Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine (2 year anniversary)

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.

As of yesterday, here is the latest war map around Dobropillia:

"DeepState: Ukrainian forces push back Russians at site of their latest advance in Donetsk Oblast
Ukrainska Pravda
Fri, August 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM EDT"

"Details: The First Corps Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine reported, 'the enemy’s advance in the defence sector on the Pokrovsk front has been stopped by assets and personnel from the First Corps Azov of the National Guard, together with adjacent and subordinate units, over the past three days.
As a result of search-and-destroy actions, the following settlements have been mopped up: Hruzke, Rubizhne, Novovodiane, Petrivka, Vesele and Zolotyi Kolodiaz'.

"Azov added that as a result of active operations in the corps’ operational zone, the Russians suffered the following losses:

[Russian] Military personnel killed in action – 271
Temporary casualty numbers – 101
POWs – 13
1 tank
2 infantry fighting vehicles
37 vehicles and motorcycles
3 guns

Stabilisation actions on the Dobropillia front are ongoing, the Ukrainian military said."

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 15, 2025

Putin said nothing in the joint press conference to indicate that he has moderated either his war aims or his willingness to compromise on them and reiterated language he has used since 2021 to justify Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Putin again demonstrated that he has not changed his views on Ukrainian sovereignty since 2021 and remains disinterested in serious peace negotiations with Ukraine. Putin used the joint press conference following the August 15 Alaska summit to evoke the Kremlin's long-standing narrative that Russia and Ukraine share the “same roots” and that Russia considers Ukraine to be a “brotherly” nation.[8] Putin published an essay on the “Historic Unity of Russians and Ukrainians” in July 2021, in which he similarly ideologized that Ukrainians and Belarusians have always belonged to the Russian nation because of their shared “historical and spiritual space.”[9] ISW previously assessed that the essay, which Putin published less than a month after meeting with then-US President Joe Biden in Geneva in June 2021, was an ultimatum to Kyiv as it openly questioned Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty. Putin stated in the essay that Ukraine was a ”product of the Soviet era shaped on the lands of historical Russia,” and reiterated these arguments in his February 2022 declaration of war against Ukraine as a justification for his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.[10] The continuity between Putin's statements at the August 15 press conference with Trump and his previous statements demonstrates that he remains committed to the view that Ukraine's existence as a state and territorial integrity depend on Ukraine's alignment with Russia.

Russia conducted drone and missile strikes in Ukraine in the hours before the August 15 Alaska summit, causing civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Voronezh and Bryansk oblasts and 97 Shahed-type and decoy drones from the direction of Kursk, Oryol, and Bryansk cities; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and Shatalovo, Smolensk Oblast on the night of August 14 to August 15.[13] Russian forces used drones to target frontline areas of Sumy, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Chernihiv oblasts, and the missiles to target Kharkiv and Chernihiv oblasts. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down or suppressed 63 Shahed-type and decoy drones over northern and eastern Ukraine.[14] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that the two Iskander-Ms and 34 drones struck 13 locations throughout Ukraine. Ukrainian officials reported that the ballistic missiles hit cars in Dniprovskyi Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and an agricultural enterprise in Koryukivka Hromada, Chernihiv Oblast, killing and wounding civilians.[15] Russian drones hit an ambulance and a civilian car in Velykapyskarivka Hromada, Sumy Oblast, on the morning of August 15, killing one civilian.[16] Ukrainian officials and media sources reported on the evening of August 15 that a Russian drone hit the Sumy City Central Market, damaging retail outlets, an educational institution, and other buildings.[17] A Russian milblogger acknowledged that Russian forces conducted drone strikes against Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv oblasts “on the eve of the [Alaska] meeting.”[18] US President Donald Trump responded to the August 15 Russian strikes while en route to Alaska, noting that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “trying to set a stage” ahead of the summit.[19] Trump stated that the Russian strikes will “hurt” Putin's ability to make a deal with Trump. Russia continues to conduct drone and missile strikes that result in high civilian casualties even as Trump has repeatedly called on Russia to stop strike series that disproportionately affect civilian areas.[20] The United Nations (UN) reported on August 13 that Russian air and drone strikes in July 2025 contributed to the highest total monthly casualty toll since May 2022.[21]

US President Donald Trump called Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on August 15 ahead of the Alaska summit and thanked Lukashenko for releasing 16 prisoners.[110] Trump stated that the United States and Belarus discussed the release of 1,300 additional prisoners, the Alaska summit, and plans for a future Trump-Lukashenko meeting. Belarusian state news agency Belta claimed that Lukashenko invited Trump and his family to visit Belarus and that Trump agreed.[111] Belta added that Trump and Lukashenko discussed bilateral relations, regional affairs, and war in Ukraine. Lukashenko recently met with US Special Envoy to Ukraine General Keith Kellogg on June 21 and requested an interview with Time Magazine published on August 8.[112]

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-15-2025

The Iranian, Chinese, and Russian permanent representatives to the UN met in Vienna on August 14, likely to continue coordinating diplomatic efforts in response to the E3’s (the United Kingdom, France, and Germany) warning that it may trigger the snapback mechanism by the end of August.[32] Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Mikhail Ulyanov stated that the three officials coordinated “their positions and actions on the Iranian nuclear dossier.”[33] This meeting comes after the E3 warned on August 13 that it would trigger the snapback mechanism unless Iran shows a commitment to negotiations before August 31.[34] The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) snapback mechanism allows JCPOA signatories to reimpose UN Security Council sanctions on Iran in the event of “significant non-performance” of JCPOA commitments.[35] The snapback mechanism expires on October 18, 2025.[36] CTP-ISW previously assessed that it is unlikely that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia could prevent the reimposition of UN Security Council sanctions on Iran if the E3 triggers the snapback mechanism.[37]

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-august-15-2025

US First Lady Melania Trump has directly appealed to Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the issue of Ukrainian children taken from occupied territories, Reuters reported on August 16.

Her personal letter was handed to Putin by President Donald Trump during his nearly three-hour meeting with the Russian leader in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15. While the contents of the message have not been made public, officials confirmed it centered on the fate of children forcibly removed during the war.

A senior US official told Reuters that the letter was a “personal initiative” of the First Lady, who has not participated directly in the administration's foreign policy agenda but sought to highlight the humanitarian consequences of the war.

Ukraine has repeatedly denounced the transfer of children to Russia and Russian-occupied regions as a violation of international law. Kyiv estimates that more than 20,000 minors have been abducted since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukrainian authorities, backed by international organizations, argue that the practice constitutes a war crime and falls under the U.N. Convention on the Prevention of Genocide. The United Nations Human Rights Office has documented systemic abuses inflicted on Ukrainian children, including cases of separation from families, forced adoption, and placement into Russian state institutions. In its most recent assessment, the U.N. warned that “the scale of violations is alarming” and called on Moscow to provide access for independent monitoring.

Earlier, it was reported that under the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, several Ukrainian children were rescued from occupied territories where they had faced Russification and pressure to join the Russian military.

https://united24media.com/latest-news/melania-trump-advocates-for-forcefully-abducted-ukrainian-children-in-personal-letter-to-putin-10801

Republicans Increasingly Support US Military Aid to Ukraine, Survey Shows.

A new survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs shows rising support among Republicans for sending US military aid to Ukraine. Conducted between August 1 and 12, 2025, the poll found that 51% of Republicans now support continued military assistance, a sharp increase from 41% in early 2024. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs published the findings on August 15.

“Republican opinion has shifted dramatically in the last year, and Trump's personal involvement in the negotiations with Russia appears to have been a major factor,” said Craig Kafura, assistant director of public opinion and foreign policy at the Chicago Council.

Six in 10 Americans support the US sending arms and military supplies to Kyiv (62%, up from 52% in March) and providing economic assistance to Ukraine (61%, up from 55% in March);

The most substantial changes are among Republicans (+9 percentage points for economic assistance, +21 for military aid) and Independents (+7 economic, +10 military). Notably, 51% of Republicans now back military aid to Ukraine;

Large majorities of both Republicans (74%) and Democrats (77%) support increasing sanctions against Russia;

Six in 10 Americans (60%) express a favorable view of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; just 10 percent view Putin favorably.

https://united24media.com/latest-news/republicans-increasingly-support-us-military-aid-to-ukraine-survey-shows-10803

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