Russia says its air defense system shot down the British missile.
Ukraine claims its first victory in Bakhmut.
General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces commanding the Bakhmut operation, announced the first victory of Ukrainian forces in the frontline city of Donetsk.
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"Over the past few days, we have demonstrated our ability to advance and crush the enemy under the most difficult conditions. We fought with fewer resources than the enemy," General Syrskyi stated in a message posted on the Telegram account of the Ukrainian Army Media Center.
The commander added that this was only a partial victory, and the battle to defend Bakhmut was still ongoing.
Regarding the Bakhmut front, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary army fighting there, denied The Washington Post article that he offered to reveal the location of Russian troops in the city to Kyiv so that Ukrainian forces could withdraw.
The Kremlin, however, called it fake news.
TASS quoted Denis Pushilin, the Russian-appointed leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, as saying that Ukraine is stepping up efforts along the front lines with Russia, but what is happening is not yet the spring counteroffensive that Kyiv and the West had spoken of.
Ukraine celebrates first success in counterattack against Bakhmut.
Russia has shot down a British Storm Shadow missile for the first time.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on May 15 that it had shot down a British Storm Shadow long-range missile and 10 missiles launched from the High Mobility Artillery Missile System (HIMARS) in the past 24 hours.
Storm Shadow is a modern air-to-ground cruise missile, more difficult to track and shoot down than conventional cruise missiles. Last week, Britain announced it would supply Ukraine with this missile, which was jointly developed by Britain and France.
The Russian military's announcement came as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Chequers country residence in northwest London on May 15.
The President of Ukraine received a warm welcome from the British Prime Minister.
Following the meeting, Zelensky said that he had discussed with Sunak the possibility of the West supplying fighter jets to Kyiv and that Ukraine's allies wanted to build a so-called "fighter jet coalition" for Ukraine.
However, PA quoted Prime Minister Sunak as saying that Britain is ready to support the training of Ukrainian pilots to fly Western fighter jets, but building this capacity is not a simple task.
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According to Reuters, a spokesperson for the British Prime Minister's Office confirmed that Britain has no plans to send fighter jets to Ukraine, although the Kyiv government wants to receive F-16s.
Sputnik News quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as emphasizing that Russia views Britain's move to provide more military equipment to Ukraine as "extremely negative." However, Moscow does not believe that London's assistance will be able to change the course of the conflict.
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Russia rejects French President's remarks on relations with China.
Also on May 15, the Kremlin said it disagreed with President Emmanuel Macron's conclusion that Russia had shifted to "a form of excessive subservience to China" after being alienated by the West for launching a special military operation in Ukraine.
Spokesman Peskov clarified that the Russia-China relationship is a strategic partnership and has nothing to do with dependence.
Ukrainian President calls on Germany and France to help win; denies attacking Russian territory.
The Kremlin's statement came as Ukraine announced that former Chinese ambassador to Russia, Li Hui, would be visiting Kyiv for two days, May 16-17, in his capacity as Beijing's special envoy on Ukrainian affairs.
During this European tour, Mr. Lee will also visit Russia and several countries in the European Union (EU).
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