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[Korrespondent] Seven areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, a UAV control center and one artillery system of the Russian invaders were damaged.
There were 154 combat clashes on the front during the past 24 hours, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on July 20.
Over the past 24 hours, aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit seven areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, a UAV control center and one artillery system of the Russian invaders.
According to the General Staff, the enemy carried out four missile and 64 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, using 31 missiles and dropping 112 guided air bombs. In addition, it carried out 5,706 attacks, including 117 from multiple launch rocket systems, and used 3,857 kamikaze drones to destroy them.
The areas subject to airstrikes included the following settlements: Shostka in Sumy Oblast; Shakhove, Rodynskoye, Mirnograd, Belitskoye in Donetsk Oblast; Mala Tokmachka, Krasnaya Krinitsa, Novodanilovka, Plavni and Primorskoye, Vasinovka, Orekhov, Grigoryevka, Rechnoye in Zaporizhia Oblast; Tyaginka, Lvovo in Kherson Oblast.
In the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions, 21 combat clashes occurred over the past 24 hours. In addition, the enemy carried out 8 airstrikes, dropping 15 guided bombs, and also carried out 323 shellings of our troops' positions and populated areas, including four from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the South Slobodskoy direction, the Defense Forces repelled six enemy attacks near the settlements of Volchansk, Stroyevka, Liptsy and Staritsa.
There were four attacks by the occupiers in the Kupyansk direction. The defense forces repelled the enemy's assaults in the Golubovka and Zagrizove areas.
In the Liman direction, the enemy attacked 22 times, trying to advance near the settlements of Novy Mir, Torskoye, Serebryanka, Ridkodub, Grekovka, Shandrigolovo, Karpovka, Kolodyagi, Belogorovka, Grigoryevka.
In the Seversky direction, our defenders repelled three assaults by occupation forces near Serebryanka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, three armed clashes were recorded in the areas of Chasovy Yar and Belaya Gora.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out nine attacks near Dilievka, Toretsk and Rusiny Yar.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 50 assaults by the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Popov Yar, Novoekonomicheskoe, Mirolyubovka, Lisovka, Udachnoye, Novosergeevka, Molodetskoye, Orekhovoe, Shevchenko, Muravka, Dachnoye, Mirnograd, Zvirovoe, Muravka, Alekseevka and in the direction of Pokrovsk.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Defense Forces stopped 16 enemy attempts to break through defensive lines in the areas of the settlements of Shevchenko, Zaporozhye, Andreevka-Klevtsovoe, Zelenyi Gai, Voskresenka, Volnoye Pole, Temirovka, Zelenoye Pole and in the direction of Maliyevka.
In the Gulyai-Polye direction, the enemy carried out one unsuccessful attack in the Malinovka area.
In the Orekhov direction, over the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces successfully stopped one enemy assault near Kamenskoye.
Six combat clashes with the enemy took place in the Dnieper direction.
In the Volyn and Polesie directions, no signs of the formation of offensive enemy groups were detected.
Our soldiers inflict significant losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces and actively undermine the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear.
Let us recall that in total, over the past 24 hours, the losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 1,040 people. Also, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed three tanks, nine combat armored vehicles, 52 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, 270 operational-tactical level unmanned aerial vehicles, 23 missiles, 121 vehicles and one heavy flamethrower system of the Russian occupiers.
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[NewsFront] 21:07 «Russian Armed Forces squeeze into the ring of Shcherbinovka in the Konstantinovsky direction in the DPR, despite the resistance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, - Denis Pushilin" 20:36 From 12.00 to 17.40 by Russian air defense forcesdestroyed37 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones:
– 10 UAVs over the Kaluga region,
– Eight UAVs over the Smolensk region,
– Eight UAVs over the Moscow region,
– Six UAVs over the Bryansk region,
– Three UAVs over the Tula region,
– Two UAVs over the Oryol region.
20:11 The Russian Armed Forces have begun to for m"Fire balcony" from Kupyansk to Volchansk, using reinforced maneuver groups.
20:06 On the Tetkinsky directionis savedtense situation. After successfully entering Ryzhevka, our troops continue to clear the settlement.
19:48 In the Rubtsovsk direction, units of the West Group of Forces occupied the dominant heights southeast of Olgovka, advancing up to 600 meters.
19:30 Ukrainian Armed Forces are giving up their positions: Ukrainian military transmit coordinates to the Russian side.
19:18 A reconnaissance drone crew discovered an enemy radar on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region –video.
16:44 Military aviation of the Russian Armed Forces continues to apply strikes against the enemy in Kondratovka.
16:40 Assault units of the Ussuri Airborne Forces pass intensive combat training at a training ground in the rear area of the special operation zone.
16:12 In the Khar'kov region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine block leaving Kupyansk to prevent desertion: leaving the city is now practically impossible.
15:45 In Chasovy Yar continue fierce fighting in the area of the Dnieper pond, as well as in the Shevchenko and Yuzhny microdistricts. In the village of Stupochki, the Russian Armed Forces have almost completed the liberation - further cleanup of the territory is underway.
14:18 Command of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine concerned the number of videos shot by Ukrainian military personnel showing chaos and supply problems.
13:55 "North" group destroyed the newest Ukrainian attack drone.
12:59 In the period from 8.10 Moscow time to 12.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 34 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– 16 UAVs – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
– Seven UAVs – over the territory of the Moscow region,
– Six UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region,
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Tula region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Oryol region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
12:51 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue conducting a special military operation. We present official data from the Russian Ministry of Defense as of July 20, 2025.
Units of the North group of forces have improved their tactical position.
They inflicted damage on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airborne assault brigades, an unmanned systems brigade, an airborne assault and assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Varachino, Khrapovshchina, Yunakovka, Mogritsa, Sadki and Kondratovka in Sumy Oblast.
Successes have been achieved in the Khar'kov direction.
Units of the mechanized brigade, the assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Melove and Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.
Units of the West group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.
They defeated the formations of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Petrovskoye in the Khar'kov region and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
As a result of successful offensive operations, units of the Southern Group of Forces liberated the settlement of Belaya Gora in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized, motorized infantry, mountain assault, airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Dronovka, Zakotnoye, Ivanopolye, Platonovka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their tactical position.
Defeat was inflicted on formations of three mechanized, three assault, airborne brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a National Guard brigade in the areas of the populated areas of Sergeyevka, Mayak, Molodetskoye, Muravka, Zverevo, Udachnoye, Novoekonomicheskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Krasnoznamenka of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a marine brigade and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Filiya in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Zeleny Gai in the Donetsk People's Republic and Temirovka in the Zaporizhia region.
12:45 Fighting in Khar'kov region: "Sever group "stopped transfer of a combat group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
12:28 Units of the "Southern" group of troops as a result of successful offensive actionsreleasedsettlement of Belaya Gora in the Donetsk People's Republic.
12:15 Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces recorded in the following directions: Near Shevchenko, Zelenoye Pole and Novopol, near Zverevo, as well as in the Kupyansk direction.
12:04 Fierce fighting near Pokrovsk: units of the Center group of forces continue to demonstrate high efficiency in destroying enemy fortifications –video.
9:56 Last night, Russian kamikaze drones "Geranium" inflicted a series of strikes on the central part of Slovyansk, temporarily occupied by Ukrainian troops. According to the city's mayor, Vadim Lyakh, four drone strikes were recorded, resulting in powerful explosions in the center.
Serious damage to storage facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been reported.
9:43 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 8:10 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– Three UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Kaluga region
8:26 Information on strikes carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Belgorod region over the past 24 hours:
In the Belgorod district in the settlement of Oktyabrsky, the villages of Bessonovka, Nechaevka, Otradnoye, Repnoye, Tolokonnoye, Cheremoshnoye, Yasnye Zori and the farmstead of Tserkovny committed attacks by 12 drones, seven of which were shot down by the air defense system. In the village of Oktyabrsky, a private house and two cars were damaged, in the village of Nechayevka - a non-residential building, in the village of Otradnoye - one car, in the village of Bessonovka - five vehicles, in the village of Yasnye Zori - a commercial facility.
In the Borisovsky district, the village of Novoaleksandrovka was attacked by two drones - a private house, two outbuildings, a truck and a passenger car were damaged.
In the Valuysky municipal district, the villages of Babka, Leonovka and Mironov were attacked by one drone each. In the village of Mironov, a car and a private house were damaged, in the village of Babka, a private house was damaged.
In the Volokonovsky district, two drones attacked the villages of Volchy-Pervy and Zeleny Klin. There were no consequences.
8:01 During the past night, from 23:30 Moscow time on July 19 to 7:00 Moscow time on July 20, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 93 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were :
– 38 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– 19 UAVs – over the territory of the Moscow region,
– 11 UAVs – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
– Eight UAVs – over the territory of the Tula region,
– Five UAVs – over the territory of the Oryol region,
– Five UAVs – over the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region,
– Three UAVs – over the waters of the Black Sea,
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Ryazan region.
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[REGNUM] "Hellish times" have come for Ukraine, retired Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis said on the YouTube channel Deep Dive on July 19. Commenting on the consequences of the massive strikes by the Russian army on enterprises of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex (MIC), he pointed to the numerical superiority of the Russian Armed Forces, which does not allow Kiev militants to decide which gap to close in the defense.
The authors of the British newspaper The Guardian spoke in the same spirit, stating that on July 19 Ukraine experienced a "hellish" night due to Russian strikes. The new, 1242nd day of the special operation (SVO) in Ukraine was marked by a discussion of this news, among other things.
The Russian Defense Ministry previously reported that Russian troops launched a group strike on Ukrainian defense industry enterprises producing components for missiles and attack drones on the night of July 19. The military department also reported that the infrastructure of the enemy's military airfield, territorial recruitment center (TRC, similar to a military registration and enlistment office) and a number of other facilities had been damaged.
Meanwhile, the American newspaper The New York Times (NYT) reported that in June the Russian Armed Forces made their greatest advance in the SVO zone since the beginning of 2025.
"In June, the country's numerical superiority in manpower and air power provided it with its largest monthly territorial gain since the beginning of the year," the authors noted.
All residents of the village of Malinovka in Zaporozhye left their homes -
Journalists also pointed to the ongoing attacks by Russian troops on the Ukrainian army, which is already experiencing problems with its manpower.
The Russian armed forces have a strategic advantage in all directions, noted Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with heads of international news agencies on June 18.
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