[NewsFront] 20:50 Artillerymen of the 29th Army destroyed fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kurakhovsky direction with the help of Krasnopolya —video.
20:30 Military doctors from the forward medical station provide assistance to military personnel and civilians
Wounded soldiers on the front line are carried to medical specialists on the shoulders of their comrades from the evacuation groups. Medics provide first aid in a field multidisciplinary hospital. The technical equipment in PNG allows for surgical operations, anti-shock measures, and stabilization of the soldiers' condition before sending them to the hospital.
"This is a completely different job. Not like in hospitals, and not the same conditions. The conditions are completely different. But one thing is good, that in the end the result - you see that the guys return home to their families, loved ones, and everything will be fine with them," shared a nurse anesthetist with the call sign "Jaguar".
19:55 Attack drone operators are effectively destroying the enemy
– Drone operators of the “Southern” group of troops discovered and destroyed several antennas of various types that were used by the enemy to organize control of units and UAVs, as well as communications between military personnel in the Konstantinovka area in the DPR.
– FPV drone operators of the Vostok group of forces carried out a night hunt for Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles, during which they destroyed more than ten enemy pickups and jeeps involved in the rotation of manpower, delivery of ammunition and supplies.
– The strike drone crews of the Dnepr group of forces discovered and destroyed: an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Baba Yaga type, a lightly armored vehicle, a tank and a UAV crew of the enemy in the Zaporizhia region.
18:50 Iskander incinerated enemy special forces training camp in Sumy region
A powerful missile strike was carried out on an enemy concentration in the Shostka region of Sumy Oblast.
As a result of the fire strike, up to 70 militants, 10 vehicles and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
17:55 The footage shows the use of three FAB-500 aerial bombs against the air defense and launcher of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Kirovsk in the Krasnolimansk direction, –video.
16:25 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Operation in Ukraine as of 05/20/2025.
By units of the North group of forces inflicted defeat of concentrations of manpower and equipment of the mechanized, airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Bunyakino, Ryzhevka, Atinskoye, Belopolye and Bessalovka in the Sumy region.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of two mechanized, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Sobolevka in the Khar'kov Region, Karpovka and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airmobile and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Markovo, Predtechino, Minkovka and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses over the past day amounted to 1,290 servicemen, 34 vehicles, three tanks, eight field artillery guns, 22 armored combat vehicles, five artillery guns, nine ammunition depots, one electronic warfare station and four pickup trucks.
Units of the Center group of forces defeated formations of three mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two brigades of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Koptevo, Razino, Krasnoarmeysk, Grodovka, Petrovskoye and Novaya Poltavka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novoukrainka in the Donetsk People's Republic, Gulyaipole and Chervone in the Zaporizhia region
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized brigade and the coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novoandriyevka in the Zaporizhia region and Otradokamenka in the Kherson region
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation damaged the infrastructure facilities of a military airfield, a workshop for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, ammunition depots, military-technical property and fuel, as well as temporary deployment points of units of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 147 districts.
15:40 For the use of weapons against civilians in the Kursk region, sentenced Ukrainian serviceman to long-term imprisonment.
The evidence collected by the Main Military Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation was found by the court to be sufficient to sentence the senior soldier of the 33rd Separate Assault Battalion of the armed formations of Ukraine, Vitaly Lutsenko. He was found guilty of committing a terrorist act in the Kursk region (paragraphs "a" and "c" of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
14:10 Crew of the TOS "Solntsepek" of the "Vostok" group of forces inflicted a thermobaric projectile strike on Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold in South Donetsk direction
The stronghold was completely destroyed along with the manpower and equipment located in the affected area.
13:35 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a hospital in Tetkino after an unsuccessful attempt to break through to the Kursk region, — video.
12:50 Calculation of the Strela-10 air defense missile system of the Vostok group of forces destroyed reconnaissance UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporizhia direction
Anti-aircraft gunners destroyed the Leleka-100, Furia and Shark drones, which were conducting aerial reconnaissance and adjusting artillery fire of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
11:50 Air defense drone “Yelka” carried out kinetic interception of a reconnaissance UAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' aircraft type in the SVO zone.
Despite active maneuvering, the enemy drone was overtaken by our interceptor and deprived of its tail.
11:10 Specialists from the Rubicon Center did not stop work to neutralize Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the area where a special military operation is being conducted.
10:25 On the night of May 19-20, in the area of the settlements of Krasnooktyabrsky and Volfino (and the settlement of the same name on the other side), the enemy, with sabotage and reconnaissance groups and artillery support, attempted to enter the territory of the Kursk region. According to preliminary information, it retreated with losses ofMAP.
9:54 Units of the former 3rd Corps are moving forward to Seversk along the heights north of Verkhnekamenskoye. In the area of the Plotka River, they advanced along forest belts in the direction of Chubarovsky Pond to a depth of 600 meters.
Pinpoint strikes in the area of the village of Serebryanka destroyed two electronic warfare stations and at least three Ukrainian Armed Forces communications centers. A UAV control point and enemy personnel were eliminated.
8:28 During the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Bryansk region.
8:17 Frontline report for the morning of 20.05.2025
Zaporizhzhya Front. In the direction continues, mainly positional battles. No serious changes in LBS are recorded.
Donetsk Front. Russian troops continue to expand their zone of control in the Bogatyr area. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are conducting counterattacks in the Zelenoye Pole and Novopol area.
Chasov Yar direction. Fighting continues in Chasov Yar and on the flanks. No serious changes in the LBS are recorded, but the fighting continues to be highly active.
Sumy direction. As a result of a counterattack, Russian troops have driven out the remnants of the Ukrainian army forces located in the border area in the Demidovka area and liberated the settlement of Maryino in the Sumy region.
In the Tetkino area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to try to penetrate our defenses. So far, Ukrainian militants have not managed to achieve any tangible results, but the activity of military operations in the area has not decreased, which indicates the enemy's intentions to maintain tension in this direction.
8:00 Calculation of the mortar battery of the Airborne Forces works on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Orekhov direction
The reconnaissance transmitted the target coordinates, and the mortar men quickly dealt fire damage to the identified enemy UAV control point.