Military actions in Donetsk region, 164 combat clashes, enemy shelling, return of bodies of 563 fallen defenders, firewood law. How will the 989th day of full-scale war be remembered?
It is emphasized that the contractors will not participate in hostilities.
This decision is a significant change in policy aimed at helping Kyiv in the fight against Russia.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that as of 22:00 on November 8, 164 combat clashes have occurred.
Ukrainian defenders continue to decisively repel the enemy's attempts to advance deep into our territory, inflicting effective fire damage on them, depleting them along the entire front line.
Since the beginning of this day in the Pokrovsk directionThe Russians attempted to break through our defenses 34 times near the settlements of Mirolyubovka, Novotoretskoye, Luch, Lysovka, Kruty Yar, Selidovo, Vishnevoye and Mlechnoye.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the enemy attacked our positions 40 times near Ilyinka, Berestki, Novoselidovka, Novodmitrovka, Voznesenka, Maksimovka, Antonovka and Yekaterinovka.
More details on the operational situation as of the evening of November 8 are in the news.
In Zaporozhye, emergency rescue operations have been completed following airstrikes carried out by Russian troops on November 7.
As reported by the State Emergency Service, 10 people died as a result of the attack on the city, including 1 child.< /p> In total, 41 people were injured, including 4 children. Emergency workers saved 3 people, including 2 children.
Today in Zaporizhia there was a Day of Mourning for those killed in the Russian strike.
Ukraine has returned the bodies of 563 fallen defenders, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported.
In particular, it was possible to repatriate 320 bodies of defenders killed in the Donetsk direction and 89 fallen soldiers from the Bakhmut direction. It was also possible to return 154 bodies from morgues on the territory of the aggressor country.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will transport the repatriated bodies and remains to certain government institutions. Law enforcement officials and forensic experts will establish the identities of the deceased.
On Friday, November 8, Russia attacked critical infrastructure in the Sumy region.
The number of people injured in a missile attack on an enterprise in Sumy has grown to three – a 36-year-old woman and two men, both 40 years old.
As noted by the prosecutor's office of the Sumy region, the occupiers launched a missile attack on one of the enterprises in the city of Sumy. As a result of the enemy attack, two workers were injured. The property of the enterprise was damaged.
The EU Council has decided to extend the mandate of the Military Assistance Mission to Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) for another two years, the EU Council website reports.
The training will last until 15 November 2026 with a budget allocation of almost 409 million euros.
“In line with today's decision, the EU Security Assistance and Training Mission to Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) will cooperate with NATO, in particular with the NATO Security Assistance and Training Programme for Ukraine (NSATU), and will exchange information with it in a transparent, reciprocal and inclusive manner,” the EU Council noted.
Currently, EUMAM has trained 63,000 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers and will train another 15,000 fighters in the coming months.
During a government meeting, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that there are and will be no restrictions on people collecting firewood. The President will not sign the bill.
He also stressed that the government will assist Ukrainians who collect firewood for heating their homes in winter. “In rural areas, this is an important reserve, and sometimes the main fuel.”
Shmigal adds that the government has a corresponding support program, which it is implementing together with partners.
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