Ukraine claimed on Thursday, August 15, new advances in its offensive in the Russian region of Kursk. The commander of the Ukrainian army, Oleksandr Syrsky, spoke of an advance of 35 kilometers in depth for a total control of 1,150 km2 and 82 localities since the beginning of the incursion of the forces of kyiv, on August 6. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the Ukrainian troops had completely “released” Soudja, a Russian town of 5,500 inhabitants located about ten kilometers from the border. Follow our live feed.
“Tense” situation in the Belgorod region. Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov announced the allocation on Thursday. “additional resources” in this region (neighboring that of Kursk) where the situation is “extremely tense”according to its governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov.
Five dead in Russian strikes in Ukraine. According to local authorities, two people were killed on Thursday in an airstrike in the northeastern Kharkiv region and another in an artillery strike in the eastern Donetsk region. In the southern Kherson region, a man was killed on Thursday in a drone strike and another died after being injured in a separate strike on Wednesday.
US approves $5 billion missile sale to Germany. As part of its military aid to Ukraine, Germany had donated several of its Patriot systems to kyiv. This sale by Washington “will strengthen U.S. foreign policy and national security by enhancing the security of a NATO ally”according to the U.S. Defense Cooperation Agency (DSCA).