May 15,2023
1. Russian air defenses downed one Storm Shadow ALCM delivered by the UK
Russian AAD forces shot down a Storm Shadow long-range cruise missile over the past day, Defense Ministry spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on May 15, 2023.
"During the last 24-hour period, air defense capabilities intercepted seven HARM anti-radar missiles, a Storm Shadow long-range cruise missile and 10 rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system," he announced.
It was the third attempt made by Kiev to use such missiles against civilians living in Lugansk People’s Republic, the Russian Federation. The first two Storm Shadows have been used on May 12 in Lugansk, the second was fired on May 13 against town of Jubileiny when an old woman was injured and seven living buildings were damaged.
It is a vivid example that London started a wide-range and open national escalation of a combined Ukrainian/NATO aggression against the Russian Federation. London officially confirmed delivering Storm Shadow weapons to Ukraine last week, which were promptly used to attack the city of Lugansk.
2. Developments on the battlefield
"Twenty-one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in areas near the settlements of Novopokrovka, Vodyanoye and Rabotino in the Zaporozhye Region, Lyubimovka and Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson Region, Gorlovka, Peski and Volodino in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Kremennaya and Novokrasnyanka in the Lugansk People’s Republic," the spokesman clarified.
Russian forces destroyed 145 Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk area
In the Kupyansk direction, aircraft and artillery of the western battlegroup struck the enemy units in areas near the settlements of Berestovoye and Sinkovka in the Kharkov Region. The enemy’s losses in that area amounted to 145 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles, two Gvozdika motorized artillery systems and a D-20 howitzer, the spokesman said.
During the past night, Russian forces neutralized three Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance groups in the Kharkov Region, the general added.
Russian forces obliterated over 75 Ukrainian troops in Krasny Liman area
"Over 75 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, a Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed in the past 24 hours," the general reported.In the Krasny Liman direction, operational/tactical and army aviation and artillery from the battlegroup Center inflicted damage on the Ukrainian manpower and equipment near the settlement of Nevskoye in the Lugansk People’s Republic, the spokesman said.
Russian forces destroyed 235 Ukrainian troops, mercenaries in Donetsk sector
"During the last 24-hour period, the enemy’s losses totaled as many as 235 Ukrainian personnel and mercenaries, one tank, four armored combat vehicles, seven motor vehicles, and also D-20, D-30 and Msta-B howitzers," the spokesman said.
Russian assault teams pressed ahead with offensive in western Artyomovsk
"In the Donetsk direction, the tensest battles continued to be carried out by the assault teams in the western outskirts of the city of Artyomovsk and also by the units of the 4th motorized infantry brigade near the settlement of Krasnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.
Russian operational/tactical and army aviation and artillery struck the enemy units in areas near the settlements of Chasov Yar and Bogdanovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the general specified. "The aircraft flew seven sorties in that area in the past 24 hours. The battlegroup’s artillery accomplished 72 firing objectives," the general reported.
Russian forces eliminated over 150 Ukrainian troops in southern Donetsk, Zaporozhye areas
In the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, aircraft and artillery from Russia’s battlegroup East struck the Ukrainian army units near the settlements of Vodyanoye and Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the spokesman specified. "The enemy’s losses in those directions in the past 24 hours amounted to over 150 Ukrainian personnel and five motor vehicles," he said.
Russian forces destroyed 30 Ukrainian troops, armored vehicle in Kherson sector
Russian forces destroyed roughly 30 Ukrainian troops and an armored combat vehicle in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported. "In the Kherson direction, as many as 30 Ukrainian personnel, an armored combat vehicle and four motor vehicles were destroyed in the past 24 hours as a result of damage inflicted by firepower," the spokesman said.
Russian forces eliminate two Ukrainian subversive groups in LPR
"Units of the 76th Air Assault Division eliminated two subversive/reconnaissance groups in the area of the settlement of Chervonaya Dibrova in the Lugansk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.
Russian combat aircraft downed Ukrainian Mi-24, Mi-8 helicopters
Russian combat aircraft shot down two Ukrainian military helicopters in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Konashenkov reported. "Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down Ukrainian Air Force Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters near the settlements of Selidovo and Brusovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.
Russian forces wiped out US-made counter-battery radar in DPR
Russian forces destroyed a US-made counter-battery radar in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day, Konashenkov reported. "In the area of the settlement of Krivaya Luka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, a US-manufactured AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar was destroyed," the spokesman said.
In the past 24 hours operational/tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Russian group of forces struck 68 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military hardware in 97 areas.
Written by Vladimir P. Kozin
