15 May 2023 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• Explosions rang out in occupied Tokmak
• The Russians are withdrawing assault troops to the outskirts of Bakhmut, heavy fighting continues
• Ukrainian fighters destroyed 5 Russian drones overnight
• Two Russian oligarchs close to Putin are in the process of obtaining Portuguese citizenship
• Britain promised Ukraine long-range strike drones and air defense missiles
• The occupiers announced new explosions in Luhansk
• The British Prime Minister: The meeting with Zelenskyi is taking place at a crucial moment for Ukraine
• Part of consumers in six regions of Ukraine are without electricity due to shelling
• Britain promises to train Ukrainian pilots in the summer, is working on providing F-16 to Ukraine
• Zelenskyi and Sunak arrived for negotiations at the country residence of the British Prime Minister
• The enemy shelled Avdiivka: 4 killed
• More than 150,000 Russians are preparing to defend themselves in the occupied territories of southern Ukraine
• The Czech Republic was angered by Orban's comments about the European Union and Hitler: "No one is forcing Hungarians to be in the EU"
• Norway's Equinor transferred raw materials for natural gas production to Ukraine
• The first HIMARS installations arrived in Poland
• Putin signed a decree on simplified citizenship for those who will go to fight for Russia
• Sunak and Zelensky discussed the "coalition of fighter jets": "A little more work is needed"
• President of the European Commission: the basis for ending the war should be the Ukrainian "peace formula"
• The European Commission presented the economic forecast for Ukraine for the first time
• The enemy hit the Kharkiv region: two dead and one wounded
• Ukraine's agricultural labor market has recovered by 80% since the beginning of the invasion
• Georgia issued the first permit to an airline from the Russian Federation for direct flights
• Western countries continue to buy billions of dollars worth of Russian goods
• Four Russian drones were shot down in the sky over the Kherson region
• The EU confirmed plans for sanctions against third countries that help the Russian Federation with goods
• Lukashenko increased the combat readiness of the troops after Russia lost 4 aircraft
• The new defense minister of Slovakia promises to continue supporting Ukraine
• Gas prices in Europe are falling amid weak demand
• Iceland promises to donate a field hospital to Ukraine
• An echelon of military equipment and soldiers is being transferred from Belarus to Luhansk region
• Despite the sanctions, Boeing and Airbus products reached Russian airlines
• 30 shells landed in Nikopol, two men and a girl were injured
• Hungary has blocked 500 million euros from the fund that finances weapons for Ukraine
• Macron: The door to training Ukrainian pilots in France is open
• Pentagon: 31 Abrams tanks are already in Germany, training of Ukrainians will begin in the near future
• White House: Iran continues to help Russia with drones, its stocks are already running out
• Shelling of Sumy Oblast: almost 140 explosions per day
• The first Italian-French air defense system SAMP/T is already in Ukraine
• During the day, 49 combat clashes took place between the Defense Forces and the occupiers
• The defenders destroyed 520 invaders, 12 UAVs and 13 enemy artillery systems during the day