Map of hostilities in Ukraine as of April 8, 2025.

In the last day, there were 159 combat clashes. Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely repel the enemy, who is attempting to advance further into our territory and inflict effective fire damage.

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The enemy carried out one missile strike on the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements. There were also 74 airstrikes, during which 120 guided bombs were dropped. In addition, over 5800 shellings were carried out, including 134 from multiple rocket launchers, and 2782 kamikaze drones were used.

Latest news from the front

The situation is most tense in the Pokrovsk direction. In the Toretsk direction, there were 23 attacks in the areas of Dachne, Shcherbynyvka, Ozaryanivka, and Toretsk.

In the Kharkiv direction

The enemy did not conduct active offensive actions.

In the Kupiansk direction

During the past day, there were four attacks by the occupiers. A complete storming was repelled in the direction of Pyshchane, near Kryhlyakivka and Zahryzove.

In the Lyman direction

The enemy attacked 21 times. They attempted to advance near Nadiya, Yampolivka, Torsk, as well as towards Novoplatonivka, Novomykhailivka, Hrekivka, Ridkodub, Olhivka, Zeleny Dolyn and Novo.

In the Severodonetsk direction

Throughout the day, the enemy made three assaults on the positions of our units near Hryhorivka, and the attacks were repelled.

In the Kramatorsk direction

Three combat clashes were recorded in the areas of Kurdiumivka and Chasiv Yar.

In the Toretsk direction

In the Toretsk direction, there were 23 attacks near Dachne, Shcherbynivka, Ozaryanivka, and Toretsk.

In the Pokrovsk direction

Ukrainian defenders stopped 52 enemy offensive actions in the areas of the settlements Kalynove, Lysivka, Oleksandropol, Tarasivka, Yelyzavetivka, Udachne, Uspenivka, Preobrazhenka, Andriivka, Kotlyne, as well as towards Kotliarivka, Malynivka, and Serhiyivka.

In the Novopavlivsk direction

The defense forces repelled 12 attacks on the positions of our troops near Bakhatyry and in the areas of Konstantinopol, Rozliv, and Skudny.

In the Kursk direction

In the past day, the units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 21 attacks from the Russian invaders. In addition, the enemy carried out five airstrikes, releasing nine guided bombs, and carried out 278 artillery shellings of the positions of our troops and settlements, including one shelling from multiple rocket launchers.

In other directions, the situation has not changed significantly.

We remind you that the 1140th day of the war in Ukraine is ongoing.

As previously reported, the Armed Forces of Ukraine pushed the enemy back in Shevchenkove in the Donetsk region, but the enemy continues to advance near the settlements of Kursk, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions.

Analysis

In the past day, a significant number of combat clashes occurred along the entire front line. Ukrainian defenders are actively engaged, inflicting fire damage on the enemy and preventing them from advancing deep into our territory. The situation is particularly tense in the Pokrovsk and Toretsk directions, where the enemy has made the most attacks. Changes in the situation in other directions are negligible.