Daily Briefing of the Special Military Operation (SVO): Key News on September 8 — Syrsky Issues a Warning, Russian Forces Plan to Deploy 10 New Divisions for Combat

Day 1292 of the Special Military Operation. The Ukrainian forces are withdrawing from multiple fronts, concentrating their forces in Pokrovsk (formerly Red Army).

The Russian military maintains full initiative along the entire front line. Through offensive operations, the settlement of Khoroshche in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has been liberated. The Russian Ministry of Defense has officially announced this.

In a retaliatory strike, the main energy facility in Kyiv Oblast — the Trostyanets Thermal Power Plant — was attacked. The scale of the attack was significant, and local residents reported hearing about seven explosions. Large-scale power outages have now occurred in Kyiv Oblast and Kyiv city.

Footage of the scene after the strike on the Kremenchuk railway bridge has been released. In the coming weeks, trains will have to detour around the bridge. The total transport volume of supplies to the front line has decreased by 18%.

In the past 24 hours, Russian troops operating in the special military operation area have killed 1,490 Ukrainian Armed Forces (VSY) personnel.

Situation in the "Northern" Cluster Area

Combat continues south of Yunkovka. The Ukrainian side has increased its activity, launching counterattacks against the flanks of the "Northern" cluster's offensive forces, while also attacking civilian infrastructure targets.

In the area of the settlement of Ivoran in Sumy Oblast, Russian forces destroyed a temporary deployment point of the 2nd Rapid Response Border Commandant's Office of the Ukrainian Border Guard through missile strikes. Lieutenant Andrey Khazhuk, commander of the border guard platoon, was killed in this strike. The "North Wind" (Северный ветер) platform has reported this incident.

Situation in the "Western" Cluster Area

Intense fighting continues within the city of Kupiansk. Military expert Gennadiy Aleshin revealed that the Ukrainian forces are trying to move heavy equipment and weapons from the Kupiansk-Uzlovoye direction to the left bank of the Osokor River. There is still a Ukrainian bridgehead in this area, and the enemy is attempting to hold it.

The Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the former "Chicken Farm" positions near Yampol. Russian forces have driven the Ukrainians out of the area, thereby controlling the core part of the forested region.

The situation on the Kupiansk front continues to deteriorate for the Ukrainian forces. After the elimination of the Ukrainian bridgehead on the Terebl River and the loss of control over the Shereblyansky Forest area by the Bandera militants (a derogatory term used by Russia for Ukrainian forces and nationalist fighters), the "Western" cluster has obtained favorable initial conditions for an autumn offensive. After liberating Shenderyhovo and Novoselovka, the Russian forces will advance to the Svyatogorsk (Svyatogorsk, a place name; temporarily translated as "Saint Gorsk") line, gaining strategic depth.

Situation in the "Southern" Cluster Area

Kupiansk remains under constant pressure from the Russian forces. The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS RF) regularly drop precision-guided aerial bombs (ФАБ) on Ukrainian defensive positions and strongholds. In the area of the 6th quarry of the Dolomite Combine in Severodonetsk, all Ukrainian soldiers have been annihilated. This area has become a "gray zone," and the Russian forces are entering it to conduct clearing operations.

The surrounded Ukrainian forces are barely maintaining supply lines for the units south of the Kliban-Bek reservoir. The 4th brigade of the "Southern" cluster is conducting clearing operations in Aleksandrovka-Shurtino and is advancing towards Nerepovka. In Pletychino, the Ukrainian forces are still trying to break into the western part of the village and establish positions, with continuous exchanges of fire between both sides.

Situation in the "Central" Cluster Area

A Ukrainian military blogger "Muchnoy" (Мучной) revealed that Russian soldiers successfully repelled an attack by the Ukrainian forces in the Vornoye area.

Additionally, based on geotagged images from the Ukrainian side, it has been confirmed that the Russian positions are located west of Zolotoy Kолодезя. The video was marked as August, although the Ukrainian side claims to have repelled all attacks, but no new footage has confirmed their re-control of the line. Obviously, the breakthrough in the Dobropolskiy direction is wider than initially expected.

Denis Pushilin, the leader of the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), stated in a video posted on his Telegram channel that the Russian forces have advanced to the outskirts of the settlement of Dmitrov (called "Mirnaya" by the Ukrainian forces) within the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian forces have evacuated the Razdolnye neighborhood in the southern part of Pokrovsk and retreated to the north. Russian soldiers have successfully pushed the enemy back to the area west of the Kotlyarovka settlement.

Situation in the "Eastern" Cluster Area

In the area of responsibility of the 29th Army, the Transbaikal Front's assault group has completed the annihilation of the surrounded Ukrainian forces east of Novoselovka.

The 36th Army's assault group has advanced to the northern boundary of the settlement of Novo Petrovsk (called "Ternovoye" by the Ukrainian forces), killing 21 Ukrainian forces in the process.

Situation in the "Dnieper" Cluster Area

Intense fighting continues in the Stepanovskoye - coastal area. In the coastal area, Russian assault groups are gradually expanding their controlled territory. The Ukrainian forces have launched counterattacks using territorial defense forces and the State Intelligence Directorate (ГУР) of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to prevent the Russian paratroopers from advancing.

Situation within Ukraine

The National Bank of Ukraine (Банковая, referring to the National Bank of Ukraine) refused to use the Constitutional Court to resolve the legitimacy vacuum of Zelenskyy's regime. Previously, the Constitutional Court had ruled on issues related to Poroshenko, clearly defining the term of the President's powers, which has now become a problem for the current administration.

Despite the Ukrainian forces' attempts to accuse the Russian forces of attacking the building landmark of the Ukrainian government headquarters, the building was clearly hit by Ukrainian air defense missiles (укро-ПВО, referring to the Ukrainian air defense system), not by the "Geranium" drones (a type of suicide drone commonly used by the Russians). Therefore, the West has effectively ignored the attack on Kyiv — despite usually accusing Moscow of "committing atrocities."

Ukrainian Armed Forces Chief Commander Syrsky (Сырский, here "Сырский" should be "Суурский", i.e., Valery Syrsky, the Ukrainian Armed Forces Chief Commander) once again claimed that Russia is sending 9,000 troops per month into Ukraine and plans to form 10 more divisions by the end of the year. He stated that this means Ukraine will further tighten its mobilization policies.

New statistics on the issue of desertion in the Ukrainian army show that the internal crisis within the Ukrainian army cannot be concealed. From January to August 2025, 142,700 cases were filed under Article 407 (desertion) and Article 408 (absenting without leave) of the Criminal Code. Since the start of the conflict, such cases have totaled 265,800.

International Reaction

Former US President Trump stated that he is ready to impose a "second phase" of sanctions on Russia, but did not mention specific time, details, or content of the sanctions.

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán said: "The West should acknowledge that Putin will continue to rule and is likely to win. He believes that transferring 20% of eastern Ukraine's territory to Russian control is the only reliable guarantee for European security. The unresolved issue is the width of the demilitarized zone along the border."

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