Donetsk

Russian shelling in the Donetsk region killed 4 civilians and wounded 10 others, including a child, with Myrnohrad coming under fire at night.

Guerrillas sabotaged the main railway line connecting Russia and the occupied Donetsk region by burning down a relay cabinet, disrupting the transportation of military equipment and personnel to the war zone.

On July 9, stabilization schedules of power outages will be in effect in all regions of Ukraine, providing for 2-4 rounds of outages at different times of the day.

Russians are stepping up repressions against Ukrainians in the occupied Donetsk region who refuse to receive Russian passports, due to a significant decrease in the rate of illegal issuance of documents.

In the first six months of 2023, more than 20 thousand fires occurred in Ukraine's ecosystems, which is twice as many as last year. Moreover, 500 of them were caused by military operations.

Repeated explosions were heard in Dnipro, Kamianske, and Kryvyi Rih after the air force warned of approaching missiles.

On Monday, July 8, stabilization blackouts will be carried out throughout the day in all regions of Ukraine, with the possibility of additional blackouts.

The Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft that was firing at their positions in the Donetsk region.

In the occupied Donetsk region, intelligence units of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine destroyed a russian electronic warfare station "zhitel" and a logistics center where tank equipment and ammunition were stored.

The occupiers stole more than 80,000 tons of Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied Donetsk region. The National Resistance Center calls for information on such criminals to be provided in order to bring them to justice for their actions.

In Donetsk region, Russian troops fired "Smerch" rocket launchers at Ukrainian towns and hit Pokrovsk, killing at least 1 person and wounding 3.

Over the past day, Russians killed 11 and wounded 43 residents of Donetsk region, damaging 157 civilian objects, including 91 residential buildings, 9 shops, administrative buildings, a business, an educational institution, a pharmacy, a cafe, a market, a service station, vehicles and critical infrastructure in 25 settlements.

At least 5 people were killed and 8 others were wounded in Donetsk region as a result of hostile aggression. Also, 15 private houses, 21 cars, 4 shops and an industrial building were damaged.

Tomorrow, Ukraine will have hourly power outage schedules throughout the day in several regions due to an order of the national energy company Ukrenergo.

At least 1 person was killed and 20 wounded when Russian forces shelled Komar village in Donetsk region, dropping 3 guided bombs and damaging numerous buildings and infrastructure.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal instructed the ministries to ensure uninterrupted power supply to military formations in the frontline regions, resolve water supply issues, prepare for winter, and develop mechanisms for distributing humanitarian aid in the form of liquefied gas for the needs of household consumers.

The population of the temporarily occupied Donetsk region has sharply decreased to half a million due to forced evacuations by the Russian authorities and disappearances caused by filtration measures.

Following Zelenskiy's criticism, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal visited Donetsk Oblast to inspect the reconstruction of a thermal generation facility to provide heat and electricity.

The State Logistics Operator has announced a new tender for the supply of food for military units in Donetsk region for the second half of 2024 after one supplier failed to meet the requirements.

Putin said he is ready to outline the nuances of his proposals for a "peaceful settlement" of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine at a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

In the Donetsk region, 3 civilians were killed and 24 others, including 5 children, were wounded by Russian shelling over the past day; massive shelling damaged 66 civilian objects in 21 localities. One person was also wounded in the nighttime shelling of Kostyantynivka with the use of guided bombs.

The Russian army attacked Novohrodivka in Donetsk region, injuring 9 people, including 4 children, and damaging buildings.

Russian shelling damaged a fire station, an ambulance and other infrastructure in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, but there were no casualties.

A series of explosions occurred in occupied Donetsk, with video footage showing thick smoke rising and residents reporting detonations after shelling, although details remain unclear.

Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks in many parts of the frontline, with more than 90 combat engagements recorded as the enemy intensified its offensive in the Donetsk region.

In the occupied territories of Ukraine, civilians face physical violence from the occupiers while waiting in lines for doctors, in one case a boy used pepper spray to defend himself from an aggressive occupier in line for a pediatrician.

Russian occupation forces deliberately destroyed more than 60 hectares of ripe wheat fields in Donetsk region with shelling, causing fires that rescuers were working to extinguish.

Due to the lack of military equipment, the Russian occupiers are taking wounded soldiers out of Donetsk region on civilian buses.

22 people, including 2 children, died on Ukrainian water bodies over the past day, bringing the total number of deaths since the beginning of the year to 517, including 58 children.

A Russian air strike on Selydove killed 1 person and injured at least 2 others, damaging 24 houses and 2 cars.