**Russia-Ukraine War: Daily Updates from May 8, 2025**
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has entered its 1170th day of large-scale armed aggression. Over the past 24 hours, there were 196 combat clashes recorded.
**Russian Aggression Intensifies**
Yesterday, Russian forces launched two missile strikes using two missiles on Ukrainian positions and settlements. They also conducted 89 air strikes, dropping 157 guided bombs in various areas across Ukraine. In addition to these aerial attacks, the Russians used over 6,000 rockets, including 151 fired from multiple launch rocket systems. The enemy also deployed 2,891 kamikaze drones.
**Air Strikes Targeted Settlements**
Specifically, air strikes were carried out in the Sumy region (Boyaro-Lezhachi), Donetsk region (Volodymyrivka, Kostyantynivka, Novopil), Zaporizhia region (Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Temyrivka, Novodarivka, Vysoke, Kamianske), and Kherson region (Kozatske).
**Ukrainian Defense Forces Respond**
In response to the Russian aggression, Ukrainian forces conducted 10 counterattacks against enemy concentration points. They also hit two control points for unmanned aerial vehicles, six artillery systems, a fuel warehouse, and an enemy radar station.
**Multiple Directions Affected**
Combat clashes were reported in multiple directions:
– In the Kharkiv region, the Russians attacked Ukrainian positions 11 times near Vovchansk, Kamyanka.
– The Kupyansk direction saw six attacks over the past day, which were repelled by Ukrainian forces.
– Lymansk and Siversky directions witnessed intense fighting, with 24 and six enemy attacks respectively.
– Pokrovsky direction reported 61 unsuccessful enemy offensive actions.
**Casualties and Equipment Losses**
The Russian invaders suffered significant losses in manpower and equipment over the past day. Ukraine’s military neutralized 1,200 soldiers and destroyed two tanks, ten armored combat vehicles, 50 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, an air defense system, and 141 unmanned aerial vehicles.
**Estimated Total Combat Losses**
Since February 2022, the estimated total combat losses of the enemy are substantial: over 10,000 soldiers killed or wounded, more than 4,500 tanks and armored vehicles destroyed, over 7,000 artillery pieces lost, and countless other types of military equipment.
