💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck a command post of the Russian 8th Combined Arms Army in occupied Khartsyzk, Donetsk Oblast.

January 8, 2025 Khartsyzk, Donetsk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian 8th Combined Arms Army (military_unit) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) 8th Combined Arms Army (military_unit) Southern Military District (organization) Russian guided glide bombs (weapon_system) Pokrovsk (location) Civilians (person) 155th "Anne of Kyiv" Brigade (military_unit) Ukraine's Armed Forces (organization) Russia's 8th Combined Arms Army (military_unit) Khartsyzk (location) Donetsk Oblast (location) Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces (organization) Kurakhove (location) Russian 8th Combined Arms Army (Southern Military District) (military_unit) 79th Airborne Assault Brigade (military_unit) Orest Drmalovskyi (person) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Kurakhovo-Zaporizhzhia highway (location) Ukrainian drone operators (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) 8th Guards Combined Arms Army (military_unit) Toretsk (location) Novavasylivka (location) Slavyanka (location) Neskuchnoye (location) Yantarne (location) Russian 8th Guards Combined Arms Army (military_unit) Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (military_unit) Pole-21 (weapon_system) FPV drones (weapon_system) Mariupol Resistance (organization) Staryi Krym (location) Mangush (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Ukrzaliznytsia (organization) Serhii Horbunov (person)

Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces struck Russian 8th CAA command post in Khartsyzk

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Three civilians were injured during Russian attacks against the front-line town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck a command post of the Russian 8th Combined Arms Army (Southern Military District) in occupied Khartsyzk, Donetsk Oblast on January 8.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

There is currently no talk of encirclement, even operational, of Ukrainian Defense Forces south of Kurakhove. Defense units are doing everything possible to prevent a dangerous situation.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted a precision strike on the command post of the Russian 8th Guards Combined Arms Army in Khartsyzsk.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.976Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-10-2025