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21 October 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the United States is ready to participate in meaningful diplomacy with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, however, according to him, Moscow does not even show signs of such a desire.
Ukrainian defenders retain the initiative on the battlefield in the east and south of Ukraine.
If Russia is really preparing a terrorist attack at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, it means that it already understands that it will not be able to hold the captured south of Ukraine.
Ukrainian air defense units already shoot down about 60% of enemy air targets, and the results will be even better in the near future.
Today, Ukraine’s aviation has hit three Russian strongholds and ten clusters of weapons and military equipment.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down an enemy Su-25 aircraft in Mykolaiv region.
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Olha Stefanishyna, has called on the Secretariat of the Energy Community to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the consequences of a possible detonation by Russian terrorist forces of the Kakhovska Hydro Power Plant.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces have de-occupied a total of 551 settlements in Kharkiv region and 88 in – in Kherson region.
The Russian invasion forces mined the Kakhovska Hydroelectric Power Plant back in April and are now additionally mining locks and supports.
With the help of rescuers, 250 more civilians were evacuated from dangerous areas of Donetsk region on October 20.
On October 20, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a pantoon crossing built by Russian invaders close to the Antonivka Bridge in Kherson region, but there were no civilians there at that moment.
Ukrainian marines eliminated 14 Russian invaders, an enemy tank and infantry fighting vehicle on October 20.
The Ukrainian forces shot down 85% of the Iranian-made drones involved in attacks in the past two weeks.
Three more people were injured in another missile strike on Kharkiv city.
On October 20, 11 civilians were killed and 13 more injured in Ukraine due to the armed aggression of the Russian Federation.
The Russian troops again launched a missile strike on Kharkiv. According to preliminary information, no one was injured.
In Chernihiv region, Ukraine’s troops are prepared for a possible attempt by the enemy forces to invade again.
Ukraine should no longer face any issues with Starlink satellite internet service stations that have proved critical for the troops’ connectivity on the battlefield.
Russian invaders tell residents of the Luhansk region that the introduction of martial law is part of the process of integration into the Russian Federation and that there will be no “innovations” that would affect the population.
The Russian invasion forces launched a strike at the city of Zaporizhzhia, where a number of residential buildings were damaged.
The transfer of Russian troops to Belarus is likely of a demonstrative nature, being aimed at pushing Ukraine to diverting part of its forces to the northern border.
The Russian invasion army killed 429 children in Ukraine, wounding 817.
From February 24 to October 21, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 66,750 Russian invaders, including nearly a hundred over the past day.
The Russian forces invasion forces launched a strike on one of the local businesses, causing destruction and casualties.
Russian troops are currently attacking Kharkiv city. Residents are urged to stay in shelters.
The bodies of nine more civilians, killed by the Russians during the occupation, were found in Donetsk region.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, the night of October 20-21 passed without air raid alerts and enemy attacks for the first time in 3.5 months.
Up to 2,000 mobilized Russians have arrived in the temporarily captured territory of Kherson region to replenish losses and reinforce units on the front line.
The Ukrainian military and diplomats are working to prevent a military threat from Belarus and to prepare Ukraine for any scenario as much as possible.
Law enforcement officers have already documented 156 war crimes in the territories of Kherson region liberated from the Russian invaders.