1 Institute for the Study of War & The Critical Threats Project 2022
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 15
Karolina Hird, Kateryna Stepanenko, Mason Clark, and Grace Mappes
June 15, 6pm ET
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Western officials announced additional military aid for Ukraine on June 15. US President
Joe Biden pledged $1 billion worth of military aid, including coastal defense weapons, advanced rocket
systems, artillery, and ammunition to support Ukrainian operations.
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NATO members additionally
announced they will additionally continue to provide Ukraine with heavy weapons and long-range
systems and plan to agree on a new assistance package after consultations with Ukraine’s Defense
Ministry.
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This newest round of military aid will be invaluable to support Ukrainian operations,
especially in the face of increasingly protracted and artillery-heavy fighting against Russian forces in
Eastern Ukraine, though Ukraine will require further sustained support.
Key Takeaways
Russian forces launched ground assaults in Severodonetsk and settlements in its
vicinity but have not taken full control over the city as of June 15.
Russian forces launched largely unsuccessful offensive operations around the
T1302 Bakhmut-Lysychansk highway in an effort to cut Ukrainian ground lines of
communication (GLOCs) to Lysychansk.
Russian forces continued efforts to advance along the E40 highway to Slovyansk
and southeast of Izyum.
Russian and Ukrainian forces continued to fight in northeastern settlements
around Kharkiv City.
Russian forces continued to fortify fallback positions in Zaporizhia and Kherson
Oblasts, while undertaking defensive measures to strengthen Russian presence in
the Black Sea.
The Kremlin and proxy republics continue to pursue ad hoc annexation policies in
occupied territories.
