⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Morning Briefing of The Ministry of Defense of Russia (August 8, 2023)

⚡️English Translation⚡️

⚡️Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation

(8 August 2023)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

▫️In Kupyansk direction, assault groups of the Zapad Group of Forces, in the course of offensive operations on a wide front, took more advantageous positions close to Olshana (Kharkov region).

In the course of active defence actions, 9 attacks and counterattacks of units of 25th airborne, 14th, 32nd and 67th mechanised brigades of the AFU have been successfully repelled near Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic) and Sinkovka (Kharkov region).

As a result of Ground-Attack and Army aviation, and artillery, enemy manpower and hardware concentration areas close to Dvurechnaya, Petropavlovka, Krakhmalnoye and Kupyansk (Kharkov region).

The enemy losses were up to 110 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 motor vehicles, as well as 2 D-20 howitzers.

▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces in close cooperation with aviation and artillery, 18 attacks by assault groups of 17th tank, 23rd, 60th mechanised, 5th assault and 80th airborne assault brigades of the AFU have been successfully repelled near Artyomovsk, Kleshcheevka, and Zaitsevo (Donetsk People's Republic).

In addition, manpower and hardware concentration areas of AFU 28th and 54th mechanised brigades have been hit near Kurdyumovka and Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy losses were up to 210 servicemen, 1 tank, 4 infantry fighting vehicles, 6 pickup trucks, and 3 D-30 howitzers.

▫️In South Donetsk direction, as a result of active action by units of the Vostok Group of Forces, aviation and artillery, 3 attacks by assault groups of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade and the 37th Marine Brigade of the AFU have been successfully repelled close to Nikolskoye and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation have hit manpower and hardware concentration areas of the 31st Mechanised Brigade, 110th, 128th territorial defence brigades near Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy losses were up to 125 Ukrainian servicemen, 8 armoured fighting vehicles, and 2 D-30 howitzers.

▫️In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of coordinated actions of the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems, 3 attacks by assault groups of 68th infantry, 21st, 67th mechanised brigades of the AFU have been successfully repelled close to Novoyegorovka, Zhitlovka (Lugansk People's Republic) and Terny (Donetsk People's Republic).

In addition, a complex fire atack has been inflicted on manpower and hardware clusters of 44th, 63rd, 66th mechanised brigades and the 1st Special Forces Brigade of the AFU close to Novovodyanoye, Chervonopopovka, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic) and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy losses were up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored fighting vehicles, 2 pickups, 2 motor vehicles, 1 Grad MLRS and 1 D-20 howitzer.

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