**Russia-Ukraine War: Latest Developments and Losses**
As of July 8, 2025, the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has seen a significant increase in combat engagements over the past 24 hours. According to the General Staff of Ukraine, there were 188 recorded combat engagements.
The enemy forces have been responsible for numerous attacks on Ukrainian territory. Yesterday, they carried out:
* 2 missile strikes using 5 missiles
* 68 airstrikes, dropping 112 guided aerial bombs
* Over 5,000 shellings, including 141 with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS)
* 3,373 kamikaze drone attacks
These attacks were reported in several areas, including:
* Kindrativka, Kostiantynivka, Novomykolaivka, Vodolahy, Oleksiivka, and Sadky (Sumy Oblast)
* Novopavlivka (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast)
* Prymorske (Zaporizhzhia Oblast)
* Kozatske (Kherson Oblast)
**Ukrainian Defense Forces’ Strikes**
In response to the enemy’s attacks, Ukrainian Defense Forces have carried out numerous strikes against concentrations of enemy personnel, weapons, and equipment. These strikes have resulted in:
* The destruction of 3 artillery systems, 1 command post, and 1 other key enemy facility
* The hitting of 18 concentrations of enemy forces
**Frontline Summary**
The conflict has seen intense fighting on various fronts. Here is a summary of the situation:
* Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions: 8 engagements, with the enemy conducting 6 airstrikes and 286 artillery shellings.
* Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction: 19 enemy assaults were recorded near several villages.
* Kupianskyi direction: 2 enemy attacks were repelled near Holubivka and Zahryzove.
* Lymanskyi direction: 27 enemy assaults were reported, with the Ukrainian forces successfully repelling them.
* Siverskyi direction: 3 enemy assaults were recorded.
* Kramatorskyi direction: 5 engagements took place, with the enemy attacking toward several villages.
* Toretskyi direction: 4 attacks were repelled near Toretsk and Dyliivka.
* Pokrovskyi direction: Ukrainian forces successfully repelled 68 enemy assaults.
* Novopavlivskyi direction: 30 enemy attacks were recorded, with the Ukrainian forces repelling them.
* Huliaipilskyi direction: 4 enemy assaults were repelled near Malynivka.
**Russian Losses**
According to official reports, Russian forces suffered significant losses over the past day:
* 1,070 personnel
* 4 armored combat vehicles
* 41 artillery systems
* 2 MLRS
* 172 UAVs
* 86 vehicles
* 1 heavy flamethrower system
These developments highlight the ongoing intensity of the conflict and the need for continued international support to help resolve this crisis.
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