The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation declare promotion in the area of ​​Toretsk, the Armed Forces are counterattacked in the North area - ISW (maps)

47 km in depth within New York) and in the direction of Panteleimonovka. But the Institute of War Study (ISW) did not find confirmation. This was reported in the summary of August 15. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducted offensive operations near Toretsk, Iron, Northern, Naponivka on August 14 and 15. One of the Russian sources claimed that the Armed Forces were in vain in the northern one.

Russian troops continued offensive operations in the Time Yar area on August 15, but there were no changes on the front line. Russian troops continued ground attacks along the Kupyansk - Svatovo - Kreminna line on August 15, but without confirmation. On August 14-15, Russian troops continued the attacks north of Kharkov in the Liptsi and Hlyboka, Starytsia and Vovchansk.

Russian guidance bloggers claimed the advance of the west of the deep and in the Lukyanets area on August 15, but did not find confirmation in ISW. On August 15, Colonel Vitaliy Sarantsev said the Kharkiv spokesman that intensive coverage of the Ukrainian remedies in the north of the Kharkiv region forces small Russian assault groups to rely on wire connections for communication - hence the insufficient coordination of hostilities.

He also added that because of this there were cases of fire in their own and firing Russian artillery of their own positions. It is reported that Russian aviation has significantly reduced activity in the north of the Kharkiv region since the defense forces entered the Kursk region on August 6. According to Sarantsev, Russian aircraft have recently dumped 2-4 corrected aircraft for purposes in Kharkiv region, and earlier-30-50. ISW cannot make an independent evaluation of this data.