Russian Ministry of Defense News Website released the military operation situation report on the Ukraine conflict as of 24:00 on August 7 (Translation)

▪️ Kherson direction

Our forces have significantly intensified the offensive in the Korabel Island area, focusing firepower to launch a fierce attack on Ukrainian military fire points, air defense positions, communication hubs, and logistics support facilities. Western media reports indicate that our drones did not attack Ukrainian convoys or withdrawal teams during the operation. In night artillery operations, the northern Ukrainian positions in Kherson and Chornobayevka airport became key targets. In the past 24 hours, the enemy has conducted as many as 57 artillery attacks on the left bank of the Dnipro River.

▪️ Zaporozhye front

Our forces have restarted the military offensive against Stepanovye (Stepanopolsk). The Ukrainian forces organized an offensive in the Pravnya area, but currently, most areas of the village are still under Russian control. In Stepanovye, our combat personnel have consolidated the clearing positions and launched an attack on the southern residential areas composed of multi-story buildings. In addition, intense positional battles continue in the Nesteranka, Novoandreyevka, and Maly Tokmachevo areas.

▪️ Ugledar direction

Main battles are taking place around the Iskra and Alexandrovka areas. In the Malyyevka and Yanzhvalskoye areas, our forces actively consolidate their positions, strengthening defensive and offensive capabilities.

▪️ Red Army City (Pokrovsk) sector

Intense positional battles are taking place in the southwest of Red Army City. In the Chunykhino and Lysivka areas, the Ukrainian forces repeatedly attempted to break through the Russian line, but all attempts failed. To the north of Myrnohrad, fighting continues in the areas of Hryhorivka and Rodynske, and our forces have successfully entered the city from the east and north. In the more northern area, our combat personnel have reached the outskirts of Shevchenko and are advancing simultaneously towards Hryshyno. At the same time, our forces are conducting military operations in the approach areas of Novodonetsk, Rubizhne, and Kucherovoye.

▪️ Konstantinovka front

Our forces are making every effort to break through the defenses in the Pirtavka and Popiv-Yar areas and have made some progress along the forest belt east of these villages. In the area south of the Katelynovka and Kryvyi Rih reservoirs, the battle is fierce. Russian forces used artillery and drones to conduct precise attacks on the north of Shcherbinyovka. In the area south of Aleksandrov-Shurtino, Russian forces have made combat advances, while the Ukrainian forces still control parts of the villages north of the Namykh river.

▪️ Seversk direction

Our forces are actively consolidating positions west of Novosolovka, enhancing defensive deployments. In the areas south of Ivanov-Daryevka, Veymka, and Sereblyanka, fighting continues continuously. The advancement of our forces in these sectors will effectively form a surrounding situation of the Ukrainian forces stationed in Seversk from three directions, increasing military pressure.

▪️ Hryhorivka sector

According to relevant information, the Russian armed forces have launched a large-scale offensive against the central village on the banks of the Nitrivka River. Liberating this village will have important strategic significance, allowing the Russian forces to threaten the Ukrainian forces in the Karpyvka area from the rear and encircle Shendryholovo and Novosolovka from the west. Currently, fighting is intense in the Shendryholovo area, and our soldiers are trying hard to consolidate the northern positions of the village. In Torske, the Russian armed forces are steadily advancing towards Zarechnoye, but due to the complex battlefield environment, the situation in this area remains shrouded in "war fog," and specific combat situations need further observation.

▪️ Kupiansk direction

Battle continues around the Moskovka area. The enemy admitted that our reconnaissance sabotage groups have successfully entered the Sobolevka area, but so far, no large-scale combat has erupted there. In the Radikovka and Golubovka areas, Russian forces have made some combat advances.

▪️ Kharkiv sector

Intense positional battles are taking place between Volchans'k and Synelnykove, as well as in the Volchans'k Gorty area, with the fighting in a stalemate.

▪️ Sumy direction

The Ukrainian forces launched an offensive in the Alekseyevka area, attempting to cut off the connection between this area and the main Russian forces, breaking the Russian strategic layout. In the areas of Valachino and Kondratovka, the Ukrainian forces continue their offensive. In the southern village of Yunakivka, the fighting is extremely intense, and the battlefield situation is tense.

▪️ Air defense and critical facility status

In the past night, our air defense forces successfully shot down 82 Ukrainian drones in the skies over seven regions, effectively safeguarding airspace security. Among them, 39 drones were accurately shot down over the Black Sea and Azov Sea areas. In addition, our forces also intercepted eight "Storm Shadow" cruise missiles and one guided aerial bomb in the skies over Crimea, demonstrating strong air defense combat capabilities. A train station in the Volgograd region was damaged, and a fire broke out at the Afipsky refinery in the Krasnodar Krai, with specific losses and impacts being assessed. In the Belgorod region, 10 people were injured in the past day, and the local government is working tirelessly on rescue and post-disaster work.

▪️ Our aerospace forces' strike operations

Our aerospace forces carried out precise and powerful strikes on military targets in six regions of Ukraine. A series of strong explosions occurred in Dnipropetrovsk, and the local locomotive depot, infantry weapons warehouse, and military training center suffered serious damage, greatly weakening the operational support capabilities of the Ukrainian forces. The military training center in Sinelnykove, Dnipropetrovsk region, was accurately struck by six "Kalibr" missiles, destroying important Ukrainian training facilities. A military technical equipment warehouse in Kryvyi Rih was completely destroyed, effectively hindering the Ukrainian forces' ability to replenish military equipment.

The above is the main combat situation on the 1261st day of the special military operation.

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