Situation Reports Part 3 - 2025-06-09
Russian drones’ hunt is always a success
00:00 A special operations formation’ UAV teams of the Tsentr Group of Forces disrupted the rotation of AFU military personnel on combat positions in Krasnoarmeysk direction.
00:24 FPV drone operators of the Vostok Group of Forces carried out a combined strike on a hostile MaxxPro armoured vehicle in South Donetsk direction.
00:37 Drone operators of paratroopers from Novorossiysk eliminated an ammunition depot and AFU infantry in Zaporozhye region.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-06-08T13:20:13 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
⚡️ Units of the 90th Tank Division (Tsentr Group of Forces) have reached the western border of the Donetsk People's Republic and continue to step up the offensive on the territory of Dnepropetrovsk region.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-06-08T13:20:13 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 8 June 2025
👮♂️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
💥 Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on clusters of manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, one jaeger brigade, one assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and one territorial defence brigade close to Pisarevka, Novaya Sech, Kiyanitsa, Korchakovka, Iskriskovshchina, Yunakovka, Miropolye, and Sadki (Sumy region).
▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 150 troops, six motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. An electronic warfare station and a material depot of the enemy were neutralised.
📍 The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Group hit formations of three mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and four territorial defence brigades near Peschanoye, Olgovka, Novovasilevka, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Zelenaya Dolina, and Kirovsk (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The AFU lost up to 230 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, one Kazak armoured fighting vehicle, nine pickup trucks, and one artillery gun. Moreover, five Kvertus electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were neutralised.
🚩 As a result of intensive and resolute actions, the Yug Group of Forces liberated the settlement of Zarya (Donetsk People's Republic).
💥 Russian troops hit manpower and military hardware of six mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one assault brigade, and one airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Svyato-Pokrovskoye, Zvanovka, Chasov Yar, Seversk, Pazeno, Minkovka, Kramatorsk, Pleshcheyevka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The AFU losses amounted to over 170 troops, five motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations and one ammunition depot were neutralised.
❗️ Units of the 90th Tank Division (Tsentr Group of Forces) have reached the western border of the Donetsk People's Republic and continue to step up the offensive on the territory of Dnepropetrovsk region.
💥 Russian troops inflicted damage on units of four mechanised brigade, one assault brigade, two air assault brigades, one UAV brigade, two marine brigades, and three national guard brigades close to Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Petrovskoye, Novotoretskoye, Novopavlovka, Novonikolayevka, Alekseyevka, Novoukrainka, and Novosergeyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The enemy losses amounted to up to 530 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made M113 armoured fighting vehicle, seven armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, 10 artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and one French-made 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system. One ammunition depot was wiped out.
👉 See Part 2
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-06-08T13:20:13 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 8 June 2025
Part 2 (👉 see Part 1)
↗️ The Vostok Group's units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy's defence. They inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one marine brigade and one territorial defence brigade near Komar (Donetsk People's Republic), Gulyaipole, and Malinovka (Zaporozhye region).
▪️ The AFU lost more than 185 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and eight field artillery guns, including one 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, as well as one 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system.
💥 Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade close to Stepovoye, Novoandreyevka, Belogorye, Kamenskoye, Orekhov (Zaporozhye region), and Lvovo and Antonovka (Kherson region).
▪️ The enemy sustained losses of up to 95 troops, an Italian-made Iveco armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, and a U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS launcher. One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire station and one Israel-made RPS-82 radar station, as well as five electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot, were neutralised.
✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on the drone production workshop and storage areas, the training centre for UAV pilots, ammunition depots, temporary deployment areas of AFU units and foreign mercenaries in 139 areas.
🎯 Russian air defence systems shot down 131 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, including 73 outside the special military operation zone.
📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
▫️ 663 aircraft,
▫️ 283 helicopters,
▫️ 62,255 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️ 610 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 23,816 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
▫️ 1,571 MLRS combat vehicles,
▫️ 25,880 field artillery guns and mortars,
▫️ 36,629 special military vehicles.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-06-08T13:20:13 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
🇷🇺 Servicemen of the 10th Guards Tank Regiment (Yug Group of Forces) placed the Russian flag on the westernmost building in Zarya (Donetsk People's Republic).
🪖 Coordinated work of assault groups, artillery crews, and drone operators made it possible to destroy the enemy's fortified positions, defensive structures, and firepower. Air support and precise strikes at the identified targets made it possible to significantly weaken the defence of Ukrainian troops.
💥 After suppressing the main centres of resistance, the servicemen mopped up the area and established full control over the settlement, destroying a significant number of enemy personnel and hardware.
🧔 The commander of the assault detachment with the call sign Iskander told about the progress of liberation of the settlement, the nature of the enemy's actions and hostile defence system.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-06-08T13:20:13 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
🎯 Dnepr Group's ZALA UAV team adjusts air strikes against enemy on right bank of Dnepr River in Kherson region
During a planned sortie over the right bank of the Dnepr River, a reconnaissance UAV pilot detected up to 30 hostile troops hiding in the basements of destroyed houses. An air strike was delivered by FAB-500 aerial bombs with unified gliding and correction modules.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-06-08T13:20:13 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
💥 The T-80 tank crews of the 25th Combined Arms Army (Zapad Group of Forces) improve combat skills at rear training grounds.
During the drills, special emphasis is placed on defeating targets with indirect fire. By using fire adjustment systems and reconnaissance UAV data, the tank crew demonstrates impressive accuracy, even at extreme distances, achieving maximum effect with minimum ammunition consumption.
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-06-08T13:20:13 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
📆 Top News Today
▫️Units of the 90th Tank Division (Tsentr Group of Forces) have reached the western border of the Donetsk People's Republic and continue to step up the offensive on the territory of Dnepropetrovsk region.
▫️As a result of intensive and resolute actions, the Yug Group of Forces liberated Zarya (Donetsk People's Republic). Servicemen of the 10th Guards Tank Regiment (Yug Group of Forces) placed the Russian flag on the westernmost building in the settlement.
▫️The T-80 tank crews of the 25th Combined Arms Army (Zapad Group of Forces) improve combat skills at rear training grounds.
▫️Servicemen received state awards for liberation of Bogdanovka in Donetsk People's Republic.
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🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
Posted: 2025-06-08T13:20:13 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: MoD Russia
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Volodymyrivka
🕰 Date: ~07.06.2025
📌 Coordinates: 1:30(48.432649,37.379063)
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: A Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup was destroyed as a result of a Russian drone strike near Volodymyrivka.
🖥 id: 08062025.0847
✉️source: https://t.me/orbSparta_Officially/263
Map: militarysummary.com
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Posted: 2025-06-08T13:20:57 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: Military Summary
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #ZaporizhiaRegion
🕰 Date: ~07.06.2025
📌 Coordinates: 00:01(47.531949,35.901517)
00:15(47.552606,35.339494)
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian FABs bomb Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in Zaporizhia region.
🖥 id: 08062025.0855
✉️source: https://t.me/dva_majors/72952
Map: militarysummary.com
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Posted: 2025-06-08T13:20:57 - Sources: A Skeptic - Forwarded From: Military Summary
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Voronizh
🕰 Date: ~07.06.2025
📌 Coordinates: 51.755206,33.507885
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian Lancet hits Ukrainian Armed Forces radar near Voronizh.
🖥 id: 08062025.0906
✉️source: https://t.me/warriorofnorth/9006
Map: militarysummary.com
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