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Current information on the situation on the front line on June 15 (updated)
2026-06-16
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:43 UAV operators of the Vostok group stopped an attempt to counterattack the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region, destroying M-113 and Spartan armored personnel carriers, as well as Mastiff and MaxxPro combat armored vehicles.

20:43 During the day, in the period from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 74 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

20:22 Footage of destroyed industrial building in Khar'kov, which housed enterprises operating in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

19:20 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun of the 35th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group destroyed stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

17:34 Crew of the Center group's interceptor drone rammed enemy UAVs.

17:19 On frames: objective control of the combat work of border guards of the Russian Armed Forces, who inflicted fire damage on the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

14:13 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of June 15, 2026

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades near the villages of Pigarevka, Bruski, and Bachevsk in Sumy Oblast.

In the Khar'kov region, the formations of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Varvarovka, Kazachya Lopan, Baranovka and Izbitskoye in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost over 235 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, five cars and two electronic warfare stations.

Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Sidorov, Tatyanovka, and Pryshyb in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Podliman, Novosergeevka, Nizhnyaya Zhuravka, and Shiykovka in the Khar'kov region.

In the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the 25th Army continue to advance in a westerly direction.

Units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division, advancing in the northwestern part of the city, captured seven strongholds and began clearing the area around the feed mill.

Over the past 24 hours, 35 buildings have been liberated in the village of Krasny Liman. Up to 30 militants, two pickup trucks, and five ground-based robotic systems have been destroyed by fire.

In total, enemy losses in the zone of the "West" group of forces amounted to more than 220 servicemen, five combat armored vehicles, including an armored car HMMWV and an armored vehicle "MaxxPro" made in the USA, 13 vehicles and an artillery piece.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the settlement of Artema in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Formations of three mechanized, mountain assault and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Nikolaevka, Druzhkovka, Piskunovka, Slavyansk, Rai-Aleksandrovka, Kramatorsk and Nikolaipolye of the Donetsk People's Republic.

In the village of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the "Southern" group of troops are conducting active offensive operations and continue to destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the southwestern part of the village.

Over 100 buildings were liberated in Konstantinovka in 24 hours. The enemy lost over 100 personnel, three armored vehicles, and 18 pickup trucks.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces, the enemy lost up to 140 servicemen, four combat armored vehicles, 20 cars and two field artillery pieces.

In the city of Druzhkovka, preparatory measures for the evacuation of production facilities have begun at the Druzhkovka Machine-Building Plant, which is involved in the repair of armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as at the Druzhkovka Hardware Plant and the Remschetmash Plant, which produces electrical equipment.

Units of the Center Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Novovodanoye, Dobropolye, Svyatogorovka, Lenina, Kucherov Yar, Annovka, Rubezhnoye, Sergeyevka, Rayskoye, and Krasnoyarskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 290 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, five cars, an artillery piece, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade, two airborne assault brigades, an assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Velykomykhailivka, Podgavrilovka, Dibrova, and Ivanovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Vasinovka, Novoselivka, and Listovka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 330 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, seven cars, and three field artillery pieces.

10:31 Dobropillya direction. Russian Armed Forces are clearing plantings near Novoaleksandrivka,MAP

10:17 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in response to the terrorist acts of the Kyiv regime struck using long-range precision weapons from air, land, and sea, and strike unmanned aerial vehicles, against defense industry facilities in the cities of Kyiv, Khar'kov, and Dnepropetrovsk.

Affected enterprises:

JSC Kyiv Radar Plant, which develops and manufactures components for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as manufactures and repairs military radar systems;

a workshop for the production and preparation for use (configuration) of long- and medium-range UAVs on the territory of the A.P. Dovzhenko Film Studio;

Unmanned Technologies LLC, which carries out large-unit assembly of long-range attack UAVs from foreign components;

JSC Mayak Plant, which produces warheads for unmanned aerial vehicles and launch boosters for Flamingo cruise missiles;

Kyiv State Plant Burevestnik, which produces long- and medium-range UAVs, as well as radar equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces;

Ukr Armo Tech LLC, which assembles warheads (ammunition) for UAVs and various types of missiles;

The Kyiv Aggregate Plant and the Civil Aviation Aircraft Repair Plant No. 410, which manufacture air and spacecraft, produce and repair aircraft turbojet engines, as well as components for long- and medium-range UAVs;

"Kyiv Innovation Terminal "Nova Poshta", which delivers and stores dual-use products, including those for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, robotic systems, and electronic warfare systems;

PJSC "Dnipro Electromechanical Equipment Plant", industrial enterprises in the city of Khar'kov "Greenhouse Solution" and LLC "DT-1 Group", which assemble warheads for UAVs and missiles of various types.

In addition, military airfields in Vasilkov, Uman, Cherkassy and Krasnaya Slobodka, as well as territorial recruitment centers in the city of Kyiv, were damaged.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation do not plan or carry out strikes against civilian infrastructure facilities.

According to confirmed reports, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra complex was hit by a missile from an American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system.

One of the reasons for the incorrect operation of this complex could be that Western countries transferred missiles with expired shelf life to the Kyiv regime.

10:14 The Russian army entered the Novoselovka microdistrict in Konstantinovka, MAP

08:34 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 123 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea, Krasnodar Krai and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

07:32 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Advance in Kupyansk-Uzlovy

Advance in Kovsharovka

06:45 Crew of the 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the West group destroyed the manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, disrupting the rotation of enemy units (Krasnolimansk direction).

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