How was the day on May 8 in Ukraine/ERA
Over the past 24 hours, on May 8, the occupiers' aircraft inflicted 48 strikes on targets in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions. The enemy most actively attacked the Donetsk and Slobozhansk directions.
This was announced by the representative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Motuzyanyk. At present, the Russian invaders are exerting fire influence along the entire line of confrontation and are trying to strike deep into the defenses of our troops.
According to Motuzyanyk, over the past day, the Russian invaders carried out 5 strikes against objects in the Nikolaev and Odessa regions by long-range aircraft. Donetsk regions,” he said.
The representative of the Ministry of Defense stressed that there is still a threat of Russia using cruise missiles from the Black Sea on military and civilian facilities of Ukraine.
As Motuzyanyk recalled, the enemy continues to destroy civilian infrastructure and residential areas of Ukrainian cities with rocket and air strikes and shelling in the following areas:
- Donetsk;
- Zaporozhye;
- Lugansk;
- Nikolaev;
- Odessa;
- Kharkov.
On the “integration” of the occupied territories into Russia
At the same time, the authorities of the aggressor country decide to integrate the occupied territories into Russia. The speaker of the Ministry of Defense explained that as part of the May 9 celebration, the occupation administrations tightened counterintelligence measures, increased the number of checkpoints and patrols.
In addition, until May 10, the invaders introduced curfews in some places and imposed restrictions on the movement of the local population.
What is the situation in Donbas
The Ministry of Defense announced the arrival of groups of people from Crimea and some regions of Russia to the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson and Zaporozhye regions to creating propaganda stories for the Russian media.
Alexander Motuzyanik added that the enemy continues the offensive operation in the Eastern Operational Zone. Currently, the main goal of the invader is to achieve full control over the territory of Donetsk, Lugansk and Kherson regions.
The Russian occupiers also seek to ensure the stability of the land corridor with the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, as explained in Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
How the day went in the Kharkiv region: briefly
- On May 8, the Russians again fired at the outskirts of the city of Kharkov, in particular from jet volley fire systems.
- Unfortunately, as a result of the shelling in the Kharkiv region, 2 people were injured and one more died.
- During the day on May 8, active shelling continued in Bogodukhov and the district . There, from the actions of the Rashists, 4 were wounded and 3 more died.
- 2 more people were wounded by the invaders on the evening of May 8 during shelling in the Lozovsky and Zolochevsky districts.
