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Bomb (Air Delivered)

Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Kherson, Olgivka area, Ukraine on Mon 8th July 2024

8th July 2024

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Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has continued to increase the pace of offensive actions. Actively uses aviation for strikes. The number of combat clashes along the entire front line increased to 85. The main efforts of the Russian invaders are concentrated in the Pokrovsky direction - more than a third of all battles took place there. Ukrainian defenders hold back the onslaught of the occupying forces and inflict significant losses on the enemy. The border of the Sumy and Chernihiv regions continues to suffer from artillery shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation. Thus, the areas of the settlements of Katerynivka, Popivka, Shpyl, Vilne, Vorozhba, Zareche, Ryasne and Tymonovichi came under the influence of enemy fire. On the side of Belgorod (Russian Federation), terrorists hit Vovchanski Khutory with a guided aerial bomb. At the same time, our soldiers repelled five enemy assaults in the areas of Hlyboky, Vovchansk, Tyhoy and Staritsa. In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy twice unsuccessfully stormed the positions of our units near Stelmakhivka. Another battle continues near Berestovo. The situation is under control. In the Lymansky direction, the invading army launched 10 attacks on Ukrainian positions in the vicinity of Grekivka, Nevsky, Makiivka and Terni during the day. Seven battles ended without success for the enemy, two more are ongoing. The enemy continues to look for weak points in our defense in the Seversky direction. He conducted five attacks near Verkhnyokamyanskyi and Spirnyi. Received a hard rebuff. The losses of the occupiers are being specified. In the Kramatorsk direction, the invaders carried out eight unsuccessful assaults near Chasovoy Yar, Bohdanivka, Hryhorivka, Bila Hora and Andriivka. In the Toretsk direction, the number of enemy attacks increased to 13. Our soldiers stopped 12, another battle, near New York, continues. The aggressor's aircraft is active, in particular, the city of Toretsk was bombed, the terrorists hit Katerynivka with another air defense missile. The enemy attacked our positions in the New York area with unguided air missiles - 16 units were fired. In the Pokrovsky direction, the largest number of clashes occurred. Since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have already made 30 attempts to dislodge our defenders from their positions in the Vozdvizhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Timofiivka, Kalynivka, Yevgenivka, Yasnobrodivka, and Umansky districts. The defense forces restrained the onslaught and repelled 17 enemy attacks, 13 battles are still ongoing. The most active enemy near Novooleksandrivka and Novoselivka Persha. The latter, together with Oleksandropol, were hit by the NARs from the weapons of attack aircraft. Russian terrorists used anti-aircraft guns to damage the areas of the settlements of Grodivka, Vodyane Druge, and Myrolyubivka. Four battles near Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Kostyantynivka and Paraskoviivka in the Kurakhiv direction have ended. Clashes continue in the Vremivsk direction near Vodyanyi. and Kostyantynivka. The defense forces are taking measures to prevent the occupiers from advancing deep into our territory. Russian terrorists used almost two dozen guided aerial bombs in the direction. There were also NARs. In particular, near Velika Novosilka. In the Orihiv direction, an enemy assault was repulsed near Malaya Tokmachka. In the Dnieper direction, the occupiers will continue to try to knock out units of the Defense Forces from their positions on the bridgeheads. Three Russian attacks were unsuccessful. Olhivka and Shevchenkivka were hit by KAB airstrikes. Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Together we will win! Glory to Ukraine

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