The Russians have “weak and uncertain” control over Robotin in the Zaporozhye region – the Ukrainian Armed Forces have probably advanced into the territory of the settlement.
The situation in Kharkiv and Lugansk regions
Ukrainian troops were conducting offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatovo-Kremennaya line and reportedly advanced on 15 August. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) stated that Ukrainian forces were conducting unsuccessful offensive operations near Olshan (15km northeast of Kupyansk), Sinkovka (8km northeast of Kupyansk), Novoselovskoye (14km northeast) west of Svatovoe), Novoegorovka (15 km southwest of Svatovoe), Belogorovka (12 km south of Kremennaya), Razdolevka (31 km southwest of Kremennaya), Kuzminoye (3 km southwest of Kremennaya), Vesely (31 km southwest of Kremennaya).
Sergey Zibinsky, a spokesman for the Russian Western Group of Forces, said that Ukrainian troops unsuccessfully attacked near Sinkovka, the Mankovka tract (approximately 15 km east of Kupyansk), the “Usa forest” (probably between Sinkovka and Lyman Pervy) and Novoselovsky
On August 14, Alexander Savchuk, a representative of the Central Group of Forces of the Russian Federation, said that Ukrainian forces were unsuccessfully advancing in the Svatov direction. A Russian military blogger claimed that on August 15, Ukrainian troops unsuccessfully attacked near Svatovoe and unsuccessfully carried out small attacks near Karmazinovka (13 km southwest of Svatovoe).
Another Russian “military commander” claimed that Ukrainian troops unsuccessfully attacked near Torskoye (15 km west of Kremennaya) and the Serebryansky Forest area (10 km southwest of Kremennaya). The coordinates published by him show that Ukrainian forces have advanced south of Dibrova (7km southwest of Kremennaya).
Russian troops were on the offensive along the Kupyansk-Svatovo-Kremennaya line and reportedly advanced on 15 August. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian troops were conducting unsuccessful offensive operations southeast of Olshan and east of Petropavlovka (7 km east of Kupyansk).
A Russian military blogger claimed that Russian troops were advancing at Sinkovka. Other Russian military bloggers claimed that Russian troops were conducting offensive operations near Sinkovka, Andreevka (15km west of Svatovoe), Belogorovka and Vesele.
On August 14, a Russian military blogger stated that positional fighting was continuing near Belogorivka and that Russian troops were intensively attacking Ukrainian forces in the Serebriansky Forest area. A Russian source claims that units of the 123rd separate motorized rifle brigade are operating in the direction of Seversk (18 km southwest of Kremennaya).
Fighting in Donbas
Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and did not launch any declared or confirmed offensives on 15 August. Russian military bloggers reported on ongoing fighting on the Kleschievka-Kurdyumovka-Andreevka line (all 5-11 km south of Bakhmut). One “military commissar” claimed that the Russian situation in the area was unstable, as Ukrainian troops controlled the prevailing heights and forests around important population centers.
Russian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and reportedly advanced on 15 August. Russian military bloggers claimed that Russian troops were counterattacking near Klishchievka and Andreevka. Some military bloggers claimed that Russian forces repulsed undefined positions in southern Kleshchievka, but one of them claimed that Russian attacks were unsuccessful.
Russian and Ukrainian troops continued fighting along the Avdiivka-Donetsk line and did not advance on 15 August. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian ground attacks south of Avdiivka, near Marinka (immediately southwest of Donetsk) and Krasnohorivka (22km southwest of Avdiivka). The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces repelled Ukrainian ground attacks near Krasnohorovka (8km north of Avdiivka) and Nevelskoye (14km southwest of Avdiivka).
“South Axis”
On August 15, Ukrainian troops continued their offensive operations in the border area of the Donetsk-Zaporozhye region. The General Staff of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian troops continue offensive operations in the Berdyansk direction (the border area of the Donetsk-Zaporozhye region).
Russian military bloggers claimed that Ukrainian troops were attacking Urozhayne and its surroundings (9km south of Velyka Novoselka), and most Russian sources noted that Ukrainian troops only held positions in northern Urozhayne, while the rest of the settlements remained a disputed “grey zone” , although as ISW has previously noted, Russian sources often describe Ukrainian-controlled territory as a “gray zone” to minimize the scale of reported Russian losses.
The Vostok battalion, in particular fighting in the area, claimed on August 15 that Russian troops had completely lost Urozhaynoye and blamed the lack of infantry and equipment for the loss of the settlement, but ISW has not yet found visual confirmation that Russian troops have completely withdrawn. from the city.
The difference between the Russian claims on Urozhaynoye likely indicates that Russian troops have largely withdrawn from the center of the settlement to positions in its vicinity. However, Ukrainian forces have likely not yet established full control of central or southern Urozhayne, where limited control skirmishes are likely to continue.
Oleg Chekhov, a spokesman for the Russian Eastern Group of Forces, also said that Ukrainian troops had unsuccessfully tried to advance southeast of Novodarovka and north of Priyutnoye (both about 15km southwest of Velika Novoselka).
Russian forces made limited ground attacks near the Donetsk-Zaporozhye border on 15 August and made no claimed or confirmed advance. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian troops were conducting unsuccessful offensive operations near Urozhayne.
A Russian military blogger claimed that Russian forces additionally counterattacked at Staromayorsky, but did not elaborate on the outcome of the attack. He published footage showing soldiers from the 503rd Battalion of the 1st Army Corps of the so-called “DPR” near Novodonetsk (15km southeast of Velikaya Novoselka), who claim they have been defending the area for almost two months.
On August 15, Ukrainian troops continued to advance in the western Zaporozhye region. Geolocation footage released on 14 August reportedly shows Russian forces striking a group of five to seven Ukrainian troops hiding in a building in the center of Robotyn (15km south of Orekhov), indicating that Ukrainian forces moved into the settlement.
Russian sources, however, claimed that this was footage of a failed Ukrainian attack on Robotina two weeks ago, and emphasized that Russian forces repulsed the Ukrainian attack. Even if the footage is two weeks old, the presence of Ukrainian troops in the center of occupied Robotinoe suggests that Russian control over the town is likely weak and inconsistent.
Geolocation footage released on August 15 shows Ukrainian forces operating Western equipment north of Robotino, confirming Ukrainian and Russian reports that Ukraine may have recently deployed new counter-offensive brigades in the western Zaporozhye region.
Russian sources also claimed that Ukrainian troops made an unsuccessful attack on Robotyn on the night of August 14-15, but Russian troops repulsed the attack. The occupying head of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, said that Ukrainian troops daily attack Robotino in groups of 40 to 100 people.
Russian troops continued defensive operations in the western Zaporozhye region and did not carry out any reported or confirmed ground attacks in the area on 15 August. The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported that the Chechen battalion “Vostok-Akhmat” is taking part in defense operations in the Orekhov region under the command of the 42nd motorized rifle division (58th combined arms army of the Southern Military District).
A Russian military blogger stated that on August 15, Russian troops continued shelling Ukrainian positions on the eastern (left) bank of the Kherson region. He reported that Russian drones and artillery were beating Ukrainian positions near the Antonovsky Bridge and west of the Cossack Camps.
Source : RBC