The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement on the 8th local time saying that the Russian military attacked targets such as Ukrainian artillery, ammunition depots, and electronic station base stations in the past day. The Russian air defense forces shot down several “Khaimas” rockets and more than 100 drones from the Ukrainian army. Meanwhile, the Russian army continued to attack Ukrainian armed forces in Russia's Kursk region on the same day, destroying Ukrainian armored vehicles and other targets. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released war information on the 8th saying that as of the afternoon of the same day, there had been more than 100 battles in the frontline region, with the most intense fighting between Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo. The Ukrainian army repelled many attacks by the Russian army. Furthermore, on the 8th, the Ukrainian military also carried out a high-precision attack on a Russian military command post in Donetsk Oblast.