Today morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense's news website released an 8th August combat report (note: translated text):

▪️ In the Kherson direction, the Russian armed forces have been continuously attacking the highway bridge in Kherson for two consecutive days. This bridge is the only supply route for Ukrainian troops stationed on the island, and it is from this island that the Ukrainian forces launched attacks against our left-bank area. Destroying this bridge will isolate the operational area on the island. Civilians can evacuate the island via the railway bridge.

▪️ In the Zaporozhye sector, the Russian Armed Forces have made progress in the forest areas south of Pravnya and Stepanovka. The Ukrainian forces' attempt to enter Kamenka has been repelled.

▪️ In the Ugledar direction, the Russian Armed Forces advanced towards Voronoye from Malyyevka. The Ukrainian forces launched a counterattack from Yanzhvarske, attempting to control the western edge of Voskresenka village. After fierce fighting, our forces launched an attack towards Aleksandrovka and Iskra. In the northern part of this sector, we expanded our controlled area, advanced 4 kilometers along the Olykhovo-Novoukrainivka line, and occupied new positions in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

▪️ In the western wing of the Leningradskiy direction, the Russian Armed Forces attacked Grishino - the Ukrainian forces are mobilizing reserves from Grishino and Dobropolye to prevent the garrison in Myrnohrad and Rodynske from being encircled. Although the Ukrainian forces repelled the Russian Armed Forces in Vladimirovka during fierce fighting, we still managed to wedge into the area between Novoshakhtino and Shakhty and advanced toward Belitske, controlling the road leading to Myrnohrad. We bypassed Nikanorivka, occupied the southern part of Merzalovo, and captured Sukhetske and the "Krasnolimanska" mine. We also engaged in combat in the eastern part of Rodynske and at the edge of Krasnolimansk. Our advances in this sector severed the connection between Pokrovsk and the strategic supply area of Slavyansk-Druzhkivka-Konstantinovka, creating conditions for a deep encirclement of Konstantinovka from the west. At the southern end of the front line, our forces have reached the northeastern edge of Myrnohrad, and are pushing back the Ukrainian forces in the Balagan-Moskovskoye-Promynye area from the forest region.

▪️ In the Konstantinovka direction, the Russian Armed Forces are breaking through the Ukrainian defense nodes in the Yablunovka-Aleksandro-Kalinovka area to advance towards the Stenovka-Dolgayabalka line along the Konstantinovka-Shakhty highway. We are fighting for Katerinovka and have made progress in the Deryevka area. The Ukrainian forces attacked Chasiv Yar, hindering our efforts to firmly establish ourselves in the city.

▪️ In the North Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are clearing Ukrainian positions in the support points west of Ivaniv-Daryivka and are conducting breakthrough operations north of Verkhnye Kamenetske.

▪️ In the Krasnohorivka direction, the Russian Armed Forces advanced over 2.5 kilometers in Torske, controlling the southern part of the village. Now, we are applying pressure on the Ukrainian forces from both the north and south. The Ukrainian forces are still holding their defensive positions in the central area and are receiving support from the nearby Zarechnoye. Our air force is attacking Redkodub. Meanwhile, our forces have successfully advanced on both flanks, in the northern part in the Novomyrovy and Glushenkovye areas, and in the southern part in the Karpyovka area, where we have made progress in the eastern part and continue to advance westward.

▪️ In the Kupiansk direction, fighting occurred in the northwest of Kupiansk. Our fighters are advancing along the private residential areas and the Moskovka area along the river in the northern part of Kupiansk.

▪️ There are no changes in the Kharkiv sector.

▪️ In the Sums border area, the Ukrainian forces are strengthening their defensive positions and mobilizing new reserves. Reports indicate the appearance of so-called "elite units" equipped with NATO weapons. Intense fighting occurred around Kondratovka and Yunakovka. Enemy forces launched a counterattack in the Andreyevka and Yablunovka areas.

▪️ Last night, the Russian Aerospace Forces and missile forces launched a large-scale strike on eight Ukrainian regions. Two radars in the Lesnaya Stepanka and Ivanovka areas were destroyed. The French mercenary and instructor base in Nikolaev was attacked. A fire broke out at a substation in Synelnykove in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

▪️ The Russian air defense forces shot down 90 Ukrainian drones during the night. Four civilians were injured in the Voronezh region, and cars, stores, private homes, and agricultural buildings were burned. The city of Sochi in the Krasnodar Krai was attacked. After the attack, a fire broke out at the Adler oil depot of the "Russian Oil - Kuban Petroleum Products" company, which was extinguished in the evening. It was reported that one civilian was injured.

▪️ In the past 24 hours, the air defense forces shot down two HIMARS rockets and 274 drones.

This is the combat situation on the 1256th day of the Russian special military operation.

Original: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1839477235165191/

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