By 1:43 am...
“9:30 a.m. according to the situation.
1. In the Kupyansk area, the activity of the enemy’s DRG was repelled at night. The city is completely under the control of the RF Armed Forces.
2. In the area of Shevchenkovo and in Shevchenkovo itself, hostilities continued.
3. The situation in the area of Balakleya and east of Balakleya is not clear. There are reports of some fighting in the Balakleya area.
4. The infiltration of the enemy continues in the direction of the Izyum highway. The enemy maintains high activity of DRGs thrown forward.
5. According to a number of reports, rather serious reserves of the RF Armed Forces have entered the direction.
6. There is a continuation of the transfer of reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine through Chuguev in the direction of Balakleya and Shevchenkove.”
And another claim of Victory.
“On September 7, our intelligence discovered an accumulation of enemy forces and means in the Serebryanka area, which is near Seversk (the territory of the DPR, temporarily occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine). According to estimates, the enemy pulled up to 2.5 thousand manpower, as well as military equipment (tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled guns). According to radio intercepts, it included many foreign mercenaries. Perhaps this grouping was supposed to strike from the south in the direction of Kupyansk yesterday at dawn. However, on the night of September 7-8, our artillery and aviation inflicted a fire defeat on her. Now they will never go anywhere.”