Ukraine's General Staff: Russian Attacks Concentrated Around Kostiantynivka Over Past Day
Ukraine's General Staff reports 199 combat clashes along the front over the past 24 hours. Russian forces attacked most actively in the Kostiantynivka direction in Donetsk region, with 23 assaults recorded.
Ukraine's General Staff published its operational summary on Sunday, 8 November, describing the situation on the front during Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. According to data as of 8:00 a.m., 199 combat clashes took place over the previous 24 hours. The largest number of Russian attacks was recorded in the Kostiantynivka direction, where 23 were counted.
Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk directions
In the Kostiantynivka direction, Russian forces tried to advance in the areas of Kostiantynivka and Vilne, as well as toward Mykolaipillia, Novopavlivka and Zolotyi Kolodiaz. In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy carried out nine attacks. They occurred near Novyi Donbas, Novohryshyne and Molodetske, and toward Dobropillia, Serhiivka and Novopidhorodne.
Other sections of the front
Five attacks were repelled in the Lyman direction, while in the Sloviansk direction the enemy attacked four times. In the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces made one assault toward Mykolaivka. In the South Sloboda direction, Ukrainian units repelled eight attacks, including near Kozacha Lopan, Radkivka, Okhrimivka and in the Vovchansk area.
In the Huliaipole direction, the occupiers attacked Ukrainian defenders' positions three times, and in the Orikhiv direction they carried out two attacks toward Novopavlivka and Lukianivske. In the North Sloboda and Kursk directions, Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled four attacks.
The General Staff says the Russian army carried out nine air strikes over the day, using 20 guided aerial bombs. In addition, 126 shelling attacks were made on Ukrainian troop positions and populated areas.
