Russia – Ukraine war updates as of July 15, 2023

Russia – Ukraine war operational update of the General Staff of Ukraine for the last 24 hours of Russia – Ukraine war as of 6:00 a.m., July 15, 2023. 

507 day of the russian large-scale invasion begins.

Tonight, the russian Federation struck another blow with Iranian shahed drones and anti-aircraft guided missiles against Ukraine. Information regarding the consequences of this terrorist attack is currently being clarified.

During the past day, the russian occupiers struck the territory of Ukraine, using 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones and 1 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile. As a result of the successful combat work of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, 16 “martyrs” were destroyed.

In addition, the enemy carried out 50 airstrikes and launched 43 attacks from rocket salvo systems.

The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.

The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka directions, heavy battles continue. During the day, 32 combat clashes took place.

In the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly.

During the day, the enemy carried out an airstrike in the Radkivka area of the Sumy region on the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions. He carried out mortar and artillery shelling of more than 15 settlements, including Karpovychi, Kamin of the Chernihiv region; Bilokopytove, Malushyne, Boyaro-Lezhachi of Sumy Oblast and Kozacha Lopan, Neskuchne, Morokhovets, Ternova of Kharkiv Oblast.

In the Kupyansk direction, our soldiers are firmly holding the defense. The settlements of Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kamianka, Kislivka, Berestov, and Figolivka of the Kharkiv region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks.

In the Lyman direction, during the past day, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions west of Dibrova, Luhansk region, and east of Novosadovo, Donetsk region. The russian troops carried out airstrikes in Nevske, Bilogorivka districts of Luhansk region and Spirne, Fedorivka, Vesele districts of Donetsk region. More than 15 settlements, including Nevske, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk region and Torske, Verkhnyokamianske, Spirne, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire.

In the Bakhmut direction, under heavy fire from the enemy’s aircraft and artillery, our defenders successfully repelled all enemy attacks in the Berkhivka area of the Donetsk region. The enemy launched airstrikes near Stupochy and Dilyivka. More than 15 settlements, including Druzhba, Vasyukivka, Chasiv Yar, Oleksandro-Shultine, Diliivka, North and South of Donetsk region, were affected by enemy artillery shelling.

In the Avdiyivka direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the Pervomaisky district. He carried out airstrikes near Avdiivka and Pervomaiskyi. At the same time, the enemy fired artillery at more than 10 settlements, including Berdychi, Keramik, Lastochkine, Avdiyivka of the Donetsk region.

In the Mariinka direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the advance of russian troops in the Mariinka area. The enemy shelled more than 15 settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobyeda and Georgiivka of the Donetsk region.

In the Shakhtarsk direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the Novomykhailivka area of the Donetsk region. He shelled the settlements of Paraskoviivka, Novomykhailivka, Makarivka, Novoukrainka, Blagodatne, and Bogoyavlenka.

In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on preventing the further advance of our troops. The russian occupiers carried out airstrikes in the regions of Malaya Tokmachka, Zaporizhzhia Region, and Grozovoy and Kozatskyi, Kherson Region. They carried out artillery shelling of more than 25 settlements, among them Vilne Pole, Mala Tokmachka, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Biloghirya of the Zaporizhzhia region; Antonivka, Tyaginka, Chornobayivka, Mykilske, Kizomys of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson.

At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, are entrenched at the reached boundaries, inflict fire damage with artillery on identified enemy targets, and carry out counter-battery countermeasures.

Over the past day, the aviation of the defense forces has struck 13 strikes on personnel concentration areas and 1 strike on the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile complex.

Over the past day, units of missile forces and artillery have hit 9 artillery pieces at firing positions.

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