Operational report August 09, 2022 by the General Staff of AFU on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian people’s heroical resist a Russian military invasion is still going on day 167.

The situation did not significantly change in the Polissia and Volyn directions in Ukraine. The Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus continue to perform the threat along the Belarus-Ukrainian border in the regions of Brest and Gomel. The threat of airstrikes and missile attacks from the territory and airspace of the Republic of Belarus is maintained.

The Russian army is still stationing distinct its Western Military District troop units in the border regions of the Bryansk and Kursk districts in the Siverskyi direction of Ukraine. To disrupt the movement of Ukrainian forces’ units and impede their transfer to other locations, they perform demonstrative activities.

Russian soldiers opened fire on Ukrainian positions in the villages of Katerynivka, Seredyna-Buda, and Mezenivka in the Sumy region using barrel and reactive artillery. Near Hai and Schalyhyne, they provided illegal air intelligence.

The Russian army is fighting in the Slobozhanskyi direction in an effort to maintain previously captured boundaries and stop Ukrainian soldiers from attacking, and they are also attempting to expose how Ukrainian troops’ protection system is built.

The Russian occupying forces opened fire with tanks, barrel artillery, and jet artillery in the Kharkiv direction in the vicinity of the settlements of Sosnivka, Duvanka, Prudanka, Dementiyivka, Pytomnyk, Ruska Lozova, Cherkaski Tyshky, Petrivka, Bairak, Staryi Saltiv, Bazaliyivka, Korobochkyne, Andriyivka, Milove.

From the artillery districts of Brazhkivka, Karnuhivka, Sulyhivka, Nova Dmytrivka, Protopopivka, Adamivka, Zalymana, Mazanivka, and Dolyna, Russian invaders fired in the direction of Sloviansk.

Russian occupiers conduct offensive assaults in the Bakhmut and Avdiyivka directions in the Donetsk direction with the assistance of operational-tactical and army aviation and attempt to push Ukrainian soldiers away from used boundaries by artillery fire.

Russian units fired at Hryhorivka, Siversk, Verkhnokamianske, Zakitne, and Ivano-Dariyivka in the direction of Kramatorsk.

It was noted that Russian artillery had fired in the direction of Bakhmut, hitting Soledar, Kodema, Bilohorivka, Bakhmutske, Vyyimka, and Vershyna. Russian aggressor employed aircraft close to Vershyna, as well as at Zaitseve, Dacha, Bakhmut, Yakovlivka, and Spirne.

Ivano-Dariyivka, Vesele, Yakovlivka, and Bakhmut were among the places where the Russian invaders attempted to recon the conflict. The Russian intruders were forced to escape after Ukrainian forces started a fire.

Russian shelling near Vodiane, Pisky, Nevelske, Novoselivka, Krasnohorivka, and Sukha Balka was observed in the direction of Avdiyivka. Areas of the Ukrainian communities Mariyinka, Krasnohorivka, Novoselivka, and Avdiyivka were attacked by the Russian Federation.

Russian troops engaged in offensive engagements close to Krasnohorivka and Avdiyivka but failed and left.

Districts of the settlements of Volodymyrivka, Pavlivka, Orikhiv, Shevchenko, Hulaipilske, Novodanylivka, Stepnohirsk, Olhiv, Kamyanske, and Novosilka were shot by Russian invaders in the Novopavlivske and Zaporizhzhia directions. Near Velyka Novosilka, Shcherbaky, and Novosilka, Russian air strikes were detected.

The Velyka Novosilka and Vremivka regionsreported the defeat of Russian intelligence operatives.

The army of the Russian Federation is conducting a defensive effort in the direction of South Buh in Ukraine using army aviation actively. It fired artillery shells near the towns of Prybuzke, Posad-Poskrovske, Lupareve, Ukraiyinka, Luch, Myrne, Blahodatne, Novorosiyske, Shyroke, Partyzanske, Plotnytske, Bilohirka, Osokorivka, and Kniazivka in an effort to frighten Ukrainian soldiers.

In the vicinity of Bila Krynytsia, Andriyivka, Osokorivka, and Olhyne, Russian occupants carried out airstrikes.

In the regions of Bilohirka, Murkhivka, Novooleksandrivka, Shevchenkove, and Mykolaivka, Russian military groups were in charge of illegal air intelligence using drones.

2 Russian “Kalibr” type sea-based cruise missile carriers are present in the Black Sea in preparation to fire high-precision weapons.

The air unit of the Russian army engages in organized combat to support land forces. The destruction of military facilities in the direction of Donetsk is the focus of the effort.

Aerial and rocket artillery units from Ukraine continue to successfully shoot damage to Russian invaders’ military equipment, ammo depots, and manpower. Due to casualties, Russia’s troops in numerous areas of Ukraine turn to sabotage instead of fighting.

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