Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on May 15th 2023

▪️On Kup’yans’k sector, Russian assault groups forced Oskil river and seized the AFU stronghold near Masyutivka. Due to decisive actions, full control over the eastern bank of the river in this area has been established. ▪️AFU again used the Anglo-French Storm Shadow cruise missile to attack Luhansk. As a result of the impact, an abandoned building of the Ukrainian military unit in the southern part of the city was damaged. ▪️In addition, an explosive device went off in a beauty salon in the center of Luhansk. As a result of the terrorist attack, one person was killed and three were wounded. Among the victims is Igor Kornet, acting head of the LPR Interior Ministry. ▪️In Bakhmut, Wagner PMC continue to storm the AFU’s fortified areas in a multi-storey building in the west of the city. The vanguard groups have entered the fortified area “Constructor“ and are attacking the “Nest“ located to the east from all possible directions. ▪️According to some reports, the AFU continue to attack Russian positions in near Ivanivske. The Ukrainian command aims to reach Klishchiivka and occupy an important fortified area on the heights to the northwest of the village. ▪️Ukrainian units continue to fire at settlements of the Donetsk agglomeration. In Volnovakha, Dokuchajevs’k and the central districts of Donetsk, damage to infrastructure facilities and residential buildings was recorded. ▪️In Zaporizhzhia direction, Tokmak was twice shelled from the HIMARS MLRS. Residential buildings and a school building were damaged, there are civilian casualties. The Bald Mountain Reserve in Vasylivka also came under the attack of rocket artillery.