This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here.
Kursk-Sumy Area
In the north, Russians pushed from Sopych towards Bachivsk.
Southeast of Sumy, Russians advanced west of Hrabovske, entering the northern part of village Ryasne.
Kharkiv Area
Fighting in the area continued without confirmed major territorial changes.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
Fighting in the area continued without confirmed major territorial changes.
Kramatorsk-Slovyansk Area
West of Fedorivka Druha, Russians entered village Dibrova.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Russians entered the western outskirts of Kostyantynivka from the side of Illinivka.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. The front in the area of Slovyansk, Kramatorsk and Kostyantynivka by the afternoon, 8 May 2026. All information on the maps is approximate.
Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka Area
North of Pokrovsk, Ukrainians pushed Russians back in village Bilytske.
Zaporizhzhia Area
Northwest of village Varvarivka, Russians advanced north of Pryluky and towards Vozdvyzhivka.
East of Mala Tokmachka, Ukrainians pushed Russians back in village Bilohirya.
In the west, Ukrainians were attacking, retaking new parts of Prymorske, and advancing in the space east of Stepnohirsk to the extent unclear at the time of writing.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.