Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of December 8
Ukrainian soldiers (photo: Getty Images)
Since the beginning of the day, December 8, as of 16:00, 146 combat engagements took place in the frontline. The situation is characterized by the enemy's particular activity in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Enemy shelling
During the day, a number of settlements near the border with Russia suffered from enemy terrorist attacks. Thus, the following settlements came under artillery fire:
- Marchykhyna Buda, Baranivka, Demyanivka, Bachivsk in Sumy region;
- Mykhalchyna Sloboda in Chernihiv region.
Situation at the frontlines
Today, in the Kharkiv direction, Russian troops stormed the defensive lines of Ukrainian troops three times in the areas of Vovchansk, Lyptsi, and Vysoka Yaruga.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy actively attacked the positions of our units eight times in the areas of Pishchane, Kolisnykivka, Lozova, and Zahryzove. Two hostile attacks are still ongoing.
Today, in the Lyman direction, the invading army made 21 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Bohuslavka, Druzheliubivka, Kopanka, Zelenyi Hai, Zarichne, Terny, Yampolivka, Nadiia and Makiivka. Eight combat engagements ended without success for the enemy, and 13 more are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the invaders unsuccessfully stormed the positions of our troops near Stupochky. The situation is under control.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy concentrated its offensive efforts in the areas of Toretsk, Diliyivka, Leonidivka, and Shcherbynivka, where seven combat engagements took place, and three more are currently underway.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the enemy has made 43 attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the areas of Myroliubivka, Novotoretske, Promin, Lysivka, Dachenske, Zelene, Novyi Trud, Zhovte and Chumatske. The defense forces are holding back the attack, having repelled 36 enemy attacks so far, and seven firefights are still ongoing. The enemy's losses are being clarified.
Fighting continues near Sontsivka, Stari Terny, Maksymilianivka, Dachne, Kurakhove, Katerynivka, Yelizavetivka, Hanivka, Antonivka and Uspenivka in the Kurakhove direction. According to the updated information, 22 out of 31 attacks of the invading army have been repelled so far. Fierce fighting continues.
In the Vremivka direction, the enemy made 13 attempts to storm the positions of our units near Novosilka, Novodarivka, Sukhi Yaly, and Blahodatne. Six firefights are ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy attacked our units near Nesterianka.
The invaders keep trying to drive our units out of their positions in the Prydniprovskyi direction. Thus, today they made three unsuccessful assaults on the positions of our defenders.
The enemy conducted no active operations in the Huliaipole and Siversk sectors.
Russia lost 1460 soldiers at the front on the last day, from October 8 to 9. In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 36 armored combat vehicles and 3 artillery systems.
