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• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00, on August 15, 2022 Ukraine MOD 15 Aug 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 15.08 Ukraine MOD 15 Aug 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00, on August 15, 2022 Ukraine MOD 15 Aug 2022
• Russian Forces Shell Donetsk, Kharkiv Targets VOA 15 Aug 2022 -- Ukraine's military reported heavy shelling Monday by Russian forces, with at least three more Ukrainian civilians killed and another 20 wounded.
• Heavy Shelling Reported In Donetsk Region As Ukrainian Forces Make Gains In Kherson RFE/RL 15 Aug 2022 -- Heavy shelling by Russian forces in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk was reported overnight, with officials in Kyiv saying they are managing to repel many of the attacks while recapturing ground in the southern Kherson region.
• Russia-Backed Separatists Say Swede, Croat, Briton In Ukraine Face Possible Death Penalty RFE/RL 15 Aug 2022 -- Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk have charged five foreigners captured in Ukraine with being mercenaries in a trial process that began on August 15, Russian media said.

Ukraine

• Russian troops must be immediately withdrawn from the territory of the Zaporizhzhia NPP without any conditions - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 15 Aug 2022
• Andriy Yermak met with U.S Ambassador to Ukraine, Deputy Chief of Mission and U.S. Defense Attaché President of Ukraine 15 Aug 2022
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with UNITED24 ambassadors Andriy Shevchenko and Liev Schreiber President of Ukraine 15 Aug 2022
• Ihor Zhovkva had a phone conversation with the Head of the Diplomatic Directorate of the Office of the President of Hungary President of Ukraine 15 Aug 2022

Russia

• Amid Safety Fears, Russia Pledges Access To Ukrainian Nuclear Plant For UN Atomic Watchdog RFE/RL 15 Aug 2022 -- Moscow has pledged to do "everything necessary" to allow experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant while Russia's defense minister reportedly spoke to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres about the situation at the facility.
• Ukrainian Forces Shell Areas Near Zaporozhye NPP Using British-Made Howitzers: Authorities Sputnik 15 Aug 2022 -- Russia's Foreign and Defense Ministries have accused Western countries and international organizations of turning a blind eye to Kiev's "nuclear terrorism" via attacks on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant - the largest nuclear energy facility in Europe. Western media claims that Russia, which controls the plant, is attacking it themselves.

United States

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• New Zealand set to send troops to UK to train Ukrainian army Press TV 15 Aug 2022 -- New Zealand is set to send 120 troops to the United Kingdom to help train Ukrainian soldiers to fight against Russian troops in front-line combat.
• New Zealand Sends Troops to Train Ukrainians to Fight Russia Weeks After PM's Calls for 'Diplomacy' Sputnik 15 Aug 2022 -- The United States and its allies have spent years and billions of dollars providing weapons assistance and training support for Kiev, with aid ramped up dramatically since the escalation of the long-embering crisis in February.

News Reports

• Kherson Clampdown: Russian Authorities Going Door-To-Door, Mandating Russian Passports, Official Says RFE/RL 15 Aug 2022 -- Russian authorities are further clamping down on local residents in the largely occupied southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, conducting house-to-house searches and requiring people to get Russian driver's licenses and even Russian passports in order to work, a Ukrainian official said.
• Cameroon Blames War in Ukraine for Food Price Spikes VOA 15 Aug 2022 -- Officials in Cameroon are urging people to eat local foods instead of imports, following protests over shortages and price spikes caused in part by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.