Ukrainian troops hit the command center of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation

8 January, 2025 A crater at the filming location. Source: Russian media The Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted a precision strike on the command post of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on this. It is reported that the command center was located in the village of Khartsyzk in the temporarily occupied part of the Donetsk region. The Armed Forces of Ukraine took all necessary measures to minimize risks to civilians.

The General Staff did not disclose the location of the Russian headquarters. The Russian media MASH in Donbas published a video from the spot where one of the shells fell.

Despite the video's partial blurring, the impact's probable location was identified using the area's characteristic elements. The recording was made on Filatova Street between the Khartsyzk Pipe Plant and Stalkanat-Silur enterprises near a multi-story administrative building (plant management).

The area where the video was shot. Photo credits: Google Earth

It can be assumed that this was the location of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army's command center.

However, it is worth noting that the target of the Ukrainian munitions could have been another object. Local residents report about eight explosions and the operation of enemy air defense systems.

Destruction of enemy control centers

On December 30, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a missile attack on the village of Lgov in the Kursk region. It is reported that eight Russian servicemen were killed in the strike, and another twenty-two were wounded.

Militarnyi reported that among the dead were two lieutenant colonels and one major.

French-British Storm Shadow cruise missiles struck the command bunker.

According to the DeepState project, the 237th, 104th, and 234th Guards Air Assault Regiments of the 76th Division are stationed in the Kursk region.