General Staff Summary: Russians seize area around Shandryholove in Donetsk Region
ANASTASIYA KALATUR - SUNDAY, 8 MAY 2022, 06:37
On the Lyman front, Russians have seized the northern outskirts of Shandryholove (Donetsk Region) following an assault.
Source: General Staff summary
Details: The Russians continue their offensive on the Lyman, Popasna, Sievierodonetsk and Avdiivka fronts.
On the Kurakhove front, the invader is trying, with the support of artillery, to resume the offensive towards Novomikhailivka.
On the Mariupol front, the invading forces continue to block our units near the Azovstal plant. With the support of artillery and tank fire, they are conducting an assault. They continue to deliver weapons, military equipment, ammunition, fuel and oil to meet the needs of the forces in this area.
On the Pivdennyi Buh and Tavriysk fronts, the invading troops, supported by aircraft, continue to strike, regroup and reinforce their units, and increase their fire and logistical support systems.
On the Kryvyi Rih front, the aggressor is using Orlan-10 UAVs to detect the Ukrainian Armed Forces' positions.
The situation remains tense on the Bessarabian front. Armed formations in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova and units of the operational group of Russian troops are on "Polna" (full) alert.
The situation on the Volyn, Polissia and Siversk fronts has not changed significantly. The threat of missile and air strikes from Belarus remains.
The ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov continue to isolate the area of combat operations, conducting reconnaissance and providing fire support along the Primorsk front.
Certain units of the Russian Armed Forces continue to cover a section of the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Bryansk and Kursk regions.
On the Slobozhanskyi front, the invader has focused its main efforts on preventing our troops from advancing towards the border to the north and north-east of Kharkiv.
Russian forces have carried out shelling in the areas of Prudianka, Slatyne and Tsyrkuny. To strengthen defences in the area of Kozacha Lopan, the invaders carried out engineering works to fortify their positions.
On the Izium front, Russian forces have focused their main efforts on preparations to continue the offensive in the Izium - Barvinkovo and Izium - Sloviansk sectors. To reinforce their grouping, the invaders relocated two battalion tactical groups from the 35th Combined Arms Army to certain areas from Russian Federation territory. They shelled the Ukrainian Armed Forces positions using artillery.
Air reconnaissance by Russian forces continued in the Izium and Kamianka areas in order to ascertain the position of our troops.
Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down one Mi-28N helicopter, seven Orlan UAVs, two Forpost UAVs with two cruise missiles, and two Orlan UAVs.
In the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, nine attacks by the invader were repelled, and nineteen tanks, twenty pieces of armoured combat equipment, four special armoured vehicles, six vehicles and one piece of special engineering equipment belonging to the Russian forces were destroyed.
