Over the past day, Russian troops, trying to capture the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, concentrated their efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions. This is stated in the morning summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for February 8.

The invaders suffer heavy losses, especially in manpower..

So, over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of invaders in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoe, Krasnopopovka, Shipilovka and Belogorovka of the Luhansk region, as well as Verkhnekamenskoye, Fedorovka, Orekhovo-Vasyelovka, Dubovo-Vasilyevka, Disputed, Vyemka, Bakhmut, Krasnaya Gora, Paraskoveevka,.

Also, during the day, the Russians launched eight missile strikes, five of which were on the civilian infrastructure of Kharkov, as well as 21 air strikes.. In addition, the enemy made 39 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems, in particular on the civilian infrastructure of Nikolaev and Kherson.. Residential buildings damaged.

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Aviation of the Defense Forces over the past day inflicted 12 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers and two strikes on the positions of anti-aircraft missile systems. Our defenders also destroyed a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft, a Mi-24 helicopter and two enemy UAVs of the Orlan type.. Our gunners and missilemen hit two enemy command posts, seven areas of concentration of manpower and ammunition.

Recall that the Russians shelled seven communities of the Sumy region over the past day, there are dead.