The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 247, from 1 August 2025, 13:00 to 8 August 2025, 13:00 Kyiv Time
Author: David Batashvili
This is a special issue of the Rondeli Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources.
Kursk-Sumy Area
Fighting in the area continued without major territorial changes.
Belgorod Area
No changes were noted in the area.
Kharkiv Area
Fighting in the area continued without major territorial changes.
Kupyansk Area and Donbas Area – North
Russians advanced east of Kupyansk from the north, entering village Sobolivka.
Russians advanced in both the northern and southern parts of Torske.
A Russian advance that had taken place in the late July 2025 was confirmed in the forest south of Dibrova.
Donbas Area – Northeast
Southeast of Siversk, Russians took village Novoselivka.
Toretsk-Kostyantynivka Area
Russians advanced in the space north of Toretsk.
Southwest of Kostyantynivka, Russians entered Rusyn Yar and advanced north of Poltavka.
Donbas Area – Southeast and South
North of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, Russians advanced westward, taking villages Zatyshok and Sukhetske.
South of Pokrovsk, Russians advanced northward, taking village Novoukrainka.
Russians advanced southwest of Novopavlovka, in the space north of Hrushivske and in the direction of Andriivka-Klevtsove.
In the south, Russians advanced southwest of Novopil, and north of Zelene Pole.

A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. The Pokrovsk frontline by the afternoon, 8 August 2025. All information on the maps is approximate.
Zaporizhzhia Area
Fighting in the area continued without major territorial changes.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
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