Russia surrounds Azov brigade

Russia encircles Azov brigade; Russia shoots down more than 200 Ukrainian UAVs,... are notable news that will be in the Russia-Ukraine war news bulletin on the morning of February 15.

Russian troops completely captured Toretsk

Recently, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian 51st Army had completely captured Toretsk, 70% of the Ukrainian army's defense forces there had been eliminated from combat.

During the entire Battle of Toretsk, Ukraine deployed 8 brigades with 40,000 troops, of which more than 26,000 were attacked by Russia. Russia also destroyed more than 240 tanks and armored vehicles, more than 340 artillery pieces and mortars. The Azov Brigade, the most resilient Ukrainian brigade, was heavily attacked by the Russian army.

Russian forces increase attacks on Ukrainian bases. Source: Russian Ministry of Defense

Once Russia captures Toretsk, it will directly threaten the city of Kostiantynivka, one of Ukraine’s three remaining core positions in the Donbass region. Kostiantynivka will now be attacked from both Toretsk and Chasov Yar. The attack on Ukraine’s three core positions in the Donbas region will soon begin, and this will be the decisive battle in Donbass.

The Russian military has completely captured Toretsk, an important city in the western part of Donetsk province, Sputnik news agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying. Toretsk is the largest town in the entire Toretsk metropolitan area, with a population of 35,000 at the beginning of the war in 2022.

Ukraine's 36th Marine Brigade suffered heavy losses in Kursk

On the Kursk battlefield, the 36th Marine Brigade had a good overall combat record and can be classified as one of Ukraine's elite brigades. As Ukraine concentrated its forces in the Kursk direction, the 36th Brigade also received German Marder infantry fighting vehicles. In addition, the Brigade received new equipment such as tanks and UAVs and continued to increase its numbers.

Although the Ukrainian brigades on the Kursk front suffered heavy losses, they were still able to maintain their combat capabilities; especially the mobile main brigades, which had to carry out continuous offensive missions, to counter the fierce Russian pressure.

Russia rains fire on Ukrainian stronghold. Source: Russian Ministry of Defense

Earlier, Russia discovered a battalion-sized unit of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade of Ukraine in the forest near Sumy province, and then launched an attack with Iskander-M missiles. But it was just a small Ukrainian troop gathering point, so the damage was not great.

Recently, the gathering position of the larger 36th Marine Brigade was discovered by Russia, while it was preparing to reinforce Ukrainian forces in Kursk. A Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile attack was immediately launched, causing heavy losses to the 36th Brigade.

The Russian website Topwar reported that in the forest near Ivolzhansky, the 36th Ukrainian Brigade, which had recently been reinforced with new troops, lost a total of at least 32 pieces of equipment, including transport vehicles that transported troops to the border of the Kursk region. The number of casualties has not yet been determined, but according to some sources, the attack resulted in the loss of at least a hundred soldiers.

Russia shot down more than 200 Ukrainian UAVs in a day

Russian forces have taken control of the Vodyanoye Vtoroye community in the Donbass region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, units of the Russian Southern Battle Group gained better lines and positions on February 13. In the area controlled by the Southern Battle Group, Ukraine lost 155 soldiers, 3 pickup trucks and 4 field guns in the past 24 hours.

The Russian Central Combat Group inflicted about 510 casualties on the Ukrainian army and destroyed five enemy armored fighting vehicles in the area under its responsibility over the past day.

Russian air defense forces also destroyed 202 UAVs, three rockets from high-mobility artillery systems (HIMARS) and three Hammer smart bombs of Ukraine in the past day.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/chien-su-nga-ukraine-sang-152-nga-siet-vay-lu-doan-azov-373878.html