Note to your attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06.00 on August 9, 2023 regarding Russian aggression against our country.

Glory to Ukraine! The three hundred and fiftieth day of Russia's large-scale military aggression against our state has begun.

Forces of the Ukrainian Defense are continuing offensive operations on the Bakhmut, Melitopol, and Berdyansk axes. In the direction of Urozhainoye, Pryiyutne, and Verbove, there was partial success. And on the Bakhmut axis, Ukrainian soldiers continue to conduct offensive actions south of the city of Bakhmut, consolidating their positions on the achieved lines.

The enemy is suffering significant losses in manpower, weapons, and equipment. At the same time, the adversary continues to put up strong resistance, carries out movements of subunits and troops, actively uses its reserves.

During the past day, the enemy inflicted four missile strikes and 53 air raids, carried out 86 shelling with multiple rocket launchers on our positions and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are casualties among civilians, residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure have been destroyed.

The probability of missile and air strikes across the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

During the past day, more than 30 combat engagements took place.

On the Volyn and Polesie axes, the operational situation — no significant changes.

On the Northern and Slobozhanskyi axes, the enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of Gremyachka and Leonivka, Chernihiv region. Carried out mortar and artillery shelling of more than 30 populated areas, including Volodimirivka, Senkivka, Yasna Polyana, Gremyach, Chernihiv region; Znoba-Novgorodskoye, Seredina-Buda, Bunyakine, Volfyne, Velika Pysarivka Sumy region and Strilecha, Plynya, Hatiche, Budarki, Bologivka in Kharkiv oblast.

On the Kupyansk axis, our soldiers firmly hold their defense and repelled enemy attacks near Syntsovkha, Kharkiv region. The enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of Syntsovkha, Kotlyarivka, Kharkiv region, and Novoselivskoye, Luhansk region. Artillery and mortar shelling by the enemy was suffered by more than 10 populated areas, including Dvorychne, Kucherivka, Kupyansk, Kislivka, Berestove, Kharkiv region.

On the Lyman axis, the enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of Bilohorivka Luhansk region and Terny, Seredyno, Sporny, Veseloye Donetsk region. Artillery shelling by the enemy was suffered by populated areas of Bilohorivka Luhansk region and Tor'ske, Verkhnyokamyans'ke, Sporny, Rozdolyvka Donetsk region.

On the Bakhmut axis, our soldiers firmly hold their defense, successfully repelled enemy attacks near Klyshchivka and in the area of Zaytsevo, Donetsk region. The enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of populated places of Kramatorsk, Marove, Klyshchivka, Pivnichne, and New York, Donetsk region. More than 15 populated areas suffered from enemy artillery shelling, including Chasiv Yar, Predtechine, White Hill, Pivnichne, and New York, Donetsk region.

On the Avdiyivka axis, under heavy air and artillery fire by the enemy, our defenders successfully repelled attacks in the areas of Novokalynovoye, Avdiyivka, and Severny, Donetsk region. The enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of Severny and Pervomaisk, Donetsk region. Artillery shelling was suffered by Avdiyivka, Tonikha, Solovyove, Pervomaysk, Karlivka, Donetsk region.

On the Mariupol axis, forces of defense continue to hold back Russian troops' advance in the area of Mariupol and Novomykhailivka, Donetsk region. The enemy carried out an air strike in the area of Krasnyhorivka, Donetsk region. Artillery shelling was suffered by Krasnyhorivka, Gostre, Mariupol, and Novomykhailivka, Donetsk region.

On the Shakhtarsk axis, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore lost positions in the area of Starymayorskye, Donetsk region. Carried out air strikes in the areas of populated places Vremyivka, Blagodatne, Starymayorske, Donetsk region. Artillery shelling was suffered by Vodyane, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolotaniva, Blagodatne, Starymayorske, Donetsk region and Levadne, Zaporizhzhia region.

On the Zaporizhzhia axis, the enemy carried out air strikes in the areas of Novodanylivka and Robotino, Zaporizhzhia region. Artillery shelling was suffered by more than 15 populated areas, including Rivenpole, Novodarivka, Olhyvske, Pyatykhatskyi, Lobkove, Kamianske, Zaporizhzhia region and Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region.

On the Kherson axis, the enemy carried out air strikes in the area of Olhyvka, Kherson region. Artillery shelling was suffered by more than 10 populated areas, including Mikhailivka, Zmiyivka, Olhyvka, Mykolyske, Veletsenske, Kherson region and city of Kherson, as well as Kutsurub, Ochakiv, Mykolaiv region.

Against the backdrop of successful offensive actions by Ukrainian forces, the number of killed Russian invaders has significantly increased. Due to a sharp increase in the number of wounded and dead occupiers on the Svatovo-Kreminskiy axis for evacuation of wounded occupiers to Russia, temporarily occupied Luhansk region, the arrival of medical personnel from the special purpose detachment 442nd district military hospital of the Russian Ministry of Defense was recorded in the city of Svatove. Specifically, from August 1st to 7th, about 500 occupiers with various degrees of gunshot wounds were sent to the hospital in Belgorod city from the Svatovo-Kreminskiy axis. At the same time, to hide their actual losses on the front, dead Russian invaders are being transported to Rostov-on-Don.

In the populated area of Stulnevye, temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region, so-called occupation "authority" headed by the so-called regional military commander began preparing so-called propaganda ahead of so-called "elections" on occupied territories on a single voting day in Russia scheduled for September 10. It is expected that representatives from the party "United Russia" will come to the occupied territories to create groups of propagandists and informers among local collaborators.

The aviation of Ukrainian forces inflicted 10 strikes on areas of enemy manpower, weapons, and military equipment concentration over the past day.

Subunits of rocket troops and artillery during the day hit two command points, five artillery systems in firing positions, ammunition depot, and two radio-electronic warfare stations of the enemy.

Overall, during the past day, Ukrainian soldiers liquidated 820 Russian invaders, destroyed eight tanks, twelve armored combat vehicles, seventeen artillery systems, two MLRS, one air defense system, seventeen tactical drones, nineteen vehicles and five units of special equipment.

Believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! We will win! Glory to Ukraine!