Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of Оctober 20
Illustrative photo: The General Staff updated data on enemy losses (GettyImages)
Since the beginning of the day, as of 4:30 p.m., there have been 133 combat clashes along the entire front line, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As the General Staff reported, a community in the village of Bleshnia, Chernihiv region, came under Russian artillery fire today.
Situation in the directions
In the Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, three enemy attacks took place today. Russian aircraft carried out four airstrikes, dropping 13 guided bombs. In addition, the enemy launched 76 artillery attacks on Ukrainian positions and populated areas, six of them using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction, there were seven combat clashes near Bolohivka, Kamianka, and Kutkivka. One battle is still ongoing.
In the Kupiansk direction, two enemy assaults continue near Kupiansk and Bohuslavka.
In the Lyman direction, Russian forces launched one attack on Ukrainian positions near the village of Shandryholove.
In the Sloviansk direction, since the beginning of the day, the enemy has attacked eight times near Yampol, Serebrianka, Dronivka, Vyimka, Fedorivka, and in the direction of Zvanivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian defenders twice near the village of Stupochky.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 12 enemy attempts to break through in the areas of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Katerynivka, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and Poltavka. One battle is still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, Russian forces have made 55 attempts to push Ukrainian troops from their positions in the areas of Volodymyrivka, Shakhove, Dorozhnie, Poltavka, Sukhetske, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Chervonyi Lyman, Lysivka, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Dachne, and toward Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka. Ukrainian defense forces are holding their ground and have already repelled 54 attacks.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukrainian defenders have stopped 17 enemy assaults near Zaporizhzhia, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Oleksandrohrad, Vorone, Sosnivka, Kalynivske, Novohrhorivka, Olhivske, and in the directions of Orestopol, Oleksiivka, and Pryvilne. Two more clashes are still ongoing.
In the Huliaipole direction, Russia carried out an airstrike on the settlement of Zaliznychne.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled six enemy attacks toward Plavni and Prymorske, near Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Stepnohirsk, and Stepove. Two clashes are still ongoing.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the enemy carried out an airstrike on the village of Mykolaivka and made one unsuccessful attempt to approach Ukrainian positions in the direction of the Antonivskyi Bridge.
According to the General Staff, Russian losses over the past day amounted to 890 personnel. Ukrainian forces also destroyed two tanks, 45 artillery systems, one air defense system, 398 operational-tactical drones, and 94 units of enemy vehicles.
