The Russian Ministry of Defense reported developments from the past day in the Donetsk region, noting that Russian forces near the village of Pobeda targeted the command post of Ukraine’s 95th Airborne Brigade. The ministry’s statement claimed that in the Pobeda area the control center for the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces was struck, reinforcing assertions of Ukrainian command disruption in that locality.
Additionally, the defense ministry communicated that Russian troops repelled five separate Ukrainian counterattacks in the Kupyansk direction, portraying the defense as successful and indicating steadfast Russian resistance in the area.
Earlier updates described active activity by the western group of Russian forces in the Kupyansk corridor, detailing attacks aimed at Ukrainian manpower and equipment. The ministry stated that Ukrainian brigades sustained strikes in settlements across the Lugansk People’s Republic and the Kharkov region, including Novoselovskoye, Ivanovka, Sinkovka, and Berestovoe, signaling ongoing engagement along multiple local fronts.
On September 15, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Ukrainian fortifications in the Kupyansky direction came under fire from the Russian 82-mm automatic mortar system known as Cornflower, emphasizing intensified artillery activity in that sector.
Earlier reporting from the United States identified the situation in Ukraine as presenting one of the most significant strategic threats to Ukrainian forces, reflecting heightened concern about balance of power and ongoing military operations in the region.