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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: August 15th, 2022
2022-08-16
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:44 Basurin said that 80 percent of Maryinka is under the control of the DPR militia.

23:33 As a result of the shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one of the buildings of the Nikitovsky correctional colony caught fire at the address: st. Picturesque, 1 (Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka).

β€œThe Ministry of Emergency Situations eliminates the fire. No casualties,” said Ivan Prikhodko.

23:27 On the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for August 15, received additional information on civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:

Donetsk, Kuibyshevsky district:
- a man born in 1976 was wounded as a result of an explosion on a mine PFM "Lepestok".

As of 22:00 on August 15, there are already registered in the Republic 44 cases undermining civilians, incl. two children, on PFM mines "Petal". One of the injured died in the hospital.

n.p. Gorlovka, microdistrict "Solnechny":

Died:
- girl born in 2000
- woman born in 1951
Wounded:
- women born in 1963.1969 The personal data of another victim is being established.

As of 10:30 p.m., the total number of civilian casualties from AFU attacks on 15 August 2022 was 13 (seven killed, six injured). The information continues to flow.

Received additional information on damages as a result of shelling of the VFU cities of the Republic:

Donetsk, Petrovsky district:

- st. Melitopolskaya, 72 - a private residential building;
β€” Kobzar Ave., 37 β€” a private residential building, completely destroyed.

Settlement Gorlovka:

- st. Poletaeva, 140 - a private residential building;
- st. Kondratenko, 191, 231 - private residential buildings;
- st. Mazikovykh, 7 - Kindergarten No. 91;
- st. Karbysheva, 53 - a fire in the garage was recorded.
- st. Bohuna, 33 - apartment building.

n.p. Makeevka:
Sverdlov village:

- st. Svyatogorskaya, 1 - a private residential building.

Chervonogvardeisky district:

- st. Davydenko, 131, 172, 174 - apartment buildings;
- st. Truskavetskaya, 29 - apartment building;

As of today, as of 22:30, the enemy fired 343 rounds of various types, as well as artillery ammunition with a caliber of 155mm, 152mm and 122mm.

Information about the consequences of shelling continues to arrive.

21:34 Results of the day in the DPR:

- As a result of the shelling in Donetsk, four people were killed, in Gorlovka, two women were injured.
-Ukrainian militants fired at a fire truck of the Ministry of Emergency Situations during the supply of water.
- In Mariupol, after a long downtime, treatment facilities resumed work.
-Deputy Chairman of the Civic Chamber (OP) of the Altai Territory Yevgeny Novikov died in the Donbass.
- The Appeals Chamber of the Supreme Court began hearings on the case of the five mercenaries.
-Donetsk Local Lore has signed an agreement on cooperation with the museums of Kherson and St. Petersburg.

19:33 Statement by the official representative of the NM DPR on the situation at 19.30 on 15.08.2022

Over the current day, according to information from the JCCC of the DPR, the enemy fired more than 180 rounds from barreled artillery with a caliber of 155mm, 152mm and 122mm, as well as 120mm mortars.

The fire was fired at the areas of six settlements of the Republic. As a result of the shelling, five civilians were killed and two were injured. Thirty-four residential buildings and five civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged. Additional information about injured civilians and damage to infrastructure is being specified.

Currently, a set of works is underway to clear anti-personnel mines PFM-1 "Lepestok" (PFM-1C).

We regret to inform you that while performing military duty in the struggle for independence, three defenders of the Donetsk People's Republic were killed and four were injured. We express our sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims.

19:14 The DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:

β€” n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Zheleznaya Balka: fired five mines in 120mm caliber;
β€” n.p. Otradovka - n.p. Golmovsky: six rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.

18:59 In the divisions of the People's Militia continues special training of military intelligence officers.

18:52 Consequences of today's shelling by Ukrainian military in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk. 1 site, st. Zuevskaya, 25.

18:49 Attack helicopters attack positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine supporting the offensive of the allied forces in the DPR

The front line linking Seversk, Artemovsk and Soledar has been turned by the Ukrainian military into a powerful fortified area with a large amount of air defense, so our pilots have to fly extremely low so as not to be shot down, RIAN reports.

18:46 Municipal vehicles from the Perm Territory arrived in Severodonetsk: tractors with attachments, a backhoe loader, welding machines, trucks with loader cranes and a sewer washing machine.

18:29 Servicemen of the 9th regiment of the NM DPR are moving forward.

Every day, the military personnel of the NM DPR push the enemy further and further, occupying new positions in the Avdievka direction, which until recently belonged to Ukrainian nationalists and capturing trophies that will serve as the defenders of the republic. So, for example, retreating Ukrainian militants abandoned several Western-made armored vehicles, which were practically not damaged.

17:52 The DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:

β€” n.p. Maryinka (western) - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): eight shots were fired from a tank;
β€” n.p. Marinka (western) - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 20 mines fired with a caliber of 120mm;
β€” n.p. Dyleevka - n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district): six rounds of 122mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Maryinka (western) - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 17 mines were fired with a caliber of 120mm.

16:50 Today, August 15, the Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic begins consideration of the case of British citizens John Harding, Andrew Hill and Dylan Healy, as well as Swedish and Croatian citizens Matthias Gustavsson and Vekoslav Prebeg, who took part in the hostilities on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. If found guilty, they could face the death penalty.

16:42 As a result of the armed aggression of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded.

Boiler room No. 22 was damaged.

As a result of a direct hit by an enemy shell, a house on the street was damaged. Tokarev, 27 in the village of Zaitsevo. Luckily, no one was hurt.

In the village of mines. N. A. Izotov damaged the house and cut the roof along Ordzhonikidze Street, 2/2.

16:38 One of the episodes Storm Sand. Artillery covers the advance of our assault units and strikes at the positions and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Observation and adjustment of fire is carried out by Mavic-3 quadrocopters, provided to our units by the humanitarian organization VECHE. During the assault on this settlement, the fighters of the 11th Regiment and the assault battalion "Somalia" of the DPR army once again proved themselves excellent.

16:30 JCCC DPR recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:

β€” n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): four rounds fired with a caliber of 155mm
β€” n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky and Kyiv districts): nine rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Nikolaevka Second - n.p. Zaitsevo (southern): four rounds fired with a caliber of 122mm;
β€” n.p. Novomikhailovka - n.p. Yasnoye: seven each 152mm rounds were fired;
β€” n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky and Kyiv districts): seven rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): six rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Vasilievka: three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Novomikhailovka - Donetsk (Leninsky district): five rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
- n.p. Marinka (western) - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 10 mines fired with a caliber of 120mm;
β€” n.p. Nikolaevka Second - n.p. Zaitsevo (southern): five rounds fired caliber 122mm;
β€” n.p. Nikolaevka Second - n.p. Zaytsevo (southern): 15 rounds fired with a caliber of 122mm;
β€” n.p. Netailovo - Donetsk (Kyiv and Kuibyshevsky districts): five rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (Kirov and Kuibyshevsky districts): three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.

15:46 Assault on the fortified area Armed Forces of Ukraine near Donetsk: Footage of the advance of the reconnaissance company in Maryinka.

Scouts with the help of UAVs move forward, accurately striking enemy positions. Ukrainian militants are trying to stay on the defensive line, but the drone operator reveals their pockets of resistance, after which intelligence destroys the enemy /corr. iz.ru Denis Kulaga/.

15:46 At the US and British embassies on the squares of the DPR and LPR there is an action against the use of prohibited rounds filled with PFM-1 β€œPetal” mines, which Ukrainian nationalists scatter on the streets of Donbass.

Civilians suffer from these mines: old people, children. The Russians want to draw the attention of the collective West to the problem. The streets and parks in Donetsk, Lysichansk, Popasnaya, Yasinovataya and other regions are covered with ammunition.

15:19 All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) reporter Andrei Rudenko reports that fighting is going on along the entire line of Donbass. In many areas, the divisions have real success.

In the Ugledar direction, the Mining Division, together with the OBTF (a separate battalion-tactical formation), managed to advance to the city itself, knocking out the enemy from their positions. For a long time, the front stood still in this direction. There were only art duels.

In the Donetsk direction, there is movement in several directions at once.

On the western outskirts of Donetsk, assault operations are underway in the city of Marinka, which is closely adjacent to the capital of the republic. It was from there that all these years fire was fired on the peaceful streets of Donetsk.

As a result of the clear actions of the NM of the DPR of the 61st OPBR, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost up to 60 percent of the personnel killed and wounded, the rest are demoralized. The commander of one of the battalions with the call sign Mongol was destroyed.

In busy on the eve of n. The settlement of Peski is being cleaned up and a bridgehead is being prepared for a further offensive towards Vodyanoye and Karlovka. When the village of Vodyane is taken, the Ukrainians in Avdievka will find themselves in a semicircle.

For the complete encirclement of the Kyiv group from Gorlovka, assault operations are underway in the n. N. New York and Zaitsevo (the part that still remains for the Armed Forces of Ukraine - the village has been divided into two parts for all the years).

With successful actions in this direction, Avdievka will fall into the operational environment.

In the Slavic direction, there are battles for Artyomovsk and Soledar.

In Soledar, the fighters of the NM of the LPR established control over the territory of the Knauf-Gypsum plant and entrenched themselves in the eastern part of the city. There is a development of the offensive deep into the city.

PMC Wagner drove the Armed Forces of Ukraine out of the village of Vershiny south of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) and went to the village of Zaitsevo, where a large fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is located.

β€œZelensky, realizing that they could lose combat-ready units in the Donbass, ordered Zaluzny to withdraw combat units from the first line of defense, replacing them with those mobilized from all over Ukraine. Plus, almost the entire officer corps was taken out of the combat zone. Unprepared, yesterday's civilians are thrown, not sparing, for slaughter. At the same time, most of these people are crushed by their own artillery, which works from afar and covers these territories with squares to slow down the advance of the allied forces.

15:04 Donetsk airport. Special Forces of the NM DPR breaks into the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In addition to the battles for Peski in the Avdievka direction, the NM DPR is conducting difficult battles for the territory adjacent to the Donetsk airport.

The fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine dug in behind the runway. Here, in eight years, the enemy built a complex of engineering defensive structures in this area. He was involved in a network of underground utilities, and now it is actively used.

An officer of the 1st Battalion of the Special Forces of the NM DPR with the call sign "Mulya" told the situation, reports wargonzo.

14:54 Aleksey Kulemzin reports the death of two men in the Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk.

During the shelling of the Kuibyshev region, a man, born in 1976, was killed. on st. Bashkirskaya, 134. Therefore, the glazing and roof were damaged.

On st. Tumanyan, 18a (nursery-kindergarten No. 221) 14 window blocks were damaged.
On st. Slovakskaya, 27a (nursery garden No. 351) 20 window blocks and a soft roof were damaged.
On st. Mirgorodskaya, 24, 31 damaged glazing, roofing, fence.
On st. Lugovoi, 18 damaged garage, car, roofing, glazing, power line.

In the Petrovsky district, a man born in 1964 died from a shell explosion. in a private house on the street. Pilots, 3.

14:51 Consequences of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, where on the street. Leninabadskaya, a woman died.

14:25 The DPR JCCC reports that their operational lines for August 15 continue to receive additional information about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic as a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

Donetsk:

Kirovsky district:

- a woman born in 1954 died.

Kuibyshevsky district:

- a woman born in 1943 died.

Additional information is also received about damage as a result of shelling of the cities of the Republic by the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

Donetsk:

Kyiv district:

- st. Novorossiysk - a fire was recorded.

Kirovsky district:

- electrical networks were damaged, the movement of cars on tram routes No. 5, 8, 16 was suspended.
n.p. Makeevka, Chervonogvardeisky district:
- st. Tolyatti, 11 - a private residential building.

13:14 Due to the shelling of the village of the mine. N. A. Izotova (Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka) from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the street. Sedova, 44 a civilian from Gorlovka was wounded. An ambulance left for the scene.

13:13 The head of the administration of Donetsk, Aleksey Kulemzin, reports that as a result of massive shelling of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, electric networks were damaged by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In this regard, the movement of cars on tram routes No. 5, 8, 16 has been suspended. Employees of the energy supply company are making every effort to eliminate the consequences of the accident.

12:23 Consequences of yesterday shelling by Armed Forces of Ukraine Kievsky district of Donetsk.

12:23 The DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:

β€” n.p. Krasnogorovka - Donetsk (Kirovskiy district): six rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Dzerzhinsk - n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district): five rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Netailovo - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky and Kyiv districts): seven rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Dzerzhinsk - n.p. Gorlovka (Kalinin district): seven rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Netaylovo - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky and Kyiv districts): eight rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.

12:19 On a photo- the consequences of the shelling of Gorlovka by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

12:02 Soledar. The situation at the KNAUF plant on 08/15/22. The KNAUF factory in Soledar and the neighboring streets are under the control of the Russian army. The enemy is intensively bombarding the plant with artillery.ReportsTG channel wargonzo.

11:33 AFU fired at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, on the street. Leninabadskaya, a woman died.

11:20 CCC DPR recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:

β€” n.p. Netaylovo - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): six rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Kurdyumovka - n.p. Zaitsevo (southern): fired six mines with caliber 120mm;
β€” n.p. Netaylovo - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): five rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.

11:00 Maxim Moroz from Chernivtsi believes that the government of Ukraine is simply exterminating the people. VideoNM LNR

10:46 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recalls officers along almost the entire line in Donbas, about thisinformsreporter Rudenko. The mobilized are thrown into the first line, combat brigades are not brought into battle. Subdivisions are transferred to help the "one-day" only with a clear threat of a breakthrough.

"Ukrainian artillery does not spare both their own and ours at the time of the attack. Our boys have even begun to carry out imitation attacks, so that dill artillery covers their own positions. And it rolls and not bad. The day before, near Avdievka, the Ukrainians destroyed a whole company of those mobilized from near Zhytomyr," writes the military commander.

They do not spare their people at all, which is why the tenth round of forced conscription in Ukraine is already underway, Rudenko concluded.

10:06 Consequences of shelling of the village of the Rumyantsev mine in Gorlovka.

10:00 Statement by the official representative of the NM of the LPR, Captain Filiponenko I.M. as of August 15, 2022

Over the past 24 hours, during the active offensive operations of the units of the People's Militia of the LPR, the enemy suffered heavy losses in manpower and military equipment. Destroyed:

-up to 40 personnel;
-seven armored personnel carriers;
-three artillery installations;
-two tanks;
-three units of special vehicles;

Peaceful life is being restored in the territories of the Lugansk People's Republic liberated from Ukrainian nationalists: engineering and sapper units of the People's Militia of the LPR continue demining. During August 14, they cleared more than six hectares of territory from explosive objects left by Ukrainian nationalists in the areas of the settlements of Shipilovka and Privolye.

The NM of the LPR, together with public organizations, is delivering humanitarian aid to the residents of these areas. Representatives of the Popular Front, with the support of the NM of the LPR, delivered food packages for residents of the settlement. Golden.

09:55 The DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:

β€” n.p. Novomikhailovka - n.p. Yelenovka: eight rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Nevelskoye - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): five rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Nevelskoe - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): seven rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.

09:43 The Headquarters of the Tero DPR reports that the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on the village of Yasnoye, as a result of which a civilian was wounded.

09:42 The officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine left their positions near the city of Soledar in the DPR.

β€œThe commanders have shifted their duties to sergeants and privates,” said Andrei Marochko, officer of the People’s Militia of the Lugansk People’s Republic.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that during the offensive of the allied forces in the Soledar area, the Ukrainian 14th Brigade lost more than 2,000 people.

09:25Fights near Avdievka. Unlike the Peski district, the progress here is not so significant. Positional tendencies still dominate and to the north of Avdievka along the Avdievka-Konstantinovka highway.

09:03 Assault on the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Avdievka. Special Forces of the People's Militia of the DPR leads the offensive with artillery fire support /TK Zvezda/.

08:50 Akhmat special forces soldiers under the leadership of acting commander Akhmed "Combat" Saidarkhanov took up another strategically important position near Seversk (DPR), reported Kadyrov.

08:39 Video confirmation of the progress along Soledar. The plant is already under the control of the allied forces. The city is being cleared. The question of when the militants will roll back to the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk-Druzhkovka line is a question of the very near future.ReportsRodion Miroshnik.

08:18 Ukrainians near Avdievka equipped a position under the bridge. Our artillery destroyed equipment and personnel. Reporter Rudenko reports.

08:05 107 battalion of the DPR army progressing well in Marinka.

Servicemen of the People's Militia, with the support of the allied forces of the Russian Federation, are taking away meter by meter from the Kyiv regime in Maryinka.

The enemy does not leave attempts to regain control over the lost territories using all available means, including BAYRAKTAR TB2 strike unmanned aerial vehicles. One of these devices was recently shot down in the sky in the Maryinsky direction by the air defense forces of the NM of the DPR.

07:49 Artyomovsk was shelled all night long. The APU has heavy losses.

07:40 Burnt Ukrainian equipment and burning grass: how NM LNR opposes enemy on the front line near Yakovlevka.

Aviation is intensively working in the direction. Every 30-40 minutes, the hum of aircraft engines is heard. Artillery destroys enemy equipment, suppresses his artillery and significantly reduces manpower. The horizon is in smoke.

07:12 The DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:

β€” n.p. Dzerzhinsk - n.p. Gorlovka: five rounds fired caliber 152mm;
β€” n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Donetsk (Kyiv region): two rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Panteleimonovka: six each 152mm rounds were fired;
β€” n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka: one each 155mm shell was fired.
β€” n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): two rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Pervomaiskoye - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): six rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Netailovo - n.p. Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky districts): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Krasnogorovka - n.p. Donetsk (Kirovskiy district): three rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
β€” n.p. Dzerzhinsk - n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district): six rounds of 122mm caliber were fired.

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