Map of combat operations in Ukraine as of May 8, 2025.

Over the last day, 196 combat clashes have been recorded. The Ukrainian military continues to defend their positions, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.

Yesterday's events

Yesterday, the enemy side shelled the positions of the Ukrainian military and residential areas with two missile strikes and 89 airstrikes, releasing 1157 guided bombs. The enemy forces also fired more than six thousand shots, including 151 from multiple launch rocket systems, and used 2891 kamikaze drones.

The aggressor shelled settlements in the Sumy, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions.

Latest news from the front

Throughout the day, strikes were made on ten areas of concentration of enemy troops and equipment, two command points of unmanned aerial vehicles, six artillery systems, and other targets in the Russian zones.

Activity near the Kupiansk direction

In this direction, the enemy launched six attacks yesterday. Ukrainian forces repelled assaults near several settlements.

Overall, the situation in the east of the country remains tense, and the Ukrainian military continues to defend their positions against an aggressive opponent.