Throughout the day, as of the evening, there have been 70 combat engagements on the front lines in Ukraine. The most intense fighting occurred in the Pokrovsk direction, accounting for over a third of the total battles, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The military command in its report updated the operational situation as of 22:00 on August 9. Russian shelling Russian forces launched two missile strikes and 51 airstrikes across Ukrainian territory, dropping 62 guided bombs. Additionally, the Russian army deployed 458 kamikaze drones and carried out more than 3,30…
