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Ukraine Invasion Day 539: advances in Luhansk Oblast and western Zaporizhia Oblast. [1]

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Date: 2023-08-15

Russian forces conducted a large-scale missile strike against targets mainly in Ukrainian rear areas on the night of August 14-15.

Member of NATO apparatus who tentatively suggested that Ukraine shall agree permanently with loss of sovereign territories in exchange of eventual NATO membership promise shall immediately leave his position as his suggestion is in contradiction with base on which NATO is built.

“Approximately 30 foreign microchips were found in the Kh-101 missiles launched by Russia at Ukraine on the night of August 15,” head of the presidential office Andriy Yermak said. These missiles were manufactured in April 2023. Clearly someone is bypassing sanctions..

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #1 – Luhansk Oblast (Russian objective: Capture the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into eastern Kharkiv Oblast and northern Donetsk Oblast) Ukrainian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line and reportedly advanced on August 15. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Vilshana (15km northeast of Kupyansk), Synkivka (8km northeast of Kupyansk), Novoselivske (14km northwest of Svatove), Novoyehorivka (15km southwest of Svatove), Bilohorivka (12km south of Kreminna), Rozdolivka (31km southwest of Kreminna), Kuzmyne (3km southwest of Kreminna), and Vesele (31km south of Kreminna). [37] Russian Western Grouping of Forces Spokesperson Sergey Zybinsky claimed that Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully attacked near Synkivka, the Mankivka tract (roughly 15km east of Kupyansk), the “Usa forest” (likely between Synkivka and Lyman Pershyi), and Novoselivske. [38] Russian Central Grouping of Forces Spokesperson Alexander Savchuk claimed on August 14 that Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully attacked in the Svatove direction. [39]

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Donetsk Oblast (Russian Objective: Capture the entirety of Donetsk Oblast, the claimed territory of Russia’s proxies in Donbas) Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and did not make any claimed or confirmed advances on August 15. ...Russian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and reportedly advanced on August 15. Russian and Ukrainian forces continued to skirmish on the Avdiivka-Donetsk City line and did not advance on August 15. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian ground attacks south of Avdiivka and near Marinka (immediately southwest of Donetsk City) and Krasnohorivka (22km southwest of Avdiivka). [52] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces repelled Ukrainian ground attacks near Krasnohorivka (8km north of Avdiivka) and Nevelske (14km southwest of Avdiivka). [53]

Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis (Russian objective: Maintain frontline positions and secure rear areas against Ukrainian strikes) Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area on August 15. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian troops are continuing offensive operations in the Berdyansk direction (Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area). [54] , Russian sources often describe Ukrainian-held territory as “gray zone“ to minimize the reported scale of Russian losses. [55] The “Vostok” Battalion, which is notably fighting in the area, claimed on August 15 that Russian forces have entirely lost Urozhaine and blamed a lack of infantry and equipment for the loss of the settlement, but ISW has not yet observed visual confirmation that Russian forces have completely withdrawn from the town. [56] The discrepancy between Russian claims regarding Urozhaine likely indicates that Russian forces have largely withdrawn from the core of the settlement to positions on its outskirts. However, Ukrainian forces have likely not yet established full control of central or southern Urozhaine, where limited skirmishes for control are likely ongoing. Russian Eastern Group of Forces Spokesperson Oleg Chekhov additionally claimed that Ukrainian troops unsuccessfully tried to advance southeast of Novodarivka and north of Pryyutne (both about 15km southwest of Velyka Novosilka). [57]

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