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Today is the 1628-th day of Ukraine’s resistance to the full-scale invasion by Russian forces. Russian military personnel are committing thousands of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of terror across the territory of Ukraine.
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Operational information as of 08:00 09.08.2026 regarding the Russian invasion
In total, 231 combat engagements were recorded during the past day.
Yesterday the enemy carried out one missile strike using seven missiles and 75 air strikes, during which they dropped 269 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the invaders used 10 284 kamikaze drones and conducted 3137 shellings of populated areas and our forces’ positions.
Enemy artillery strikes hit the settlements of Korenok, Bachivsk, Sopych, Tovstodubove, Atynske, Bezsalivka, Ryzhivka, Potapivka, Ulanove in the Sumy region; Naberezhne, Yanzhulivka in the Chernihiv region.
During the past day, the aviation, missile troops, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck eight areas of enemy troop concentration, four artillery systems, and four control points for unmanned aerial vehicles.
On the North Kharkiv and Kursk directions our defenders repelled five enemy assaults during the past day. At the same time, the aggressor carried out three air strikes using eight guided aerial bombs and conducted 54 shellings of our troops’ positions and populated areas, including two using multiple-launch rocket systems.
On the South Kharkiv direction Ukrainian units repelled 19 enemy attacks. The invaders attempted to advance in the areas of the settlements Lyman, Starytsia, Synelnykove, Artilne, and toward the settlements Izbytske, Ternova, Okhrimivka, Volokhivka, Pokalyane, Khatne.
On the Kupiansk direction there were nine enemy offensive actions toward the settlements Kivsharivka, Myrne, and Radkivka.
Attempts to break into our defense were repelled on the Lyman direction, where the occupiers attacked toward the settlements Drobysheve, Stavky, Ozerne, Lyman and in the areas of the settlements Karpivka, Zarichne, Novomykhailivka, Novoselivka 12 times.
On the Sloviansk direction the enemy carried out 15 assault actions in the areas of the settlements Zakittne, Kryva Luka, Riznykivka and toward Pyskunivka, Mykolaivka and Ray-Oleksandrivka.
On the Kramatorsk direction the occupiers attacked three times in the area of Malynivka and toward Yurkivka.
On the Kostiantynivka direction 24 attacks were recorded. The invaders conducted assault actions in the areas of the settlements Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Stepanivka and toward Osykove, Dovha Balka and Mykolaipillia.
The enemy carried out twenty-nine attacks on the Pokrovsk direction. The occupiers tried to advance in the areas of the settlements Novooleksandrivka, Udachne, Muravka and toward the settlements Novyi Donbas, Shevchenko, Serhiivka.
On the Oleksandrivka direction the invaders carried out two attacks in the area of Zlahoda.
On the Huliaipole direction the occupiers attacked 14 times. The enemy attempted to advance toward the settlements Rizdvianka, Vozdvyzhivka, Tsvitkove, Hirke, Staroukrainka, Rivne and Charivne.
On the Orikhiv direction our defenders stopped two attempts by the enemy to advance toward Prymorske and Stepnohirsk.
On the Prydniprovsk direction the enemy did not conduct assault actions during the past day.
On the Volyn and Polissia directions there were no signs of the enemy forming offensive groupings.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the enemy’s total combat losses from 24.02.22 to 09.08.26 are estimated as follows:
personnel – about 1 457 740 (+1 130) persons
tanks – 12 253 (+2) units.
armored combat vehicles – 25 103 (+4) units.
artillery systems – 47 621 (+41) units.
MLRS – 2 013 (+4) units.
air defense assets – 1 556 (+0) units.
aircraft – 439 (+0) units.
helicopters – 354 (+0) units.
ground robotic systems – 2 171 (+9) units.
operational-tactical level UAVs – 451 248 (+1 642) units.
cruise missiles – 5 007 (+0) units.
ships / boats – 35 (+0) units.
submarines – 2 (+0) units.
motor vehicles and tankers – 131 775 (+358) units.
special equipment – 4 505 (+1) units.
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