Russia-Ukraine war: Situation on the front as of October 15

Enemy attacks

The enemy delivered 2 missile strikes and 43 airstrikes, as well as carried out 59 shelling attacks from rocket artillery systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. Unfortunately, there have been casualties among the civilian population as a result of Russian terrorist attacks. Private residential houses and other civilian infrastructure have suffered damage and destruction.

Aviation strikes were carried out in the following locations: Hremiachka in the Chernihiv region; Holubivka, Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, Podoly, Pishchane in the Kharkiv region; Nevske, Bilohorivka, Serebrianske forestry in the Luhansk region; Spirne, Rozdolivka, Klishchiivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Keramik, Ocheretyne, Prohres, Lastochkyne, Avdiivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Urozhaine, Staromaiorske in the Donetsk region; Novodarivka and Novodanylivka in the Zaporizhzhia region; Beryslav in the Kherson region.

Approximately 100 populated areas in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions were under artillery fire.

Frontline situation

In the area of responsibility of the operational-strategic group North in the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation remains relatively stable.

In the Siversk and Slobozhanske directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in border areas, actively conducts subversive activities to prevent the transfer of our troops to threatening directions, and increases the density of mine-explosive obstacles along the state border in the Belgorod region.

In the area of responsibility of the operational-strategic group Khortytsia in the Kupiansk direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 10 enemy attacks in the areas of Synkivka and Ivanivka in the Kharkiv region.

In the Lyman direction, the defense forces continue to restrain the enemy's advance in the areas of Makiivka and the Serebrianske forestry in the Luhansk region and Torsk in the Donetsk region. Our defenders repelled 7 enemy attacks in this area.

In the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian soldiers continue storming actions south of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, causing losses to the enemy in personnel and equipment, and consolidating their positions.

In the area of responsibility of the operational-strategic group Tavria on the Avdiivka direction, the enemy does not stop trying to break through our defense but without success. Our defenders repelled 15 enemy attacks in the areas of populated settlements Avdiivka, Tonenke, and Pervomaiske in the Donetsk region.

In the Mariupol direction, the Defense Forces repelled more than 10 enemy attacks in the Maryinka area of the Donetsk region during the past day.

In the Shakhtarsk direction, the enemy did not engage in offensive actions.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the occupants attempted to regain lost positions in the Robotyne and Verbove areas of the Zaporizhzhia region five times, but they were not successful.

In the area of responsibility of the operational-strategic group Odesa in the Kherson direction, the defense forces are conducting counter-battery combat, destroying enemy supply depots, and successfully targeting the enemy's rear.

Ukrainian defense forces continue their offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, inflicting losses on the occupying forces in personnel and equipment and wearing down the enemy along the entire front line.

Enemy losses

During the day, the defense forces' aviation conducted 12 strikes on the personnel, weaponry, and military equipment concentration areas, and 2 strikes on the enemy's air defense missile systems.

Rocket forces units hit the enemy's command post, 2 artillery pieces, and the area of personnel, weaponry, and military equipment concentration of the enemy.