Ukraine said that Russia increased its artillery and attacks on the fronts, and focused on a number of key attacks.
Russian soldiers stand on the ruins of a destroyed building in Lugansk, eastern Ukraine (Photo: Archyde.com).
On February 15, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that Russian forces have increased artillery shelling, rocket launches and missile attacks on targets across Ukraine, in addition to their offensive efforts on a large part of the country. number of major fronts.
Ukrainian forces claimed to “repel attacks in the vicinity of more than 20 settlements” from the north of Kharkov province across the border of Lugansk province and further south along the Donetsk front line – where is taking place. the fiercest battles.
According to the Ukrainian military, Russian forces are particularly active east of the city of Kupyansk in Kharkov province, which Ukraine took control of during an offensive last September. Russian shelling of settlements along the Kharkov-Lugansk border also increased significantly.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian military has carried out nearly 70 attacks using multiple rocket launcher systems with higher intensity than usual, including several strikes. attack in the south.
Russian multiple rocket launchers have also broken out against civilian targets in the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions of southern Ukraine.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the military government of the Donetsk region, said that Russian forces carried out a missile attack on the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region on February 15.
“Russia attacked Pokrovsk, damaging an apartment building and injuring at least two civilians. According to information obtained, the enemy used missiles again. Search and rescue personnel tried to find a way. saved two people from the entrance of the destroyed building,” Kyrylenko announced on Telegram.
Map of Ukraine (Photo: NYT).
The Russian military is currently focused on two main fronts in eastern and southern Ukraine.
The fiercest battles broke out in the city of Bakhmut, as Russian forces stepped up their assault on the eastern city with artillery and infantry attacks. Many combat units and heavy weapons have been sent by Moscow to Eastern Ukraine to achieve the goal of controlling strategic areas.
Meanwhile, in the southern battlefield, Russia also reinforced defensive fortifications to protect its forces and prevent the counter-attack of the Ukrainian army. In the city of Mariupol, the northern gateway to the Crimean peninsula, Ukraine said that the Russian military had erected several layers of anti-tank barriers to prevent sudden attacks by Kiev.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced today that forces of the Central Military District have penetrated two layers of Ukrainian defenses in a forest in the Lugansk province. Russia said the attack caused many Ukrainian soldiers to rush out of their positions, leaving behind a lot of equipment.
Earlier, a commander of the Central Military District of Russia on February 13 confirmed that Russian forces broke through a line of Ukrainian forces, pushing the front line 2km to the west in 4 days.
Russia is said to be gathering forces to prepare for a large-scale attack at the time marking the one year military campaign broke out in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukraine continues to call on the West to deliver more tanks and long-range missiles to launch a counter-offensive in the spring to regain lost territories.