Defense forces continued to repulse enemy attacks in the east and prevented them from regaining lost positions near Andreevka, Donetsk region.
The armed forces continue to defend the east and south of Ukraine, and are also advancing in the direction of Melitopol and Bakhmut. In the past 24 hours, 68 military clashes took place on the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report on October 8.
It was noted that the enemy launched eight missiles and 34 air strikes, and carried out 37 attacks from multiple rocket-launching systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian targets.
In the area of responsibility of the operational-strategic group of forces (OSGV) North in the direction of Volyn and Polesie, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
In the directions of Seversky and Slobozhansky the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, carries out active sabotage activities, and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers on the state border in the Belgorod region.
In the area of responsibility of OSGV Khortytsia in Kupyansk direction The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 13 attacks by invaders in the areas of Sinkovka and Ivanovka settlements in the Kharkov region, and in Limansky – six attacks in the area of Makeyevka in the Lugansk region.
In the direction of Bakhmut The Russians unsuccessfully tried to restore their lost position in the Andreevka area of the Donetsk region.
In the area of responsibility of OSGV Tavria in Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions the enemy carried out more than 20 unsuccessful attacks in the areas of Avdeevka, Pervomaisky, Maryinka, Krasnohorivka and Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk region.
In the direction of Shakhtarsky Ukrainian soldiers repelled about ten Russian army attacks in the areas of Vodyanoye and Zolotaya Niva settlements in the Donetsk region.
“The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct an offensive operation in Direction of Melitopol and offensive actions (attacks) on Direction of Bakhmut. They had a partial victory in the northeast of Andreevka, Donetsk region,” said the General Staff.
In the area of responsibility of OSGV Odesa in direction of Kherson The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in counter-battery warfare, destroying warehouses and successfully hitting the rear areas of the enemy.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian aviation has carried out eight strikes on areas where enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated, and five on anti-aircraft missile systems. Four operational tactical level UAVs were destroyed.
Missile force units hit an artillery weapon, an area where personnel were concentrated, and a Russian electronic warfare station.
We remind you that, on October 7, the Russian Federation lost 281.7 thousand military personnel in Ukraine.
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