This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As of 10:00 PM on February 15, the General Staff indicated that Russian troops had significantly intensified their efforts compared to previous days. The total number of assault actions increased by 2.5 times, with the highest activity observed in the Pokrovsk direction.
On February 15 alone, the Russians carried out 59 airstrikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, dropping 88 guided bombs. Additionally, there were over 4,000 shellings, of which 211 were from multiple launch rocket systems. The occupiers also deployed 1,385 kamikaze drones for attacks.
The aviation, missile troops, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck six areas where enemy personnel, weapons, and military equipment were concentrated.
The losses of the Russian invaders over the past day amounted to 1,730 personnel. Ukrainian forces also neutralized 5 tanks, 84 armored fighting vehicles, 11 artillery systems, 36 operational-tactical level UAVs, 77 vehicles, and 2 units of special equipment belonging to the occupiers.
What is the situation across the directions?
- Kharkiv direction — Russians launched assaults on Ukrainian positions 5 times in the areas of Volchansk, Tikhoye, and towards Kazachya Lopani.
- Kupyansk — there were 39 attacks by the occupiers during the day; the Defense Forces repelled enemy assault actions near Dvurechnaya, Petropavlivka, Stepnaya Novoselivka, Kolesnikovka, Lozovaya, and towards Novoosynove.
- Lyman — Russian troops attacked 27 times, attempting to break through defenses near the settlements of Zeleny Hay, Novoegorivka, Grekivka, Kolodyazi, Yampolivka, Terny, Torske, and Dibrova.
- Seversk — the Defense Forces repelled 10 enemy assaults as the occupiers attempted to advance in the areas of Verkhnokamensky and Ivanodarivka.
- Kramatorsk — the occupiers attacked 29 times in the areas of Predtechino, Stupochki, Belya Gora, and near Chasiv Yar.
- Toretsk — Russians conducted 19 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Toretsk, Diliivka, and Krymske.
- Pokrovsk — Ukrainian forces halted 71 attacks by Russians in the areas of the settlements of Zelenoye Pole, Tarasovka, Vodyanoye Vtoroye, Mirolubovka, Yelizavetovka, Promin, Lisovka, Dachenske, Shevchenko, Peschanoye, Kotlino, Nadievka, Andreevka, and Udachnoye.
- Novopavlivsk — the Defense Forces repelled 25 enemy attacks as the occupiers attempted to advance near the settlements of Zelenovka, Razliv, Novy Komar, Novoselka, and Velyka Novoselka.
- Orekhovsk — the invaders attacked our defenders' positions twice in the direction of Novoandriivka.
- Dniprovsk — the Defense Forces made 8 unsuccessful attempts to advance.
Kursk — there were 15 combat engagements, the enemy carried out 33 airstrikes, dropping 49 guided bombs, and conducted 332 artillery shellings, including 11 from multiple launch rocket systems.