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Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Thursday, October 20
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Vesti] October 20 is the 239th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua . 7:00 am . The main thing from the morning summary of the General Staff: Russia launched 11 missile and 28 air strikes, carried out more than 65 attacks from the MLRS. Areas of more than 25 settlements were hit. 7:20 am . Zaporozhye region. The Russians launched a missile attack on the territory of a children's specialized school in the village. Kamyshevakh. 8:00 a.m. Dnipropetrovsk region. The Russians attacked an industrial enterprise and an energy infrastructure facility in the Krivoy Rog region. There is serious destruction. There were no casualties. Donetsk region. In uncontrolled Donetsk, the building of the Voroshilov administration was shelled. Nikolaev region. Over the night, air defense, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard destroyed 14 Iranian Shahed-136 drones. 10:00 a.m. Nikolaev region. S-300 missiles fired at Nikolaev , said the head of the Regional State Administration Vitaly Kim. No casualties or destruction. Kiev. Swiss President Ignazio Cassis arrived in Ukraine. 12:00 . Russia threatens to terminate the "grain agreement" because of the investigation into Iranian drones. 13:30 . The EU has finally approved sanctions against Iran for the supply of Shahed-136 drones to Russia. The sanctions come into force on 20 October. EU countries have decided to freeze the assets of three individuals and one organization responsible for the supply of drones. The EU is also ready to extend sanctions to four more Iranian organizations that were already on the previous list of sanctions. 14:00 . President Volodymyr Zelensky approved the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on sanctions against oligarchs and Putin's relatives. The list includes more than 3800 individuals and legal entities - 2,507 and 1,374 respectively. 15:00 . Russia has dealt about 300 strikes on Ukraine's energy system since October 10, Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko said. 16:00 . Ukrenergo introduces rolling blackouts in Sumy, Kharkiv and Poltava regions. 17:30 A telephone conversation between Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and his Ukrainian counterpart Alexei Reznikov, which was supposed to take place on Thursday, was postponed at the request of Kiev. This was reported by the 13th channel of Israeli television. 17:52 More than 3,000 Russian soldiers have applied to the "I want to live" project for surrender. According to the speaker of the project, Vitaly Matvienko, the families of both the active servicemen of the Russian Federation and those men who should soon receive a summons call the project's hotline. 18:18 The threat of an offensive from Belarus is growing. This time, the Russians can change the direction of the attack - the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 18:35 During the day, the Russian army launched three missile and 20 air strikes, carried out up to 10 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems. 20 settlements fell under the blows of the enemy. Of the 20 Iranian UAVs, 15 were successfully shot down by the Ukrainian Defense Forces. 18:52 The occupation leadership continues the forced mobilization of the male population in the temporarily occupied territories. At the same time, the evacuation of the civilian population began in certain directions. 19:22 Moscow threatens to terminate the "grain agreement" because of the UN investigation into Iranian drones. 19:50 The Russian Armed Forces transferred S-300 air defense systems and a large number of military personnel from Syria to Ukraine. The New York Times writes about it. 20:30 In the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, the village of Murom came under massive shelling. This was stated by the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov. 21:00 British authorities have added four new positions to the sanctions list for Russia, the country's Foreign Ministry said. 22:00 About 15,000 residents of the Kherson region heeded the recommendations for evacuation and moved to the left bank of the Dnieper. This was stated by the Russian-appointed "deputy governor" of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov. 22:50 Aviation of the Defense Forces has dealt six strikes during the current day. The defeat of two areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, two strongholds, as well as two positions of enemy anti-aircraft missile systems was confirmed. Air defense units shot down 15 Shahed-136 UAVs. Warriors of missile troops and artillery hit one command post, two areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, and two enemy ammunition depots. 23:23 In some cities of Ukraine, violators of electricity savings will be taken up. Sanctions are being prepared to be applied in the Ternopil region, in Poltava and Krivoy Rog. This was officially announced by the local authorities. 23:50 Russian military based in Crimea piloted Iranian drones for attacks on Ukraine - White House. 00:21 Only in the first month of the war in Ukraine, more than 1,200 civilians were killed. The Russian military killed them and covered them from shelling. These are the results of the UN investigation. 00:50 Iran is a participant in the hostilities in Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by US national security spokesman John Kirby. Posted by: badanov 2022-10-21 |
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