Russia's war on Ukraine. 08.06.25
Operational situation
On the Kursk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced east of Tetkino, counterattacked south of Hornal and to the southwest and east of Tetkino, and maintain fire control over the enemy’s logistical routes.
On the Sumy direction, Russian forces advanced on the northeastern outskirts of Kindrativka, the southern outskirts of Oleksiivka, the eastern outskirts of Yablunivka, and east of Loknia. Airborne units of the enemy attempt to enter Sadky, and marine infantry units – Khotin. The enemy is attempting to advance south of Yablunivka, southeast of Loknia, southeast of Yunakivka, and attacked in the direction of Mala Korchakivka and Varachyne.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked south of Kindrativka and near Yunakivka.
On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces attempt to advance near Lyptsi and attacked near Vovchansk and Vovchanski Khutory.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces advanced north of Dvorichna and attacked near Kindrashivka, Krasne Pershe, in the direction of Kutkivka, near Stepova Novoselivka, Zahryzove, Hrekivka, Tverdokhlibove, and in the direction of Novoserhiyivka and Olhivka.
On the Lyman direction, Russian forces attempted to advance on the eastern outskirts of Zelena Dolyna, south of the village, and north of Kolodiazi, and attacked near Karpivka, in the direction of Vovchyi Yar, near Novyi Myr, Ridkodub, Novomykhailivka, Torske, and the Serebriansk Forest.
On the Siversk direction, Russian forces attacked in the direction of Serebrianka, near Hryhorivka, Bilohorivka, and Verkhnyokamianske.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces attacked near Chasiv Yar, Kurdyumivka, Bila Hora, Stupochky, and in the direction of Predtechyne.
On the Toretsk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced on the northern outskirts of Dyliivka.
Russian forces advanced near Toretsk, Dyliivka, Popiv Yar, Poltavka, Yablunivka, in the direction of Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Stepanivka, Rusyn Yar, Shcherbynivka, and Nova Poltavka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces advanced near Pokrovsk, in the direction of Koptieve, near Myroliubivka, Myrne, Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Lysivka, Novoukrainka, Udachne, and Zvirove.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces advanced in the center of Novoserhiyivka, in the southeastern part of Oleksiivka, in the southeastern part of Komar, and attacked in the direction of Muravka, Zaporizhzhia, Dachne, near Novooleksandrivka, Novomykolayivka, Kotlyarivka, Troitske, Orikhove, Bohdanivka, Bahatyr, Andriivka, Konstyantynopil, Shevchenkove, Vilne Pole, Vesele, Burlatske, Zelene Pole, and are attempting to advance west of Novopil and reach the border of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
Ukrainian Defense Forces counterattacked from Zaporizhzhia, Komar, Fedorivka, and Vilne Pole.
On the Huliaypole direction, Russian forces are attempting to advance on the southeastern outskirts of Malynivka and attacked in the direction of Poltavka.
On the Orikhiv direction, Russian forces attempted to advance southeast of Novodanylivka and attacked near Mala Tokmachka, Pyatykhatky, Stepove, in the direction of Novoandriivka and Pavlivka.
General conclusion:
Russian forces unsuccessfully continued offensive actions on the Kharkiv, Lyman, Siversk, and Kramatorsk directions, in the western part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and toward Huliaypole.
The enemy occupied Loknia and advanced in Kindrashivka and Yablunivka.
Intense fighting continues around Pokrovsk. The enemy is unable to break through to the city from the east and south or to bypass it from the southwest. At the same time, the enemy has reached the administrative border of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
There are no combat actions near Kostyantynivka; Ukrainian Defense Forces restrain the enemy’s advance along the highway from Pokrovsk and through Toretsk. Due to this resistance, the enemy is forced to move significantly farther south.
The enemy is failing to advance through Chasiv Yar or to bypass it to the west and is making efforts to push eastward and northward.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 193 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Kursk direction, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 31 enemy attacks. The enemy carried out 34 airstrikes.
On the Kharkiv direction, the aggressor stormed Ukrainian Defense Forces positions near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, and Zapadne three times.
On the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled enemy assault operations in the area of Stepova Novoselivka.
On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 22 times and attempted to advance near Hrekivka, Novyi Myr, Ridkodub, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, and Bilohorivka.
On the Siversk direction, the enemy carried out one assault near Verkhnyokamianske.
On the Kramatorsk direction, 11 combat engagements were recorded in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Markove, and in the direction of Bila Hora and Predtechyne.
On the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 15 attacks near Toretsk and toward Dyliivka and Yablunivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, 65 enemy offensive actions were stopped in the areas of Poltavka, Myroliubivka, Myrne, Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Lysivka, Novoserhiyivka, Udachne, Kotlyne, Novomykolayivka, Orikhove, Kotlyarivka, Bohdanivka, Novoukrainka, and Andriivka.
On the Novopavlivka direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 25 attacks near Bahatyr, Vesele, Burlatske, and Vilne Pole.
On the Huliaypole direction, the enemy made 4 attempts to advance near Malynivka.
On the Orikhiv direction, a Russian attack toward Novoandriivka was successfully repelled.
On the Prydniprovske direction, the enemy unsuccessfully attempted three times to approach the Defense Forces' fortifications.
In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
Mediterranean Sea: 3 ships, including 1 cruise missile carrier; the total salvo is 8 cruise missiles.
Supporting operation:
Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out drone airstrikes on the “Azot” plant in the city of Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast.
Operations at Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports were restricted for several hours.
Targets in Bryansk, Belgorod, Kaluga, Oryol, Kursk, Moscow Oblasts, and in the temporarily occupied Crimea were also attacked.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The 51st Airborne Regiment of the 106th Airborne Division and the 83rd Separate Air Assault Brigade operate near Yablunivka. The 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 44th Army Corps strikes targets in Khotin and Pysarivka.
The 128th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 44th Army Corps operates on the Kharkiv direction.
The 347th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 47th Tank Division of the 1st Tank Army is advancing in Kharkiv Oblast along the international border.
The 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 20th Motorized Rifle Division, the 238th Artillery Brigade of the 8th Army, and the 27th Artillery Regiment of the 6th Motorized Rifle Division of the 3rd Army Corps strike targets near Kostyantynivka. The “Rubikon” Center for Advanced Drone Technologies and the 346th Separate SOF Brigade operate near Pleshchiivka and Ivanopillya.
The 14th Separate SOF Brigade operates on the Shakhtarsk direction.
The 114th and 394th Motorized Rifle Regiments of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the 5th Army have been withdrawn to the rear for restoration of combat capability after the capture of Zelene Pole and Novopil.
The 64th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 35th Army attacks near Huliaypole.
Possible operation situation developments:
The "Kursk" Group of Forces of the enemy’s "Sever (North)" Operational Grouping will attempt to advance toward the Khotin–Khrapivshchyna line.
On the Kharkiv direction, the enemy’s military command intends to deploy part of the “Kursk” Grouping of Forces to intensify the offensive operation in the north of Kharkiv Oblast.
On the Kupyansk direction, the command of the enemy's "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping will advance with forces of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division from the bridgehead near Nove toward the high ground near the village of Cherneshchyna, and with forces of the 4th Tank Division, which is advancing on converging directions Raihorodka–Cherneshchyna and Pershotravneve–Kopanky, will attempt to encircle a tactical group of the “Khortytsia” Operational-Strategic Grouping (OSG) defending along the Novoyehorivka–Hrekivka line.
On the Lyman direction, the forces of the "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping will advance towards the Karlivka – Shandryholove – Drobysheve line while simultaneously advancing near Torske to approach Lyman from the east. The 25th Combined Arms Army will advance in the Dibrova – Yampil direction and in the area of the Serebriansk Forest in order to break through the communication lines of the "Khortytsia" OSG.
On the Siversk direction, the command of the enemy's "Yug (South)" Operational Grouping will attempt to eliminate the Siversk salient held by "Khortytsia" OSG and break through towards the Sloviansk – Kramatorsk agglomeration. The 3rd Combined Arms Army will try to break through to the northern bank of the Siverskyi Donets River between Yampil and Hryhorivka, and from the southeast – toward Siversk.
On the Toretsk direction, in the near future the enemy will attack Shcherbynivka and Novospaske simultaneously from the south, from the direction of Leonidivka, along both banks of the Kryvyi Torets River.
On the Kramatorsk direction, the command of the enemy’s “Yug (South)” Operational Grouping and the 3rd Army, in particular, may soon change the direction of their main strike and shift it to the north of Chasiv Yar, launching an offensive on both sides of the Bakhmut–Sloviansk road along the Orikhovo-Vasylivka–Minkivka and Blahodatne–Pryvillya directions, which would allow them to break through to the forward approaches of Sloviansk directly from the southeast and create a real threat to the “Siversk” Operational Tactical Grouping (OTG) of Ukrainian Defense Forces by executing a deep flanking maneuver on its right flank. If the enemy manages to achieve operational surprise in these directions and advance to tactical depth, the situation in the Kolodyazi–Hryhorivka sector on the Lyman direction could radically deteriorate for the “Khortytsia” OSG.
Russian operational losses from 23.02.22 to 08.06.25
Personnel - almost 996,150 (+1,120);
Tanks – 10,911 (+7);
Armored combat vehicles – 22,748 (+11);
Artillery systems – 28,892 (+42);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,410 (0);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 1,183 (+2);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 51,225 (+146);
Aircraft - 414 (+1);
Helicopters – 337 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 39,651 (+158);
Intercepted cruise missiles – 3,315 (+7);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian + general:
On the night of June 8, the enemy launched an attack on Ukraine using 49 Shahed-type attack drones and various decoy drones, one Onyx anti-ship missile, and two Kh-59/69 guided air missiles. A total of 40 enemy drones were neutralized: 22 were shot down by air defense, and 18 were recorded as lost due to signal failure. Impacts were confirmed at five locations.
On the night of June 8, in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, an FPV drone strike on a private residence injured a 63-year-old man.
In the morning, Russian forces attacked the Kostyantynivka community in Mykolaiv Oblast with two cruise missiles and Shahed-131/136 drones, setting fire to an agricultural equipment warehouse. The fire, covering over 2,000 square meters, was extinguished by midday.
A Russian drone strike on the Nedryhailiv community in Sumy Oblast injured a 28-year-old pregnant woman and a 43-year-old woman. Several vehicles and shops were damaged. Preliminary reports suggest the attack involved a Lancet drone. Later, three more injuries were confirmed.
Also in the morning, Russian forces shelled the Esman community in Sumy Oblast, injuring one person and igniting civilian homes.
In Antonivka, Kherson Oblast, a morning Russian shelling injured a local resident.
At 03:55, Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast came under three strikes, hitting civilian infrastructure, an industrial zone, and the outskirts of a residential area. One person was injured, and infrastructure and industrial facilities were damaged.
Later in the day, in the settlement of Staryi Saltiv, Chuhuiv District, Kharkiv Oblast, a Russian drone strike hit a kiosk, injuring three people.
During the day, the enemy targeted two districts in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. In Nikopol district, FPV drones, heavy artillery, and drone-dropped munitions were used. Two men were injured in the town, one of them in serious condition.
Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine, Mykola Tochytskyi, stated that a document circulating online and targeting Polish audiences, allegedly signed by him and claiming that Ukraine has suspended search and exhumation work in the village of Sadove, Ternopil Oblast, is fake and intended to undermine Ukrainian-Polish historical dialogue.