[NewsFront] 21:04 Calculation of the ATGM "Fagot" of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the "West" group of forces destroyed an M-113 armored personnel carrier manufactured in the USA of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with manpower and ammunition in the area of a special military operation at night.
19:47 Calculation of TOS-2 "Tosochka"destroyedstronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevka direction.
The crew of the latest heavy flamethrower system of the Center group of forces struck with thermobaric rounds and destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, supporting the offensive actions of the assault units. The target was adjusted and controlled in real time by the UAV crews.
18:45 Soldiers from the 18th Army "are being processed" strongholds of Ukrainian military personnel on the right bank of the Kherson region.
18:27 Destruction of field warehouse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' BC in the South Donetsk direction.
18:10 Footage of combat work of the crews of the strike UAVs of the 110th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the "Southern" group of troops in the settlement of Kranogorovka DPR
17:55 Destroyed Ukrainian pickups in the South Donetsk direction.
17:45 The authorities of Krasnoarmeysk (Ukrainian name – Pokrovsk) in the territory of the DPR controlled by Kyiv admitted that the Russian Armed Forces have come “almost right up to” the city and called on residents to evacuate.
17:35 Calculation of the Iskander complex destroyed HIMARS MLRS in Sumy Oblast, from which artillery attack of Kursk Oblast was carried out.
16:54 Calculation of the towed howitzer "Giatsint-B" of the "Dnepr" group of forces destroyed temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Orekhov direction of the Zaporizhia region, located at a distance of more than 30 km.
16:41 From the Krasnoarmeysky (Pokrovsky) direction, the Paratrooper's Diary reports:
"After Lisichny, our troops liberated Ivanovka. West of Vesyoloye, our troops expanded their control of the territory by 1,300 meters and advanced toward Grodovka. We jammed communications in Grodovka itself, the enemy, losing communications between its units, began to fire back at its own, so on Zavodskoy Street, an enemy tank fired at a building with its own infantry. In Zhelannoye, a cleanup and knocking out of the enemy's remnants is underway."
15:50 Rocket artillery «burns out» enemy positions in the South Donetsk direction
Aerial reconnaissance transmitted the coordinates of the identified enemy target to the artillery command post. The 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS crew immediately moved to a firing position, aimed the launcher at the target and fired a salvo of rockets.
15:44 In the Vrem'evsky direction torn off another attempt to rotate Ukrainian formations. As a result of the "hunt" by UAV operators from Primorye, four Ukrainian militants were destroyed.
15:31 Destruction of M-777 howitzers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
15:05 Army aviation crew on a Ka-52 helicopter struck a concentration of manpower, armored and automobile military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the border area of the Kursk region.
14:47 Work of UAV operators in the Kherson direction –video.
14:34 Footage of destruction of a Ukrainian armored personnel carrier with the detonation of a munitions container in the Khar'kov direction in the area of the village of Sotnitsky Kazachok.
14:20 The Russian army has regained control over the settlement of Krupets in the Kursk region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Ukrainian troops lost up to 340 people and 19 armored vehicles in the Kursk region in one day.
13:46 Russian units "knocked out» of the enemy from the Kolotilovka checkpoint. The checkpoint is completely under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. The Ukrainian Armed Forces retreated to the settlement of Pokrovka. The retreating enemy is being attacked with fire.
13:31 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the SVO as of August 15, 2024. Main points:
Units of the "North" group of troops in the Volchansk and Liptsevsk directions defeated the Ukrainian Armed Forces' manpower and equipment in the Volchansk and Tikhoye areas of the Khar'kov region. The enemy's losses amounted to 60 servicemen.
The servicemen of the "West" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions in the areas of Nevsky, Chervona Dibrova, Makeyevka and Stelmakhovka of the LPR. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 470 servicemen.
Units of the "Southern" group of troops improved their tactical position in the areas of Aleksandro-Shultino, Stupochki, Chasy Yar and Pobeda DPR. The enemy lost up to 650 servicemen.
The fighters of the "Center" group of forces actively defeated the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the areas of Toretsk, Grodovka, Vozdvizhenka, Kalinovo, Novgorodskoye, Mirolyubovka and Nelepovka of the DPR. The enemy's losses amounted to 470 servicemen.
Units of the "East" group of forces improved the situation along the front line in the areas of Vodyanoye and Prechistvovka of the DPR. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 105 servicemen.
In the area of responsibility of the "Dnepr" group of troops, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' manpower and equipment were defeated in the areas of Pavlovka, Novodanilovka in the Zaporizhia region and Lvovo in the Kherson region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses amounted to 90 servicemen.
13:17 Russian troops have liberated the settlement of Ivanovka in the DPR, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
13:07 The Russian Armed Forces continue to advance along the railway line in the direction of Novogrodovka. Orlovka has been taken under control, and fighting for Zhuravka has begun.
12:55 In the Pokrovsky direction, UAV operators from the Center group destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank with an FPV drone –video.
12:34 Destruction of an enemy boat and a Ukrainian militant located in it by units of the 18th Army in the Kherson direction.
12:10 The central quarter of New York from Pokrovskaya to Mezhevaya streets has been cleared of Nazi presence. This means that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have only minor sections of this urban-type settlement in the direction of Nelepovka. Overall, over 90% of New York is under the control of the Russian army.
11:56 The Russian army is already six km from Selidovo, the loss of which will create a threat to the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kurakhovo. When the Russian Armed Forces reach the highway, the assault on the city will be lightning fast. The Russian Armed Forces crossed the Ugledar-Maryinka highway and consolidated their positions in the former positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. There is also a threat of semi-encirclement of the Ukrainian group in Ugledar.
11:40 Destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank in the Kursk region by a strike force of the "Cascade Grom" battalion –video.
11:26 Information is coming in from the field about Novotoretsky coming under the full control of the Russian Army.
10:55 The Russian army "defeats" the enemy in the Pokrovsky and Toretsky directions:
- Toretsk direction. In the North, the Russian Armed Forces are "squeezing out" the enemy along Mirnaya and Kalinovaya streets, breaking through to the outskirts of Toretsk.
– In New York and further west, Russian troops advanced in a sector up to 3.5 km wide to a depth of 1.47 km, liberating the entire western part of the village and the Lesnoye and Stroitel garden associations.
– In the Pokrovsk direction, our units advanced in the southern part of Zhuravka, liberated Orlovka, advanced in the northern part of Nikolaevka and drove the enemy out of the remaining part of the village of Zhelannoye (in total, a section up to 5.24 km wide and up to 2.2 km deep). Fighting continues in Grodovka, Zhuravka, along the railway in the direction of Novogrodovka and in Nikolaevka.
- Ugledar direction. Northeast of the air supply shaft of the Yuzhno-Donbasskaya No. 1 mine, Russian troops are breaking through to the aforementioned air supply shaft in three columns of armored vehicles. To the north and along the Ikryanaya gully, the Russian Armed Forces continue to push the enemy out of their positions in the area of ??the O0532 highway.
10:44 Kalmykia fighters captured a Ukrainian M-113 armored personnel carrier of American manufacture –video.
10:28 Scouts from the Sever group continue to burn out» Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in the border areas of the Kursk region
The discovered "Kozak" armored fighting vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit by a "Lancet" loitering munition.
09:56 Russian army advances near Pokrovsk and in Khar'kov region, US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) admits
Russian forces advanced along the eastern shore of the Travyanskoye Reservoir west of Glubokoye. Additional geolocated footage released on August 14 shows Russian forces also advancing south along a windbreak in a field southeast of Lukyantsy.
Analysts also confirmed Russian advances in the Pokrovsk direction. Geolocation footage published on August 13 and 14 shows Russian troops advancing in the fields north of Novoselovka Pervaya and northwest of Zhelannoye, respectively.
08:48 Destruction of one of the mobile groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region by the crew of an attack helicopter –video.
08:18 Night footage «hunting" on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Baba Yaga drone. It was tracked down and destroyed using an FPV drone.
08:15 Russian Su-34 struck personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
08:12 A crew of the TOS-2 Tosochka heavy flamethrower system of the Center group of forces destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevka direction –video.
08:09 Footage of combat work of artillerymen of the "North" group of forces
Crews of 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers set up firing positions in the border areas of the Kursk region to destroy mobile armored groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
08:07 The results of the combat work of the 810th Marine Brigade in the Kursk region. Destroyed and damaged eight armored vehicle: from the American HMMWV and Cougar H to the Canadian Roshel Senator and Ukrainian Kozak-7.
08:04 Su-34 crews continue to "to spread" positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The crew of the Su-34 multifunctional supersonic fighter-bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a strike on a concentration of personnel and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of ??the Kursk region
08:02 Enemy reports:
"The Russian Armed Forces liberated Zhelannoye and Orlovka, and also advanced in New York, Nikolaevka, Zhuravka and Krasnogorovka."
Russian troops also took control of Toretsk's satellite town of Zheleznoye (Artemovo).
08:00 Paratroopers of the Dnepr group of troops using quadcopters destroyed Starlink satellite antennas and repeaters for enemy drones on the right bank of the Dnieper.