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Heavy fighting is raging in eastern Ukraine, and Russian troops are putting pressure on the defenders. The news ticker about the Ukraine war.
At attacks on Listen to it: Volodymyr Selenskyj sees heavy losses for RussiaMore than 800 soldiers on one Tag: General Staff quantifies Russia’s lossesSuccess for Kyiv: Ukraine achieves bridgehead on southern DniproThe information processed here comes from international media and news agencies, but also from the warring parties Russia, Ukraine and their allies. In particular, the information on losses suffered by the armies involved in the Ukrainian war cannot be independently verified.
Update from November 15th, 5:23 p.m: According to the Ukrainian State Border Guard, soldiers stationed at the border destroyed nine Russian vehicles in Kharkiv Oblast. They are said to have used drones to destroy, among other things, two armored combat vehicles, an armored personnel carrier and six passenger cars. Three hidden Russian posts are also said to have been hit.
Russia’s army is experiencing a new setback, the Ukrainian border guard reports. (Archive photo) © IMAGO/Alexey Maishev
Ukraine war: Russia admits setback on Dnipro
Update from November 15th, 1:34 p.m: Russia has admitted that Ukraine has advanced on the Dnipro bank it controls. Around “one and a half” Ukrainian companies were “in small groups” on the eastern bank of the river, the Moscow-appointed governor of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said on Telegram today.
The wide Dnipro has been the front line in southern Ukraine for a year. The western bank is held by Ukraine, while Russia controls the opposite bank.
US experts expect new offensive attempts by Russia in the Ukraine war
Update from November 15th, 12:11 p.m: The situation on the front in the east and south of Ukraine is considered deadlocked. From the perspective of US experts in the East, Russia currently wants to regain the initiative in the East with several parallel attacks. The cities of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region and Avdiivka and Bakhmut in the Donetsk region are particularly hotly contested.
The US Institute for War Studies (ISW) said yesterday that the success of these attempts is questionable because of the ongoing pressure from the Ukrainian counteroffensive. Ukraine also admitted that the situation at the front was difficult and complex. Nevertheless, the ISW considered it a success that the Ukrainian troops were able to establish themselves on the left bank of the Dnipro in Kherson – positions that had previously been held by Russian troops.
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Apparently heavy losses for Russia in attacks on Avdiivka
Update from November 15th, 11:03 a.m: Volodymyr Zelenskyj sees heavy losses for Russia Attacks on Avdiivka. “The more Russian units are destroyed near Avdiivka, the worse the overall situation will be for the enemy, for the course of the war,” said the Ukrainian president in his most recent video address. London’s minister also cites enormous figures for Russia’s losses.
Ukraine releases new figures on Russia’s losses
Update from November 15th, 10:17 a.m: The Ukrainian General Staff has published current figures on Russia’s losses. Accordingly, more than 800 Russian soldiers are said to have been either killed or wounded in the Ukraine war in the past 24 hours alone. Since the start of the war, Russia is said to have lost more than 10,000 battle tanks in the fighting. This information cannot be independently verified – the Kremlin does not publish any figures on its own losses.
Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war at a glance:
soldiers: 314,290 (+820 on the previous day)Panzer: 5377 (+15)Armored vehicles: 10.104 (+18)Artilleriesysteme: 7647 (+58)Air defense systems: 582 (+2)Multiple rocket launchers: 884 (+2)Tank trucks and other vehicles: 10.020 (+47)Rockets: 1562 (+1)Airplanes: 323 (+1)helicopter: 324Drones: 5675 (+26)Ships and boats: 22Source: Ukrainian General Staff as of November 15, 2023. The information about Russia’s losses comes from the Ukrainian army. They cannot be independently verified. Russia itself does not provide any information about its own losses in the Ukraine war.
Russian daily newspaper: “There can be no question of an offensive”
Update from November 15th, 9:26 a.m: Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) recently warned: The EU is clearly missing its ammunition target for Kiev in the Ukraine war. The Russian daily newspaper takes this into account Nesawissimaja Gazette and comments today: “Kiev is sounding the alarm bells because of the ammunition deficit.” The Ukrainian leadership seems to be seriously concerned about the “lack of combat ordnance,” it continues – the conclusion of the opinion article is: “About a new offensive There can be no talk of Ukrainian armed forces at the moment.”
Ukraine War: Heavy Russian attacks near Avdiivka and Mariinka
Update from November 15th, 6:15 a.m: According to Kiev’s assessment, Russia is trying to force military success with increased attacks near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The General Staff of Ukraine reported on Tuesday evening (November 14) a large number of Russian attacks near Avdiivka and Mariinka. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj saw a connection with the upcoming presidential election in Russia in 2024. Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin definitely wants to be able to demonstrate success beforehand, he said in Kiev.
Ukrainian bridgehead on the Dnipro is being expanded
First report: Kiev – The head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andriy Yermak, confirmed a bridgehead on the Russian-occupied southern bank of the Dnipro in the Kherson region. “Against all odds, the armed forces of Ukraine have gained a foothold on the left bank of the Dnipro,” Yermak said in a speech in Washington. The aim here is also to get closer to the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Russia. “We have covered 70 percent of the route. And our counteroffensive continues,” he said.
According to analyzes by Western observers, the Ukrainians have expanded the bridgehead near Krynki in recent days and have also brought light tank technology there. Russian military bloggers complain that Russian troops came under fire there and that the initiative lies with the Ukrainians.
Ukraine war: Dozens of Russian attacks near Donetsk
There were 57 battles along the entire front on Tuesday, the General Staff of Ukraine wrote in its situation report on Tuesday evening (November 14th). Ukraine repelled 18 attacks alone in the towns of Mariinka and Novomykhailivka west of Donetsk. Another 15 attacks were repelled near the town of Avdiivka in the north of Donetsk, it said.
With almost a million inhabitants, Donetsk is the center of the eastern Ukrainian Donbass coal and steel district and has been in the hands of Russian-controlled forces since 2014. Since then the front has been close to the city; the Ukrainian army maintains heavily fortified positions there. That is why the front line has hardly changed even after the large-scale Russian invasion began in 2022.
In recent weeks, the Russian army has increased its attacks in the Donetsk area. Even if the casualties in soldiers and vehicles are high, the number of attackers puts pressure on the Ukrainian defenders. (With agency material)
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