UKRAINSKA PRAVDA – TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2022, 7:23 PM
Russian occupying forces attempt to advance on the Bakhmut front. In particular, they made an attack on Spirne, but were fired upon by the Ukrainian forces and retreated in disorder. Meanwhile, the Russians used every weapon at their disposal, including aircraft, to fire on Ukrainian positions on several other fronts.
source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information from August 9, 18:00
details: The situation has not changed significantly on the Fronts of Volyn, Polissia and Siwershchyna.
On the Sivershchyna front, Russian forces shelled the areas near Mykolayivka (Chernihiv Oblast) and Katerynivka, Seredyna-Buda and Mezenivka (Sumy Oblast) with barrel and rocket artillery.
The Russians used UAVs to provide aerial reconnaissance for Ukrainian defenses near Hai, Chernihiv Oblast, and Shalyhine, Sumy Oblast.
On the Front of KharkivRussian forces used tank guns, rocket and barrel artillery to fire on areas in and around Ridne, Sosnivka, Prudianka, Slatyne, Pytomnyk, Ruska Lozova, Petrivka, Chepil, Pechenihy and Slobozhanske – and launched an airstrike near Verkhnii by Saliv.
On the Front of Donetsk, Russian forces attempted to conduct airborne offensive operations on the Bakhmut and Avdiivka fronts. In addition, they continue to regularly fire on Ukrainian positions in the contact zone to pin down Ukrainian forces and prevent them from regrouping. Meanwhile, units of Russian troops from the Eastern Military District of the Russian Federation are regrouping on the Donetsk front.
On the Kramatorsk frontRussian forces fired on the areas near Maiaky, Hryhorivka, Pyskunivka, Verkhnokamianske, Platonivka and Serebrianka and conducted an airstrike near Hryhorivka.
On the Bachmut in front, Russian occupying forces used artillery and tank guns to shell the areas in and around Bakhmut, Kostiantynivka, Soledar, Zaitseve, Toretsk, Yakovlivka, Bilohorivka, Pokrovke, Kodema and Maiorsk. Russian planes conducted airstrikes on Vershyna, Vesela Dolyna, Zaitseve, Dacha, Bakhmut, Yakovlivka and Spirne.
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Units of Russian troops attempted an attack on Spirne but were hit by Ukrainian fire and forced to retreat in disorder.
Russian occupying forces also deployed reconnaissance groups near Ivano-Darivka, Vesele, Yakovlivka and Soledar. Ukrainian forces thwarted their reconnaissance attempts in these areas and forced them to retreat. The casualties suffered by the Russian forces are confirmed.
Also in the vicinity of Pidhorodne and Bakhmut, the Russians tried to conduct reconnaissance work, but here too they were unsuccessful and retreated.
Eventually, the Russian forces attempted to improve their tactical positions by conducting offensive operations on Yakovlivka, Bakhmut and Zaitseve, but were forced to retreat after suffering casualties. However, near the village of Vershyna, the Russians managed to record some successes.
On the Avdiivka in frontRussian occupying forces shelled the areas in and around Avdiivka, Pisky, Nevelske, Netailove, Krasnohorivka and Novobakhmutivka and carried out airstrikes near Marinka, Krasnohorivka, Novoselivka and Avdiivka.
Russian forces made unsuccessful attempts to improve their tactical positions, conducting offensive operations near Krasnhorivka, Avdiivka and Pisky.
On the Novopavlivka and Zaporizhia frontsthe Russians used tank guns and artillery of various calibers to fire on the areas in and around Vuhledar, Pavlivka, Novomaiorske, Velyka Novosilka, Stepnohirsk, Orichiv, Shcherbaky and Novosilka.
Russian planes targeted Velyka Novosilka, Shcherbaky, Novosilka, Vuhledar and Pavlivka.
The main efforts of Russian troops on the Pivdennyi boo in front focus on maintaining their current positions; They have increased their use of aircraft to conduct airstrikes in the region.
In addition, they used tank guns, as well as pipe and rocket artillery, to fire on the areas in and around the city of Mykolaiv, as well as on Stepova Dolyna, Lymany, Shevchenkove, Myrne, Kyselivka, Shyroke, Zelenyi Hai, Bila Krynytsia. Nikopol, Kniasivka ta Dobrianka. Russian aircraft conducted airstrikes near Bila Krynytsia, Andriivka, Osokorivka and Olhyne. Meanwhile, Russian forces used UAVs to conduct aerial reconnaissance near Bilohirka, Murakhivka, Novooleksandrivka, Shevchenkove, Mykolaivka Kobzartsi.
Two high-precision naval missile carriers (armed with Kalibr cruise missiles) are on standby in the waters of the Black Sea.