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| Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Friday, July 15 |
| 2022-07-16 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Vesti] Briefly about the main things of the day July 15 is the 142nd day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. In Donbas, the Russian Federation is resorting to limited ground attacks, but may soon launch a larger and more decisive offensive along the Slavyansk-Siversk-Bakhmut line. How soon this offensive will begin and where exactly it will be concentrated is still unclear. The leader of Chechnya, Ramazan Kadyrov, announced the transfer to Ukraine of one of the four battalions he formed. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua . 7:50 am . Nikolaev region . More than 10 powerful explosions sounded in Nikolaev. 8:00 a.m. Dnipropetrovsk region. 3 districts were shelled. In the Sinelnikovsky district, a rocket hit a school - serious destruction, rescuers are clearing the rubble. In the Nikopol district, fuel caught fire due to shelling, and the fire was extinguished for several hours. In the Krivoy Rog district, the park zone of Zelenodolsk was shelled. The July 14 missile attack on Vinnytsia was part of the Russian campaign to shell residential areas of Ukrainian cities, Mykolaiv and Kharkiv also suffered, according to a summary of the Institute for the Study of War over the past day. In the Donbas, the Russian Federation is resorting to limited ground attacks, but may soon launch a larger and more decisive offensive along the Slavyansk-Siversk-Bakhmut line. How soon this offensive will begin and where exactly it will be concentrated is still unclear. Chechen leader Ramazan Kadyrov announced the transfer to Ukraine of one of the four battalions he formed. 8:50 am . Vinnitsa region . As a result of the rocket attack on Vinnitsa, 23 people died , including 3 children, the bodies of two of them were not identified. Also, 11 adults cannot be identified. The mother of one of the dead girls survived, she was operated on and is in a difficult situation. In total, there are 73 victims in the hospital, 18 have disappeared without a trace. 9:00 a.m. A petition to ban the issuance of subpoenas at checkpoints, gas stations and the street has gained the required 25,000 signatures. Now the president must answer it. Nikolaev region . The missile attack hit two universities in Nikolaev . Two people are known to have been injured. 9:20 am . Kharkov region . At night, Kharkov was again hit with a rocket attack . Two rockets "arrived" not far from an educational institution in the Kholodnogorsk region. The explosion damaged the facade of the building of the institution, smashed out the windows, destroyed the tram tracks opposite the educational building. Another rocket hit a courtyard near a school in the Industrial District, damaging the building. Initially, there were no victims or injured. In the Chuguevsky district, a 69-year-old woman was injured. Donetsk region . In Konstantinovka, a rocket hit a 5-story building - and one wounded is known. The Cherkasy community was subjected to three shellings in a day : in Novonikolaevka, the administrative building was damaged, and in the Maidan, the Russian army used cluster munitions. Almost the entire community is de-energized, there is no mobile communication and the Internet. In the Maryinsky community, the private sector of Krasnogorovka came under fire - it is known about 1 dead and 1 wounded person. In the Svetlodar community, at night, the Russian army fired on the outskirts of Novoluganskoye, Kodema and Semigorye: 1 person was killed, 1 was wounded. 9:40 am . Ex-people's deputy from the "Servant of the People" Alexei Kovalev was given a measure of restraint in the form of detention and put on the wanted list. During the investigation, it was established that in early July of this year, Kovalev assumed the position of deputy chairman in the so-called. "administration of the Kherson region". He faces 15 years in prison or life. 10:40 am . Dnipropetrovsk region . The head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko, showed the consequences of rocket attacks on the Sinelnikovsky district of the region, a local school was hit. 10:50 am . Nikolaev region . The number of injured as a result of the morning missile attack on Nikolaev increased to 4 . The rescue operation continues. Sumy region . The territories of the Shalygin and Esman communities were fired from mortars. There were no casualties or damage. 11:20 am . Donetsk region . Shelling of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk is reported. The residential building was damaged. School No. 17 was also damaged as a result of the strike on Makiivka. 12:00 . British citizen Paul Ury died in captivity of the "DNR" . Their "ombudsman" says that the cause of death was "chronic illness and stress", and the UK was to blame for the death. 13:20 . Vinnitsa region . It was possible to identify the bodies of two more children who died during a rocket attack on Vinnitsa on July 14. One of the boys was being examined at the medical center, the second was waiting for his uncle in a parked car. In total, the bodies of 19 of the 23 dead have been identified so far. 80 injured remain in the hospital. The house of officers, in which there was an "arrival" will be demolished. 14:50 . Kyrylo Timoshenko, an adviser to the head of the OP, said that a woman who was seriously injured as a result of rocket attacks on Vinnitsa on July 15 still does not know that her child was killed as a result of shelling. 15:00 . Donetsk region . A rocket attack was carried out in Kramatorsk. First of all, there are no casualties. 18:40 The Ukrainian military successfully repulsed all the attacking attempts of the enemy. The main thing from the summary of the General Staff for the evening of July 15: In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy used cannon and rocket artillery to shell the districts of Kharkov and the region. Ukrainian soldiers again successfully repulsed the assault, during which the invaders tried to establish control over Bogorodichny. In the Donetsk direction, the enemy stepped up the use of aviation, cannon and rocket artillery in order to expand the temporarily occupied territory and reach the administrative border of the Donetsk region. The occupiers tried to take control of the Bakhmut-Lysichansk section of the road. Conducted assault operations in the direction of Nagorny and Belogorovka. Ukrainian soldiers with fire stopped all these absurd attempts of the enemy and threw him back. Also, the invaders made several unsuccessful attempts to improve their tactical position in the directions of Nikolaevka - Disputed, Mironovka - Uglegorskaya TPP and Vozrozhdeniye - Vershina. As a result, the invaders suffered losses and rolled back. In the Kurakhovsky, Novopavlovsky and Zaporozhye directions, an attempt to improve the tactical situation in the directions Sladkoe - Vodyanoye, Vladimirovka - Vodyanoye, Egorovka - Pavlovka ended with significant losses for the Russian invaders. Under the fire of Ukrainian soldiers, the remnants of the enemy forces withdrew. 19:25 Russian troops attacked Bakhmut with a multiple launch rocket system "Hurricane". One rocket was fired at the central market, and two more at a residential area. As a result of the shelling, premises in the market and shops were destroyed, a nearby five-story building was damaged, and casualties are also reported . 19:50 There was a rocket attack in the Odessa region. As the speaker of the Odesa OVA Bratchuk noted, there were 3 missiles, one was shot down by the air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. There were no casualties. 20:00 The first MLRS systems of American MLRS M270 launchers arrived in Ukraine,Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said . 20:05 Air raid alert almost throughout Ukraine! 20:10 Slavyansk came under fire from the MLRS, which killed one person, said the mayor of the city Vadim Lyakh. There are also reports of shelling of Kramatorsk; so far no details. UPD - at 20:25 an air raid alert was also sounded in previously uncovered regions (except for Kherson). 21:15 The head of the Poltava military administration, Dmitry Lunin, said that explosions had thundered in Kremenchug, and promised to give details later. 22:10 As a result of the enemy shelling of Kramatorsk, no one was killed about an hour ago, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military District, Pavel Kirilenko, said. This is the second shelling in a day, the first was in the morning, both shellings were from MLRS, the enemy was aiming at the very center of the city. The head of the region notes that today the number of enemy shelling of the Donetsk region has increased, in particular, from the MLRS. So, as a result of the shelling of Slavyansk, one person was killed, another was wounded, in total, eight people were killed and 13 wounded in the region on that day. Alekskndrovskaya community, Bakhmut, Soledar were fired from MLRS: Avdeevka, Toretsk, Marinka, Krasnogorovka, which were fired around the clock, were subjected to rocket attacks. 22:30 In the Dnieper public, victims are reported as a result of the shelling of the city that has just ended. There is no official information yet, local residents are talking about fires in the city. UPD 23:00 The head of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Valentin Reznichenko, said: rockets hit an industrial enterprise in Dnipro and along the street next to it. Previously, this Russian attack claimed the lives of at least three people, another 15 were injured. "We are investigating the scale of the destruction," he added. 23:10 President Zelensky addressed the Ukrainians. Read the text of the conversation here . UPD 23:50 The head of the Dnepropetrovsk military administration, Reznichenko, clarified: theArmed Forces of Ukraine shot down four of the six and Russian missiles that attacked the Dnieper and the region in the evening. Kirilenko reported the details of the shelling of Kramatorsk [Vesti] Kirilenko reported the details of the shelling of Kramatorsk-1200x800 As previously reported, on Friday evening, July 15, the Russian military again fired on Bakhmut and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. According to Bakhmut, as reported by the police, six victims are known ; there "flew" through the market and residential buildings. In Kramatorsk, according to preliminary data, there were also no casualties, military head of the region Pavlo Kirilenko specified on Ukrainian television. According to him, no one died as a result of the enemy shelling of Kramatorsk. He specified that this was the second shelling in a day, while the first one was in the morning. Both attacks were carried out from the MLRS, the enemy was aiming at the very center of the city. Kirilenko believes that the enemy is trying in this way to intimidate the population. The head of the region also said that today the number of enemy shelling of the Donetsk region has increased. In particular, from the MLRS, as a result of the shelling of Slavyansk, one person was killed, another was injured, and in total in the region that day, eight people died and 13 were injured. Kirilenko also said that evacuation continues in the region, on average, 500-550 people a day are taken to safer regions. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 Planes will probably will be supplied by NATO. |
| Posted by: Black Charlie Slairt1430 2022-07-16 17:16 |
| #2 That should make things interesting, Black Charlie Slairt1430. Does Ukraine have such things now, or are they likely to get some soonish? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-07-16 11:46 |
| #1 US to begin training Ukrainian pilots in F15/F16s. |
| Posted by: Black Charlie Slairt1430 2022-07-16 01:27 |