Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported 176 engagements on Nov. 15, with 53 airstrikes, 122 guided bombs and more than 6,100 attack drones used by Russian forces.
- Defenders said they repelled 52 assaults in the Pokrovsk sector, where fighting remains the most intense along the front.
- ISW assesses Russia is prioritizing a rapid capture of Pokrovsk over completing an encirclement, exploiting fog and rain that limit Ukrainian drone effectiveness.
- Ukraine’s military said search-and-destroy operations cleared 26.6 km² of territory in Pokrovsk district on Nov. 15.
- The Air Force detailed the Nov. 14 overnight barrage of three Kinzhal missiles and about 135 strike UAVs, reporting two Kinzhals and 91 drones downed, as Kyiv raised its death toll to seven and officials reported new civilian casualties in Kherson, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.