During the day of September 8, there were 24 combat engagements. The enemy launched 10 missile, 60 air strikes, and 37 MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements.
The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult.
Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary launched an air strike in the vicinity of Bolohivka (Kharkiv oblast). More than 15 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Hasychivka, Bleshnya (Chernihiv oblast), Vyntorivka, Seredyna-Buda, Stari Vyrky, Veselivka, Hrabovske (Sumy oblast).
Kupyansk axis: the enemy launched air strikes in the vicinity of Petropavlivka (Kharkiv oblast). More than 15 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Krasne Pershe, Kamyanka, Fyholivka, Dvorichna, Kucherivka, and Tabaivka (Kharkiv oblast).
Lyman axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy attacks in the vicinity of Novoiehorivka (Luhansk oblast). The enemy launched air strikes near Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast) and Spirne (Donetsk oblast). More than 15 settlements, including Nevske, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Verkhniokamyanske, Vesele, Spirne, Rozdolivka, Yampolivka (Donetsk oblast), were shelled with artillery and mortars.
Bakhmut axis: the enemy launched an air strike near Bila Hora (Donetsk oblast). More than 15 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Klishchiyivka, New York, Pivnichne (Donetsk oblast).
Avdiyivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled adversary attacks in the vicinities of Avdiyivka (Donetsk oblast). More than 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Novokalynove, Keramik, Stepove, Avdiyivka, Sieverne, Pervomaiske (Donetsk oblast).
Marinka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the russian offensive in the vicinities of Maryinka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). Ukrainian troops repelled more than 10 enemy attacks there during the day of September 8. The adversary launched an air strike in the vicinity of Krasnohorivka. The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around than 15 settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobieda, Novomykhailivka, Antonivka (Donetsk oblast).
Shakhtarske axis: the enemy launched air strikes near Urozhaine, Staromaiorske, Novodarivka (Donetsk oblast). Around 10 settlements, including Vodyane, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast), came under artillery and mortar fire.
Zaporizhzhia axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne and Omelnyk (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at more than 20 settlements, including Olhivske, Hulyaipole, Levadne, Mala Tokmachka, Pyatykhatky, Robotyne, Kamyanske (Zaporizhzhia oblast).
Kherson axis: the enemy launched air strikes near Kozatske. Odradokamyanka, Burhunka and Tomyna Balka. The settlements of Antonivka, Kherson, Veletenske, Tomyna Balka (Kherson oblast) came under artillery and mortar fire.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct the offensive operation on Melitopol axis, crushing the enemy and liberating the occupied territories step by step, succeeding in the area south of Robotyne, and consolidating the new positions.
During the day of September 8, Ukrainian Air Force launched 9 air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, as well as 1 strike on positions of the anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.
Missile and artillery troops hit 1 ammunition depot, 9 artillery systems, 6 command posts, and 1 electronic warfare station of russian occupiers.
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