Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on April 14 to 15. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched an Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile from Kursk Oblast and 52 Shahed and decoy drones from the directions of Millerovo, Rostov Oblast and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai.[93] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 26 drones in eastern, northern, and central Ukraine and that 19 drones were ”lost,” likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Ukrainian officials reported that drones struck Donetsk Oblast and that an Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile struck Sumy Oblast.[94]
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- Two high-ranking members of Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle reiterated Putin's June 2024 non-negotiable demands that any resolution of the war in Ukraine must result in regime change, extensive territorial concessions, and long-term limitations on Ukraine's military after US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff's April 11 meeting with Putin.
- Kremlin officials continue to set informational conditions to demand that Ukraine surrender territory that Russia does not currently occupy and to justify Russia's ambitions of asserting control over independent countries, including NATO member states.
- Naryshkin threatened a Russian attack against NATO states in response to NATO states building up their defenses in line with US President Donald Trump's push for Europe to increase its own defense capabilities.
- Lavrov reiterated Putin's rejection of Trump's proposal for a 30-day full ceasefire.
- Russia may recognize the end of the 30-day energy infrastructure strikes ceasefire soon and intensify its long-range strikes against Ukraine, but the exact parameters of the ceasefire — including its end date — remain unclear.
- Ukraine's National Guard announced on April 15 the formation of two new army corps on the basis of two existing brigades, amid Ukraine's continued efforts to transition to a corps structure.
- Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Toretsk and Pokrovsk, and Russian forces recently advanced near Velyka Novosilka and in western Zaporizhia Oblast.
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