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07:43

On May 8, Russian troops attacked the Kyiv region with 35 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones. Ukrainian defenders shot down all 35 enemy UAVs. – Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

08:00

In Kyiv, due to the fallen debris, there are destructions and casualties among civilians. In particular, in the Sviatoshynskyi district, 7 private autos were damaged, and 1 more vehicle was burnt. A local residential building and nearby road surface were also damaged. 5 people were injured and received medical treatment. In the Solomianskyi district, 15 trucks and 5 cars were damaged in the local parking lot. In addition, a high-pressure gas pipe was hit, with the subsequent burning of a gas torch. The fire was quickly extinguished. There are no victims. – Kyiv City Military Administration

08:15

At night, Russian forces also launched Kh-22 missiles at the Odesa region. A warehouse of the logistics infrastructure was hit. Three warehouse employees received minor injuries and got medical treatment on the spot. Due to an attack, a warehouse security guard was killed. Rescuers found his body under the rubble in the morning. – Odesa District State Administration

08:22

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 8 May 2023 (approximation): 194970 troops; 3730 tanks; 7253 armored vehicles; 3018 artillery systems; 554 MLRS; 306 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 308 aircraft; 294 helicopters; 5958 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 18 military boats; 2614 tactical UAVs; 384 special military equipment; 947 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

11:36

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops shelled the Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Odesa, and Kherson regions. 1 citizen was killed. 27 people were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

12:25

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 480 Ukrainian children have been killed, and 964 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region. Moreover, 405 Ukrainian children were reported missing, and 19,393 were deported. At the same time, 12,149 Ukrainian children were found, and 364 returned home. – Prosecutor General’s Office

13:15

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Russian occupiers have destroyed 177 and damaged more than 1,400 Ukrainian medical establishments. – Serhii Dubrov, First Deputy Minister of Healthcare of Ukraine

18:05

On May 8, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 3 Russian drones in the Kherson region. Among them are 2 Lantset and 1 ZALA enemy UAVs. – Air Command “South”

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A soldier from the ‘Da Vinci Wolves’ special unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launches an FPV drone from the Ukrainian positions on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region. October 2024.

Photo: Viacheslav Ratynskyi

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade smokes as his fellow soldiers prepare to go on a US-made M113 armoured personnel carrier to the combat mission. Near the frontline city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. October 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Paramedics from the Hospitallers volunteer medic battalion take care of wounded Ukrainian soldiers on the evacuation bus on the way to the hospital. October 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

Ukrainian Ada is a UAV operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After she drove over an enemy anti-tank mine in September 2024, the woman lost her left leg, while several complex operations are ahead of her to save the shattered heel of her right leg.

Photo: Konstantyn & Vlada Liberov / Superhumans Center

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