Update regarding russian invasion (November 8th, 2022)

The two-hundred-fifty-eights (258) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military large-scale invasion continues.

The enemy is trying to keep the temporarily captured territories, concentrates efforts on restraining the actions of the Defense Forces in certain areas. Conducts offensive actions in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka directions.

Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces have repelled attacks by the occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Krasnohorivka, BakhmUt, Ivanhrad, Opytne, Klishchiivka, Maryinka, Pavlivka, Vodyane and Mayorsk in the Donetsk oblast and Bilohorivka in the Luhansk oblast.

The enemy is shelling units of the Defense Forces along the contact line, carrying out border fortification equipment in separate directions and conducting aerial reconnaissance.

It continues to strike critical infrastructure and civilian homes in violation of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and customs of war.

Over the past day, the enemy launched 9 missile and 37 air strikes, launched more than 100 MLRS attacks.

Areas of more than 25 settlements of the Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv oblasts were hit by the enemy.

The situation in the Volyn and Polissya directions has not changed significantly. The republic of belarus continues to support the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, providing the russian federation with infrastructure, territory and airspace. The formation of the russian-belarusian grouping of troops on the territory of the republic of belarus continues. There is still a threat of the enemy launching airstrikes using strike drones from the territory and airspace of this country.

The enemy shelled in such directions:
in the Slobozhansky direction - from tanks, mortars, rocket and barrel artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Udy, Starytsa, Chuhunivka, Fiholivka, and Dvorichanske;
on the Kupyansk and Lyman directions - from artillery of various types, in the areas of Kislivka, Berestove, Stelmakhivka, Myasozharivka, Hrekivka, Makiivka, Nevske, Yampolivka and Lyman settlements;
in the Bakhmut direction - from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of Rozdolivka, Yakovlivka, Soledar, BakhmUtske, BakhmUt, Opytne, Klishchiivka, Andriivka, Kurdyumivka, Ozaryanivka and Mayorsk settlements;
in the Avdiivka direction - from tanks and the entire range of artillery, in the areas of Avdiivka, Opytne, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, and Novomykhailivka settlements;
in the Novopavlivsk direction - from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of the settlements of Vuhledar, Pavlivka, Prechystivka, Vremivka, Novosilka, Neskuchne, and Novopil;
in the Zaporizhzhia direction - from artillery of various calibers, in the areas of Temyrivka, Olhivske, Uspenivka, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Novodanylivka and Stepove settlements.
In the direction of South Buh direction, areas of populated areas bordering the contact line were affected by enemy fire. The settlements of Vyshchetarasivka, Illinka and Marhanets of the Dnipropetrovsk region were directly affected by the fire from the anti-aircraft missile system.

The enemy continues to suffer losses. The fire damage to the area of ​​concentration of military equipment, which is about 20 units, was confirmed on November 5 in the city of Hola Prystan, Kherson oblast. The destruction of ammunition warehouses of the occupiers on November 5-6 in the settlements of Horlivka in the Donetsk oblast and Svatove in the Luhansk oblast was also confirmed.

In the city of Enerhodar, the russian invaders continue to strengthen administrative and counter-intelligence measures. Occupiers collect personal data of local residents, check smartphones, go around private residences, and illegally detain Ukrainian citizens.

In the area of ​​Novosofiivka, Kherson oblast, the group of occupation troops was reinforced by a unit from the territory of the Chechen Republic, which participated in the robbery of local residents and their homes.

Aviation of the Defense Forces during the past day struck the enemy 24 times. 17 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, as well as 7 positions of the enemy's anti-aircraft defenses, were affected.

Over the past day, the Defense Forces shot down an enemy Su-25 aircraft, a Lancet-3 UAV and four Orlan-10 drones in different directions.

Over the past day, soldiers of the missile troops and artillery hit 5 control points, 2 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, 2 ammunition depots, 2 anti-aircraft missile complexes and the area of ​​firing positions of the occupiers' artillery.

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