russian troops focused their efforts on trying to take control of Rubizhne and preparing to continue the offensive in the direction of Lysychansk. Using aircraft and artillery, the enemy is trying to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This was announced in the Telegram by the head of the Luhansk regional Military Administration Serhiy Haidai.
According to him, the occupiers continue to destroy industry and critical infrastructure. On May 8, they fired shells at the Lysychansk refinery for the third time. Also, during the past day, the russians destroyed the facilities of the Popasna water supply, which were still functioning, leaving a million people without water, including in the occupied territories.
"russians don't care what to destroy, but those mobilized in the so-called" Luhansk People’s Republic" don't even understand that tomorrow his wife and child won't have anything to drink," Serhiy Haidai emphasized.
He added that russian troops do not stop firing on civilians. In particular, on May 8, they targeted the population of the Luhansk region 24 times. Eleven people hiding in the basement in Shypilove have lost contact. It is impossible to completely dismantle the blockages in Bilogorivka or Shypilove. A woman died in Sievierodonetsk. There are two Zakarpattia volunteers in Bilogorivka, and children are also among the victims. Like the wounded child from Pryvillia, they were hospitalized in Dnipro.
However, in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, six russian attacks were successfully repulsed, 20 tanks, one artillery system, 28 units of armored combat vehicles, one special armored vehicle and five units of motor vehicles were destroyed. Air defense units shot down three Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles.
71 enemy attacks were repulsed last week. 67 tanks, 26 artillery systems (including 7 MLRS), 110 units of armored combat vehicles, five special armored vehicles, four units of special engineering and 39 units of enemy vehicles (including one tanker) were destroyed. Two planes, one helicopter, one cruise missile and 33 unmanned aerial vehicles of the occupiers were shot down by air defense units.
On May 8 the UAF withdrew from Popasna of the Luhansk region. The fighters took positions that were prepared in advance.