Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of May 8, 2021 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights.

(1) Russian hybrid forces launched 12 attacks in the war zone in eastern Ukraine for the last day.

(2) Russian hybrid forces launched attack with the use of the following weaponry:

forbidden 122-mm artillery – near Shumy,

forbidden 120-mm mortar launchers – near Pisky, Shumy, Novgorodske,

forbidden 82-mm mortar launchers – near Pisky,

high caliber machine guns – near Pisky, Verkhnyotoretske, Nevelske, Avdyivka,

automatic easel grenade launchers – near Shumy, Novotoshkivske,

easel anti-tank grenade launchers – near Vodyane,

manual anti-tank grenade launchers – near Pisky, Avdyivka, Novotoshkivske, Vodyane,

small arms – near Shumy,

(3) No info on Russian hybrid forces losses for the last 24 hours.

(4) No lethal casualties as well as no wounded in actions reported among Ukrainian servicemen for the last 24 hours.

Russia – Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of May 8, 2021