February 8, 2023

Ukraine forces kill 910 Russian troops in 24-hour period

Ukraine Defense Ministry

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 08.02.23 were approximately:

  • personnel ‒ about 134100 (+910) persons, 
  • tanks ‒ 3253 (+8), 
  • APV ‒ 6458 (+15), 
  • artillery systems – 2236 (+4), 
  • MLRS – 461 (+0), 
  • Anti-aircraft warfare systems ‒ 228 (+1),
  • aircraft – 295 (+1), 
  • helicopters – 285 (+1), 
  • UAV operational-tactical level – 1961 (+3),
  • cruise missiles ‒ 796 (+0),
  • warships / boats ‒ 18 (+0),
  • vehicles and fuel tanks – 5112 (+5),
  • special equipment ‒ 211 (+3).

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 

Day 350 of the russian full-scale invasion continues. 

In an attempt to take full control of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, the adversary continues to focus its main efforts on offensive operations on Kup’yans’k, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Novopavlivka axes.

During the day of February 8, russian occupant forces launched 1x missile attack on the civilian infrastructure of Slovyansk (Donetsk oblast) and 37x air strikes. In addition, the enemy launched more than 40x MLRS attacks, in particular, at the civilian infrastructure of Beryslav and Komyshany (Kherson oblast). 

The threat of further russian air and missile strikes on civilian targets across Ukraine remains high.

Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no changes, no signs of the formation of offensive groups were found. Russian invaders shelled the vicinities of more than 30x settlements, including Zaruts’ke, Vovkivka, Sokhany, Pavlivka, Yunakivka, Sadky, Miropillya (Sumy oblast), Udy, Chervona Zorya, Krasne, Lyptsi, Starytsya, Verkhnya Pysarivka, Ambarne, Fyholivka, Dvorichna, and Zapadne (Kharkiv oblast). The enemy launched air strikes near Kozacha Lopan’ and Oliinykove (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yans’k and Lyman axes: the adversary shelled the vicinities over 15x settlements. Among them are Kup’yans’k, Kurylivka, Kyslivka, Tabaivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), Novoselivs’ke, Stel’makhivka, Kreminna, Kuz’myne, Dibrova, and Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast). 

Bakhmut axis: Bilohorivka, Rozdolivka, Bakhmut, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Mykolaivka, Klishchiivka, Ozaryanivka, Oleksandro-Shul’tyne, and Vesele (Donetsk oblast) were shelled among others. In total, more than 20x settlements were targeted. The enemy launched air strikes near Ivanivske.

Avdiivka and Novopavlivka axes: Avdiivka, Vodyane, Pervomais’ke, Heorhiivka, Mar’inka, Pobjeda, Novomykhailivka, Vuhledar, Zolota Nyva, and Neskuchne (Donetsk oblast) were shelled. The occupant forces’ air strikes were reported near Avdiivka and Mar’inka. 

Zaporizhzhia axis: Vremivka, Novopil’ (Donetsk oblast), Ol’hivs’ke, Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Shcherbaky, and Kam’yans’ke (Zaporizhzhia oblast) came under fire. 

Kherson axis: the vicinities of settlements of Zmiivka, Beryslav, Shlyakhove, L’vove, Tyahynka, Antonivka, Yantarne, Berehove, Veletens’ke, and Kherson were the targets of enemy fire.

In Novotroits’ke (Kherson oblast), the occupiers are subjecting civilians to filtration measures. First of all, the measures concern those who had worked in Ukrainian public institutions and has been refusing to cooperate with the russian occupation administration and reporting for work. The invaders also threaten that those failing to receive russian passports by March will automatically be subject to filtration measures. 

In the settlements of Hromivka, Chaplynka, Mala Kardashynka, Zelene, Chulakivka, and Novovolodymyrivka (Kherson oblast), russian occupation forces conduct daily searches, terrorize, and rob the local residents. They steal household appliances, phones, and any valuables. 

During the day of February 8, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 21x air strikes on the concentrations of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers, and 3x air strikes on the positions of anti-aircraft missile systems. In the meantime, Ukrainian artillery and missile troops hit 2x enemy command posts, 2x concentrations of manpower, 1x ammunition depot, and 1x fuel and lubricants depot.

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