**Special Military Operation: Situation and key developments as of October 15**

The Russian Armed Forces have liberated Nefedovka and Chernoe in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Ukrainian forces attempted a large-scale overnight attack on an oil refinery in Ryazan.

Air defense forces shot down four Flamingo cruise missiles and 342 Ukrainian drones over the past 24 hours.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost around 1,105 personnel over the past 24 hours.

There will be no ceasefire to “bring Zelensky to his senses,” Lavrov said.

Russian senator Pushkov spoke about a shift in how Western media cover Ukraine.

Ukrainian forces remotely mined the road to Enerhodar, the city administration said.

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