Information Defence: Military-Political Situation in Ukraine as of April 15th - Ihor Zhdanov

Ihor Zhdanov, Information Defence Project, Open Policy Foundation

Informational Defence of Ukraine provides a daily review of the military-political situation in Ukraine as of April 15th, based on an analysis of open sources.

1. The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions and continue counterattacks.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, russia continues to launch missile strikes on the civil and industrial infrastructure of Ukraine and is trying to launch attacks in some areas.

Air strikes on Mariupol continue. The partial blockade of Kharkiv continues. In the Donetsk direction, the enemy tried to storm Mar’inka, but was unsuccessful.

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 15.04 were approximately: combatants - about 20,000 people, tanks - 756 units, armoured combat vehicles - 1976 units, artillery systems - 366 units, MLRS - 122 units, air defence - 66 units, aircraft - 163 units, helicopters - 144 units, vehicles - 1443 units, ships / boats - 8 units, fuel tanks - 76, UAVs operational and tactical level - 135, special equipment - 25, TBM / BRBM (tactical ballistic missile / battlefield range ballistic missile) launchers - 4.

The commander of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade, Major Serhii Volyna, calls on the authorities to unblock Mariupol as soon as possible, either militarily or politically.

russia has officially acknowledged that the cruiser "Moscow" sank after a long fire on board while being towed to Sevastopol. This was reported by the russian state media RIA Novosti with reference to the Ministry of Defence of the russian federation.

2. Information summaries and assessments of foreign and Ukrainian intelligence.

The US Central Intelligence