Russian Forces Seize Rybalskoye as Air Defenses Down 17 Flamingo Missiles and 1,328 UAVs
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Updated · EADaily · Aug 15
Russian Forces Seize Rybalskoye as Air Defenses Down 17 Flamingo Missiles and 1,328 UAVs
3 articles · Updated · EADaily · Aug 15
Summary
Rybalskoye in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region was captured by Russia's Vostok group, according to the Russian Defense Ministry's Aug. 15 battlefield summary.
Russian air defenses also reported intercepting 17 Flamingo long-range cruise missiles, four U.S.-made HIMARS rockets, seven guided bombs and 1,328 aircraft-type drones, while strikes hit logistics, fuel, energy and transport sites in 147 districts.
Across the front, the ministry said its North, West, South, Center and Dnepr groupings improved positions or advanced, with the Center group pushing deeper into Ukrainian defenses.
Russian claims of Ukrainian losses totaled more than 1,375 troops for the reporting period, alongside armored vehicles, artillery systems including U.S.-made Paladin and M777 guns, and multiple electronic warfare stations.
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