In the east of Ukraine, Russian invaders are trying to capture Pesky, Avdiivka, Soledar and a number of other settlements, but due to the resistance of the defense forces, they are forced to retreat. In addition, the enemy inflicts air strikes in order to provoke the greatest possible losses in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk region. This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the Ukrainian military, in the Bakhmut direction, the occupiers fired from cannon, rocket artillery and tanks in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Bakhmut, Ivano-Daryevka, Pokrovskoye, Zaitsevo, Kodema, Kurdyumovka, Bakhmutskoye, Soledar and others. Air strikes were carried out by assault and army aviation near Spirny, Soledar, Bakhmut, Zaitsev and Vershina.

The enemy attempted to conduct assault operations in the directions of Novoluganskoye - Controversial, Vladimirovka - Yakovlevka, Stryapovka - Soledar. Didn't get any success and left..

In the Avdiivka direction, shelling was recorded near Maryinka, Avdiivka, Experienced, Peski, Pervomaisky and other settlements.

Enemy attack aircraft carried out bombardments near Krasnogorovka and Marinka.

The General Staff notes that the Russians are trying to resume the offensive in the Donetsk-Peski direction. There the fighting continues. The enemy also launched an offensive in the directions of Mineralnoe - Avdiivka and Spartak - Avdiivka. Had no success and with losses stepped back.

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Earlier it was reported that two explosions thundered in the occupied Kirillovka on the evening of August 9.