Ukrainian logistics into Myrnohrad and Pokrovsk is difficult, but the troops there are not encircled, Ukraine’s General Staff says. Russia launched 458 drones and 45 missiles on Ukraine in one of the heaviest attacks on the energy grid since the invasion. “Peace” with Moscow that rewards aggression is an invitation to further wars, Zaluzhnyi says.
Logistics into Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk is difficult, troops not encircled, Ukraine’s General Staff says
The resupply of Ukrainian troops in Myrnohrad is difficult, but the supply lines are operational, spokesperson for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major Andriy Kovalyov told Ukrainska Pravda on Monday. Reports of the Ukrainian supply lines being fully within range of Russian weapons and claims of the city’s operative encirclement are untrue, he added.
“[Ukrainian troops] continue to defend the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration. The situation remains difficult and dynamic. The enemy deploys all available reserves, but only takes huge losses. Ukrainian units in Myrnohrad are firmly holding their positions and are destroying Russian occupying forces on the approaches to the city,” Kovalyov said.
The units defending the city have just been resupplied with weapons and munitions, he said. Troops were rotated in and out, and the wounded were evacuated. Likewise, the garrison in Pokrovsk is being resupplied and rotated, Kovalyov added.
Ukraine is countering Russian infantry’s attempts to consolidate positions inside Pokrovsk. Ukrainian troops are searching and destroying enemy positions in the built-up area, the spokesperson said.
In a report on Sunday, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said that Russian forces are successfully interdicting Ukrainian logistics into Myrnohrad. ISW also said it observed no evidence to assess that Russian forces made additional advances in the Pokrovsk direction on November 9, consistent with recent Ukrainian reporting that Russian forces have slowed their tempo of ground activity in the Pokrovsk direction to extend logistics and bring up reinforcements to southern Pokrovsk.
A source reportedly affiliated with Ukrainian military intelligence reported on November 8 that Russian forces are in most areas of Pokrovsk but cannot encircle the town because Russian forces are only conducting infiltration missions in and through Pokrovsk from southern Pokrovsk, ISW said.
The source stated that Russian forces are bringing mortar crews and additional drone operators into Pokrovsk to intensify the interdiction efforts against Ukrainian ground lines of communication (GLOCs).
Russia launches 458 drones, 45 missiles on Ukraine in one of heaviest attacks on energy grid since invasion
Russia launched a major drone and missile attack overnight on November 7 to 8, targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. It fired a total of 458 drones and 45 missiles, including 32 ballistic missiles. Ukrainian forces shot down or otherwise neutralized 406 drones and nine missiles, the Air Force said. Twenty-six missiles and 52 drones hit target in 25 locations and the falling debris fell in four other places, it added.
Russia targeted energy sites in the regions of Kyiv, Kropyvnytskyi, Poltava, Kharkiv and Dnipro, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said.
The state energy company Centrenergo said two facilities it runs — the Zmiyiv thermal power plant in Kharkiv region and the Trypillya thermal power plant in Kyiv region halted operation following Russia’s overnight attacks.
Russia targeted substations that power the Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear power plants, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Andriy Sybiha said.
The attack was one of the most difficult for Ukraine’s energy sector since the invasion, Ukraine’s Energy Minister, Svitlana Hrynchuk said on national television on November 8.
Rolling power cuts were enforced on Monday. The outages were to be rotated across two to four groups of consumers. Power cuts were also scheduled for the industrial sector and businesses.
Overnight on Monday, Russia launched a total of 67 drones and seven missiles, including two Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles and five S-300/S-400 surface-to-air missiles. Ukrainian forces shot down or otherwise neutralized 52 drones, the Air Force said. Fifteen drones hit target in nine locations, while the effects of missile strikes were being clarified, it added.
“Peace” with Moscow that rewards aggression is invitation to further wars, Zaluzhnyi says
Ukraine does not reject peace, it rejects capitulation disguised as peace, former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and current ambassador to the UK, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said in a column for the New York Post published on Monday.
“A just settlement must restore our territorial integrity, ensure accountability for war crimes and guarantee that no aggressor will ever again threaten Europe from Moscow,” he said.
“Ukraine has fought for survival for 11 years. Yet even now, some in the West urge us to negotiate with the people who came to kill us. They forget two simple truths. First, what is at stake is not just Ukraine’s fate but Europe’s security. Second, any ‘peace’ with Moscow that rewards aggression is an invitation to further wars,” Zaluzhnyi continued.
“The Kremlin speaks of negotiations only when it feels pressure and only to buy time. Peace on Russian terms is not peace — it is surrender. That is why calls to rush into a comprehensive peace deal are dangerously premature. Real peace cannot be achieved by signing papers while Russian missiles are murdering civilians,” he said, adding “It will take time, strength and an unshakable understanding of with whom we are dealing.”
