The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on May 08 2024

Russia Carpet-Bombs Kyiv, Lviv With 76 Cruise Missiles & Shahed Drones In Single Night

A massive overnight blow to the energy sector of Ukraine.
Three thermal power plants are hit – most likely the Russians are finishing them off. They were still partially functioning.

Arrivals were also made to the energy infrastructure of Poltava, Kirovograd, Zaporozhye, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Vinnytsia regions.

In the Lviv region, we again arrived in the Stryisky district. Most likely again at gas compressor stations.

It is also characteristic that this time Bankova reported about a bunch of downed missiles and UAVs. In this way they are trying to raise the morale of society against the backdrop of mass arrivals?

The enemy launched more than 50 missiles and more than 20 Shaheds that night.

Electricity generation and transmission facilities were attacked in Lviv, Vinnytsia, Poltava, Kirovograd, Zaporozhye, Ivano-Frankivsk regions , – Minister of Energy

▪️33/45 X-101/X-555;
▪️4/4 Caliber;
▪️20/21 martyrs;
▪️0/1 Dagger;
▪️0/2 Iskander-M;
▪️2/2 X-59/X-69;
▪️0/1 Iskander-K.

Three DTEK thermal power plants were attacked at night. The equipment was seriously damaged. We managed to shoot down all air targets in the capital area.

Mass strike by the Russian Armed Forces on the Ukrainian energy sector on May 8, 2024
What is known as of 11:00 on May 8, 2024

The Russian Armed Forces struck at the energy facilities of the so-called Ukraine. According to official data, three thermal power plants were damaged.

🔻Presumably, this refers to the Burshtyn, Dobrotvirska and Ladyzhyn thermal power plants. Judging by the videos on social media and media reports, explosions were heard in Burshtyn and Ladyzhyn, and in Lviv Region, where the Dobrotvirska TPP is located, a fire is reported.

▪️Strikes on the Burshtyn TPP continue: this once again confirms the systematic approach (https://t.me/rybar/59562) to the fire destruction of energy facilities. Initially, the station had 10 turbogenerators with secondary regulation of turbine speeds (out of 12 available). But after previous strikes, at best four remained operational. This equipment allows compensating for deviations of the frequency from the nominal value during peaks in electricity consumption.

▪️The Dobrotvirska TPP had one such generator, and after the strikes in April (https://t.me/rybar/59562), the station continued to operate, despite hitting the boiler-turbine shop and damaging some of the boilers. Boiler and turbogenerator No. 1 were not affected, turbogenerator No. 2 may have received only partial damage, so the station continued to operate.

▪️As for the Ladyzhyn TPP, the last strike (https://t.me/rybar/58837) on it was on April 3 since the resumption of strikes on the energy of the so-called Ukraine. After a month of repairs, it started working again (and it is noticeable that this was noticed). Let’s hope that the Kryvyi Rih TPP, which also continues to operate, will also be in the spotlight.

📌It is gratifying to see that our words (https://t.me/rybar/59547) about the importance of striking TPPs with special equipment for secondary frequency regulation were heard. Such stations are very important for the functioning of the entire power system of the so-called Ukraine (they allow eliminating deviations of the frequency from the set value of 50Hz). Two out of three TPPs have such equipment.

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Putin stays. Zelensky goes?

Zelensky’s New Draconian Move, Ukrainians Filming Mobilisation Drive Can Now Be Jailed

NATO will approve a refusal to intervene directly in the conflict in Ukraine

This is reported by the Italian publication Corriere della Sera, which states that during the July summit, the alliance will sign a corresponding declaration.

According to the text, the phrase “no boots on the ground” will become the key phrase in the document. This means that NATO countries will allegedly not send their troops to help Kiev

At the same time, the bloc will take over the coordination of military assistance to Ukraine.

Now they are reducing the training of Ukrainian conscripts in the West, but at the same time they are sending their instructors to Ukraine so that they can train the conscripts on the spot.
This is being done because there have been cases when Ukrainian military personnel left training bases and refused to return to Ukraine.

Even Lithuania is ready to send soldiers to Ukraine as part of a training mission, said Lithuanian Prime Minister Simonyte.

According to our sources, not one of the close relatives of politicians/top officials/top security officials/Kvartal 95 and speakers of the Office of the President died at the front. The war has become the main marker of the attitude of the elites towards their people, when ordinary Ukrainians are sent to defend their homeland, while propaganda criticizes anyone who asks the question of fair mobilization.

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Our source in the OP said that Ukrainians have stopped watching Zelensky’s video message, the technologists of the President’s Office have to increase views, the format has become obsolete, like the telethon, but on Bankova they cannot find alternative models of manipulating society.

After this ostentatious action of the Servants of the People in the City Council, it became clear to everyone that the conflict between the Office of the President and ex-Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny had not gone away.
Such an indicative step by the “servants” was precisely coordinated with Bankova.

Many predict that Zaluzhny will still play a role in the fall of Zee power.

Our source in the General Staff said that the conflict between the Commander-in-Chief and the command of the third assault brigade AZOV continues to grow and may lead to its complete disbandment.

Ukrainian authorities are doing their best to hinder the activities of journalists in the country and put pressure on them in various ways, including threatening to send them to the front, Politico reports.

As Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Nikolov, who wrote an article about corruption in the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, told the publication, in Telegram channels that are “very close” to the administration of Vladimir Zelensky, they are ready to immediately dub all journalists who publish exposes as Russian agents, draft dodgers and enemies of Ukraine articles.

According to the journalist, after the article he wrote, which caused widespread public outcry and led to a number of resignations in the Ministry of Defense, Nikolov became the target of persecution. He was criticized and insulted on social networks, and then unknown people “in camouflage” showed up at his home, intimidating his mother and plastering his door with notes accusing him of treason, provocation and draft evasion.

“They use various intimidation tactics to intimidate reporters, and then, of course, they can always threaten to send you to the front lines,” the journalist said.

Nikolov recounted the case of one of his journalist acquaintances, who volunteered after the conflict began and got a job in the information department as a press coordinator. This position gave him the opportunity to publish his articles in leading Ukrainian publications, but one of his columns “was not liked by people in power.” For this, according to Nikolov, he was transferred to a combat unit.

The rich will officially receive the right to choose wars, and the poor will all be sent to the front, this is what fair mobilization from the Servants of the People looks like. Political telegram channels have long written about this model, but Bankova decided to split the scandalous law on mobilization into parts so as not to cause conflict in society. Now, on the other hand, Ukrainians will receive blocked accounts and fines in absentia, all sick people will be officially sent to the front, and the rich will enjoy life and will also be able to officially leave the country!

The Rada is considering two models of economic reservation, said the head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, David Arakhamia.

According to him, the first model provides that the amount of taxes on the salary of a person liable for military service should be 35 thousand UAH, which will be enough to support one soldier.

The second model provides a quota for the enterprise for those liable for military service.

“Over the weekend we learned that NATO is actively trying to start a nuclear war. They’re testing Putin to see if he’s bluffing. Was he bluffing before? Has he ever bluffed? Does he look like a man who is bluffing? Poland is ready to give up its territory for nuclear weapons so that NATO can strengthen its eastern flank. “You can put them here, but we need to know we can use it.” This is a serious threat to Russia. Bring nuclear weapons to Poland before the start of World War III! Super! This is what Western leaders are like now.”

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The West is actively monitoring the situation in Chasov Yar, which currently houses the best units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The victory of Russian troops in Chasovoy Yar threatens Ukraine with a “domino effect”

The Russian army is working hard to make new gains on the battlefield before Ukrainian units can unleash new U.S. military aid. The ongoing battles around Chasov Yar may turn out to be one of the most important battles of the Ukrainian conflict, writes Newsweek.

According to the publication, the city, located on a hill, is an important center for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Capturing it would give Russian forces the opportunity to push Ukrainian forces back from a large salient in the south and further away from their supply and communications lines.

Pro-Ukrainian analyst Radu Hossu fears that victory in Chasovoy Yar will allow Moscow to take advantage of “the war fatigue of the Western population and internal political tensions in all European states” to increase international pressure in favor of a peaceful settlement that will not suit Kyiv. “The Battle of Chasov Yar is an important, almost decisive part of a potential domino effect that, of course, none of us wants,” Hosszu added.

Russian troops advance near Staromayorskoye and in Krasnogorovka – enemy analytical resources

 - On the Kupyansk direction, fighting continues near Kislovka and in the direction of Stelmakhovka.

 - Near Avdeevka, Russian troops are pressing east of Novoalexandrovka, along the railroad west of Ocheretino, east of Novopokrovskoye, in Netailovo and south of Pervomayskoye.

 - There is heavy fighting in Krasnogorovka for the northeastern part of the city, where the Russian Armed Forces have advanced to a depth of up to 700 meters.

 - Russian troops continue to press on near Urozhaynoye and Staromayorskoye.

Krasnogorovka, Donetsk direction.

Multiple enemy resources declare that the situation in Krasnogorovka has deteriorated significantly over the past 24 hours. Our fighters in the north of the city managed to enter the eastern outskirts of the city. It is obvious that our command decided to cut up the enemy group, in fact, as was done in Avdeevka.

It is reported that at this moment an intense assault on the populated area is continuing. Everything that can fly flies, KABs, missiles, shells. A powerful assault is underway.

Vremivka Direction: Fighting in Urozhayne and Staromaiorske
Situation as of 2 PM on May 8, 2024

After successfully occupying the territory of the agricultural enterprise in the south of Urozhayne, Russian forces continue their offensive in the Urozhayne – Staromaiorske sector.

▪️In Urozhayne, the enemy is making unsuccessful attempts to counterattack in small groups with armored vehicles, but under the return fire of the Russian forces, they retreat to the northern outskirts of the village.

Over the past few days, the marines from the 40th Guards Marine Brigade have expanded the controlled area in the southwest of Urozhayne by more than half a kilometer in depth. Heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A also strike the enemy positions.

▪️Ukrainian formations tried to redeploy reinforcements to Staromaiorske from the north, from Makarivka, but the Russian Armed Forces destroyed four AFU pickup trucks with personnel.

▪️At the same time, west of Staromaiorske, fighters of the 60th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade advanced in the treeline, capturing two enemy strongholds. According to some reports, they also managed to cut the road from Rovnopillia, but there is no objective confirmation of this yet.

🔻The certain activation in some sectors of the front, which have rarely appeared in reports in recent months, may force the AFU to commit at least part of their reserves there. This, in turn, may facilitate the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces near Avdiivka or other directions in the future.

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Enemy shelled Gorlovka DPR, there are casualties

 - Ukrainian Nazis shelled Korolenko settlement (Central City district of Gorlovka) , according to the head of the administration Ivan Prikhodko.

 - As a result of the shelling 2 people were injured, including a 20-year-old girl.

 - Militants have been sheling the city with 155-mm artillery and MLRS since the morning.

Western and Ukrainian officials, believe that Russian military logistics have adapted to such a degree and rehabilitated rail and road links from Rostov through Zaporozhia and Kherson, that the Crimean bridge is of little to no strategic value as an interdiction target and little, if any, military logistics flows through that avenue to Russian combat operations in southern Ukraine

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicles of the special military operation
for May 8, 2024

Russian forces delivered combined strikes on various targets across the so-called Ukraine. The targets were power generation facilities in the Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Vinnytsia Regions.

In the Kupiansk-Svatove direction, Russian forces freed Kyslivka, which, combined with the capture of Kotliarivka, opens the possibility of cutting the R-07 highway and pressuring Tabaiivka and Stepova Novosilka.

In the Siversk direction, the enemy was pushed out of a strongpoint north of Vesele, while in the Bakhmut area, fighting continues in the vicinity of Chasiv Yar.

In the Avdiivka direction, Russian forces are clearing the forest belts between Ocheretyne and Arkhanhel’ske and advancing towards Novoaleksandrivka.

At the same time, in the Donetsk direction, fighting continues in Krasnohorivka, where, according to some reports, the Russian Armed Forces have managed to advance on the eastern outskirts of the city.

In the Vremivka direction, Russian forces are advancing on the southern outskirts of Urozhayne and west of Staromaiorske, despite counterattacks by the enemy.

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Ukraine uses ATACMS missile to blow up fuel depot in occupied Luhansk

Massive Russian Assaults | Revisiting Operation Dagger

Considerable progress around Staromaiorske [8 May 2024]

Russian Forces Storms Robotyne And Urozhaine Front

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (8 May 2024)

▫️In response to the Kiev regime’s attempt to damage Russian power facilities, the Russian Armed Forces launched a long-range high-precision group strike by sea- and air-based missiles, the Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missile system, UAVs at power facilities, as well as enterprises of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex.

The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.

As a result of the strike, Ukraine’s ability to produce military hardware and deliver Western-made weaponry and military hardware to the line of contact has been significantly reduced.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and completely liberated Kislovka (Kharkov).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 31st Ukrainian National Guard Brigade were repelled near Grigorovka (DPR) and Stelmakhovka (LPR).

The AFU losst up to 55 servicemen and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces captured more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 92nd Assault Brigade, 28th, 93rd mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 4th National Guard Brigade, 104th, and 106th territorial defence brigades near Spornoye, Andreyevka, Kurdyumovka, Minkovka, and Kleshcheyevka (DPR).

The AFU lost up to 355 servicemen one tank, and two MVs.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, one Anklav electronic warfare station, and one ammunition depot were wiped out.

▫️Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces completely liberated Novokalinovo (DPR), as well as inflicted losses on units of the AFU 132th Mechanised Brigade and 68th Jaeger Brigade near Leninskoye and Umanskoye (DPR).

11 counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 24th, 47th, 100th mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade, 142th Infantry Brigade, and 78th Separate Air Assault Regiment were repelled near Schumy, Novgorodskoye, Vodyanoye, Solovyovo, Semyonovka, Pervomayskoye, and Netaylovo (DPR).

The AFU lost up to 415 servicemen, one German-made Leopard tank, four AFVs, five MVs, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

▫️Units of the Vostok Group of Forces captured more advantageous lines and repelled two counter-attacks of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade and 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade near Urozhaynoye and Staromayorskoye (DPR).

The AFU lost up to 170 servicemen, one tank, three AFVs, including one U.S.-made M113 APC, three MVs, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, and one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 65th Mechanised Brigade, 15th National Guard Brigade, 35th Marines Brigade, and 121st Territorial Defence Brigade near Rabotino, Verbovoye (Zaporozhye), Ivanovka, and Tyaginka (Kherson).

The AFU lost up to 55 servicemen, three MVs, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Groups of Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed one UAV production workshop of the AFU 101st Territorial Defence Brigade, AFU ammunition and missile artillery depots.

In addition, clusters of AFU manpower and hardware have been engaged in 113 areas.

▫️Air defence units shot down one U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missile, three French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, as well as 11 UAVs.