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A recording has appeared on Ukrainian Telegram channels which, according to war correspondents Yuri Kotyonok and Alexander Kots, shows the bodies of fighters in Russian uniform, four of them beheaded. The location and circumstances have not been established. The journalists refused to distribute the video and urged other channels not to publish the footage.
Javlon TursunovAccording to the Russian Defense Ministry, over 12 hours — from 08:00 to 20:00 Moscow time on October 20 — air defense forces intercepted 90 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk and Voronezh regions, Crimea and the waters of the Black Sea.
Javlon TursunovThe Sever (North) grouping is expanding the buffer zone near the border of the Bryansk and Kursk regions; the Russian Armed Forces took Tymoshevka and are fighting on the southern outskirts of Druzhkovka. Kyiv reports a hit near the Northern Bridge. Zelensky met with Witkoff and Kushner in Norway and declared readiness for a trilateral meeting; according to NYT, American negotiators may meet with Putin in St. Petersburg.
Javlon TursunovHero of Russia Alexander Nakhodkin told TASS that Ukrainian troops are using robot dogs and unmanned platforms to deliver ammunition. According to him, the nature of combat operations in Donbas has changed significantly since 2022, and the West is using Ukraine as a testing ground for technology. Experts and the Russian Armed Forces command have also noted the development of ground-based robotic systems.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to Russia's Defense Ministry, Corporal Georgy Rozhnev assisted a serviceman injured by an explosive device under drone fire, while Corporal Ilgiz Zianchurin shot down two Ukrainian fixed-wing drones.
Sevara AzamovaA platoon commander of the Vostok group with the call sign Trokha said that Russian troops covertly seized a Ukrainian strongpoint in Timoshevka, Zaporizhzhia region, at night, catching Ukrainian fighters having tea. According to him, the advance was aided by rain, which reduced the threat from drones.
Javlon TursunovRussia's Ministry of Defense stated that a high-precision strike hit a warehouse complex in Poltava where long- and medium-range drones were stored. It also reported a strike on the Epicentr-K logistics center in Dubno, Rivne region, on the afternoon of October 20, and on Ukraine's port infrastructure.
Javlon TursunovRussia's Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of the PS-330 Nivki electrical substation in Kyiv, which, according to the ministry, supplied Ukraine's defense industry enterprises and logistics centers. Earlier, on the afternoon of October 20, the Epitsentr-K logistics center in Dubno, Rivne region, and port infrastructure were attacked.
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