The enemy slowed their advance over the past 24 hours, using primarily air raids to target civilian infrastructure, according to the summary of the Russian invasion on 8 March 2022 by The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The enemy slowed their advance over the past 24 hours, using primarily air raids to target civilian infrastructure, according to the summary of the Russian invasion on 8 March 2022 by The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The enemy keeps concentrating on its primary targets: surrounding and capturing Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Mykolaiv and Chernihiv, creating a land passage between temporarily occupied Crimea and the continental territory of the Russian Federation, advancing towards administrative limits of Lugansk and Donetsk regions.
According to sources, the occupants plan to refuel their equipment by using existing infrastructure, gas stations and reservoirs and building makeshift pipelines in the temporarily occupied areas to bring in petrol from Belarus.
The enemy keeps suffering heavy losses. According to the available information, the 14th Special Purpose Brigade (Khabarovsk) lost over 400 personnel (details to follow), battalion tactical group (BTG) of the 25th Separate motorized artillery (Luga) of the 6th general army retreated to the Russian territory for lack of combat capacity.
In the direction of Poland, the enemy holds previously occupied areas and localities, including Borodyanka, Kopyliv, Bucha and Demydiv.
No enemy activity was reported in the direction of Dymer. Two enemy BTG are holding positions in the area of Prypyat.
Five enemy BGT advanced in the direction of Babyntsi, were stopped and went on the defensive around Bucha.
In the area of Buzov, the enemy advanced to Yasnogorodka, despite suffering heavy losses. The enemy force is four BTG of the 36th general army (two BGT of the 5th Separate Tank Brigade and two of the 37th Separate Motorized Artillery Brigade).
In the direction of Siveriv, the occupants continue their attempts to capture Chernihiv.
The enemy tried to cut into the Ukrainian defence from the area of Glukhiv, using up to five BTG of the 90th Tank division and four BTG of the 2nd general army of the Central military, unsuccessfully. They are attempting to build and defend a pontoon bridge to move in the direction of Kozelets.
In the direction of Slobozhantsk, the enemy continues attempts to block access to Kharkiv from the north while shelling civilian infrastructure to terrorize the population. Ongoing combat for Izum. The enemy is building pontoon bridges over the rivers Siversky Donets and Bereka.
In the direction of Donetsk, the enemy continues advancing towards Dnipro and Zaporyzhya to reach the administrative limits of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. After an unsuccessful attack on Troitske, they attempt to renew the advance towards Zaporyzhya and capture Mariupol.
In the Tavria and Southern directions, the enemy keeps hold of Kherson, Enerhodar and Vasylivka, using 17 BTG, and is regrouping to continue advancing towards Zaporyzhya. The enemy gained control of Pology locality using three BTG.
Cruise missile launches in the direction of civilian and military objects are expected from the battleships of the Black Sea, and the Caspian navy positioned the Black and Azov sea operation zones.
In the opinion of Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the chief of the President's Office, Russian troops are coasting through Ukraine: "Only complete idiots could try to surround four big cities (Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol and Mykolaiv) simultaneously with 200 thousand soldiers spread over 500 km."