhailo Semikin, Ukrinform reports.
18.21 Russian troops attacked the Vasylkivska community of Dnipropetrovsk region with a guided aerial bomb. Two civilian men were killed as a result of the strike. Several residential buildings were also destroyed as a result of the Russian attack. This was reported on the evening of Thursday, October 8, by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha.
18.18 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed the head of the Chernihiv Oblast Regional Administration, Vyacheslav Chaus, to promptly assist the residents of Pryluky who were left homeless due to a Russian missile strike. The head of state wrote about this in a Telegram message.
In Prylukhy, more than a hundred residential buildings, educational institutions, kindergartens, shops, enterprises, and infrastructure that ensures life in the city were damaged.
18.01 Thousands of servicemen who previously voluntarily left military units (SZCh) returned to their units under a simplified program. Their total number is comparable to the personnel of two or three brigades. As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, a significant part of the servicemen after their return again began to perform combat missions.
17.50 Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the Omsk oil refinery in the Russian Federation. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Local residents, having heard the first sirens and explosions, have already begun to line up for fuel at gas stations.
17.36 A large-scale outage occurred in the Russian segment of the Internet on October 8. Problems simultaneously arose in the work of banks, marketplaces, online cinemas, mobile operators, media and other services. This is evidenced by data from Russian outage monitoring services Sboy.rf and Downdetector.
17.18 Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine on October 7 and on the night of October 8, 2026, destroyed a number of important military facilities of the Russian occupiers. This was reported by the General Staff on Thursday.
16.59 In the Mykolaiv region, a Russian "Molniya" drone hit a private residential building. This was reported by the acting head of the regional military administration, Georgy Reshetilov. Two small children were injured in the attack - a three-month-old girl and a one-year-old boy.
16.44 The Ukrainian Defense Forces neutralized over a thousand Russian soldiers in the area of ​​responsibility of the Azov group of troops (forces) in three days. Of these, 702 occupiers, according to the General Staff, were eliminated. The General Staff noted that one of the highest rates of destruction of Russian occupiers was recorded on this section of the front.
16.39 On Thursday, Ukraine's negotiating team is in Europe, and in the next two days it should be in the United States. President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists in Pryluky, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
The US "must turn up the heat" with sanctions and financial assistance, as well as provide air defense for Ukraine, the head of state believes.
16.23 An FSB agent who guided Russian missiles at air defense positions in the Odessa region was sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The SBU exposed him in August 2025 while adjusting Russian shelling of the region.
The attacker was part of the FSB agent network, which law enforcement officers neutralized at the same time as his arrest.
16.13 The Russian strike on Kramatorsk, which killed at least 30 people and injured 18 others, will not go without a response from Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote about this on Facebook.
15.40 Ukraine is not in a diplomatic corner right now. But we need to "shut up" Russia and "close" its economy. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky to journalists in Pryluky, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
15.29 The European Commission condemned the Russian strike on civilians in Kramatorsk and stated that deliberate attacks on the population and non-military objects are war crimes. This was stated by the European Commission spokesman Christian Wiegand, the EP informs.
15.25 The Ukrainian Defense Forces have hit a rare Russian Irbis counter-battery radar station. The enemy complex was discovered by aerial reconnaissance of the 43rd separate artillery brigade named after Hetman Taras Tryasyl. The video released by the military shows the Russian complex trying to change position, but eventually coming under fire.
15.17 Moldova is ready to accept a new wave of Ukrainian refugees if Ukraine faces a difficult humanitarian situation this winter. Moldovan President Maia Sandu stated this at the Moldova Security Forum in Chisinau, Newsmaker reports.
"Since 2022, more than 1 million Ukrainians fleeing the war have arrived in Moldova, while about 100,000 have found their home here. If this winter in Ukraine is as difficult as the whole world expects, we are ready to accept as many people as safety requires," Sandu noted.
15.05 In Sumy, one person was killed and four others were injured as a result of a Russian strike. This was reported by the head of the Sumy OVA, Oleg Hrygorov, in Telegram.
According to preliminary information, the enemy used long-range rocket artillery. Four shells were fired at the city.
15.01 The death toll from the Russian attack on October 8 has increased in Kyiv. A man who was wounded during the strike on the capital died in hospital. This brings the total number of deaths in the capital to four, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported.
14.37 The European Union has decided to extend personal sanctions against individuals and organizations responsible for Russia's destabilizing actions abroad for another year - until October 9, 2027. This was reported by the press service of the Council of the EU.
14.09 The war between Russia and Ukraine has reached a "strategic stalemate" and there is no prospect of ending it through diplomacy, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview with Kathimerini.
13.26 In the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, the death toll from a Russian strike has risen to 30. Another 18 people were injured, the State Emergency Service reported.
Also, three people died in the villages of Bilenke, Kramatorsk community, as a result of shelling by racists.
13.08 Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refining complex in the city of Salavat in the Russian Bashkortostan. A fire broke out on the territory of the enterprise, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
12.51 In the Solomyanskyi district of Kyiv on Thursday afternoon, October 8, a Russian drone hit a four-story store building. The attack killed two people and injured three others. This was reported by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and the Kyiv City Military Administration (KMMA). Emergency and rescue services are working at the scene of the hit. The fire in the building has been contained.
12.40 Important negotiations with partners are to take place on Thursday and Friday, which could yield concrete results for strengthening defense. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this on Telegram.
12.25 A Russian informant in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been exposed and detained. The mobilized from the Poltava region was directing enemy fire at the positions of his assault regiment and adjacent formations of the Defense Forces. The SBU reported this.
12.07 The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the recall of its ambassador from Ukraine. The agency reported this on Thursday.
As a reminder, South Korea considers Ukraine's apology for disclosing information about the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war "insufficient." Seoul was considering the possibility of "decisive measures" in response.
11:37 Russian aggressors attacked a bus in the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. 12 people were killed and 14 others were injured, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.
11.12 As a result of the morning attack by "shaheeds" on Kyiv, one person was killed and several others were injured. Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported this on Telegram.
Also on the right bank of the capital, there is a decrease in pressure in the water supply network due to a decrease in voltage in the power grid.
10.53 On Thursday morning, four regions of Ukraine experienced new power outages due to Russian attacks on civilian energy infrastructure. Emergency power outages are also in effect, Ukrenergo reported.
In some regions, hourly outage schedules are used throughout the day for all categories of consumers, but they have been doubled - to 3 shifts.
8.44 Russian troops attacked 26 settlements in Sumy region in the past 24 hours. Two 14-year-old boys were killed, six more people were injured and traumatized. This was reported by the National Police of Ukraine.
8.26 In Pryluky, Chernihiv region, a Russian missile strike on October 7 killed 22 people, including five children. Another 54 people were injured, including seven children, the State Emergency Service reported.
The rescue operation lasted all night. Emergency workers saved 15 people, including one child.
7.57 During the day on October 7, the Russian army lost another 1,830 soldiers in the war against Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Thursday morning, October 8. "The total combat losses of the enemy from 02/24/22 to 10/08/26 amounted to... about 1,547,780 people," the report says.
Over the course of the day, Ukrainian forces also destroyed 3 tanks, 4 armored combat vehicles, 47 artillery systems, 2 MLRS, and 2 air defense systems.
7.38 Russian troops have launched 970 strikes on 58 settlements in Zaporizhia region in the past 24 hours. Three people were injured in the attacks on the Zaporizhia district. This was reported by Ivan Fedorov, co-chairman of the regional Defense Council, on Thursday morning, October 8.
According to him, the invaders carried out 21 airstrikes on Zaporizhia and a number of settlements in the region. Among them are Kushugum, Komyshuvakha, Novomykolaivka, Orikhiv, Vilnyanka, Preobrazhenka, and Mykilske.
3.58 The Sasta Machine Tool Plant, which is important for Russia's military-industrial complex (MIC), was hit in the Ryazan region of the Russian Federation. There is a Yandex data center next to the facility. This is reported by the monitoring channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+.
2.59 It's been almost a month since US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping sanctions bill against Russia, named after the late Lindsey Graham. Now, the bipartisan Senate leadership is urging the administration to quickly limit the flow of financial resources fueling the war in Ukraine, the Associated Press reports.
2.46 Lithuania is deploying troops to guard the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast. The decision comes amid a worsening security situation in the region and signals of a possible mobilization in Russia, Lithuanian broadcaster LRT reports.
0.59 Russian war criminals hit a 12-story building in the Desnyanskyi district of Kyiv with a drone late on the evening of October 7. Four people were injured, including children. Rescuers also managed to save 22 residents of the building, including 8 children. The State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine reported this on Telegram.
0.37 Moldova is withdrawing border guards from joint checkpoints located on Ukrainian territory, and is also creating protective zones on the border with Ukraine against possible drone strikes. This was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Moldova, Daniela Misail-Nikitin, NewsMaker reports.
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