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21 October 2025
In the Kupiansk sector, FPV drone operators working with the aerial reconnaissance unit of the 77th Separate Airmobile Dnipro Brigade of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces destroyed motor vehicles used by Russian invaders to transport personnel to their positions.
As a result of the enemy attack on Kharkiv, there are casualties. A fire broke out in the private sector of the Industrialnyi district, and at least 15 houses were damaged.
A Russian radar post has been identified near Kurortne on the Kerch Peninsula in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Agents of the partisan movement ATESH conducted surveillance of the 127th Separate Reconnaissance Brigade (military unit No. 67606) stationed in temporarily occupied Sevastopol. The brigade is part of the 22nd Army Corps of the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s coastal forces and is actively used in operations along the Kherson front.
Service members of the 38th Marine Brigade named after Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi used a bomber drone to destroy Russian fortifications on the outskirts of Myrnohrad, Donetsk region.
20 October 2025
Part of the city of Slavutych was temporarily left without power following Russian shelling, with energy workers working to repair the damage.
Russian forces launched a series of coordinated assaults in southern Ukraine on October 20, deploying infantry, armored vehicles, quad bikes, and motorcycles across multiple directions.
Ukraine is actively working with the United States to obtain the necessary number of Patriot air defense systems, which President Volodymyr Zelensky described as one of the key security guarantees for the country.
Soldiers of the Special Operations Forces' 3rd Separate Regiment named after Prince Sviatoslav the Brave have cleared an industrial facility in the Pokrovsk sector of a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group, capturing an enemy radio station and taking one Russian soldier prisoner.
The Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region, owned by Rosneft, halted its primary oil processing on Sunday, October 19, following the second drone attack in a month.
Russia is actively preparing for a possible military conflict with NATO.
Russian troops launched a massive attack on the Pavlohrad district with missiles and drones throughout the day, damaging infrastructure and causing casualties.
Poland has refused to extradite Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Zhuravlov to Germany under a European arrest warrant, but he may still face prosecution in other European countries.
In the Orikhiv direction, Russian servicemen dropped explosives from a drone on their own soldier who decided to surrender to the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Russia has launched serial production of aerial bombs with a range of 200 kilometers.
On October 20, Russian troops shelled Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, killing a civilian.
Soldiers of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine hit the Russian invaders' Valdai radar system in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Russian troops shelled the village of Osokorivka in the Novovorontsovka community in the Kherson region, injuring a 36-year-old civilian.
On October 20, Russian troops attacked the village of Kostobobriv in the Chernihiv region with an FPV drone, injuring a resident.
The Russian army attacked the village of Varvarivka in the Polohy district. An FPV drone hit a car, injuring a man.
A Joint Forces Group has been created as part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It will be managed almost entirely by the Joint Forces Command under the leadership of Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi.
On the southern front last week, there was increased activity of Russian forces – the enemy ramped up the number of airstrikes and drone attacks significantly.
Despite official statements to the contrary, the Russian command continues to replenish its units with conscripted personnel from Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories.
Russian units engaged in combat against Ukraine’s Defense Forces in the Orikhiv sector are experiencing widespread desertion.
The enemy struck a residential neighborhood in Kherson's Tsentralnyi district with a drone this morning, destroying a house.
On the southern front, Ukrainian defenders have successfully repelled all attempts by Russian forces to breach the defenses.
A Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group infiltrated the center of Pokrovsk, killing several civilians near the railway station.
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 38 out of 60 Russian drones launched by Russia overnight.
Six settlements in Kharkiv region came under Russian attack over the past day leaving one person dead and five injured.
Russian invaders wounded six residents of Donetsk region over the past day, October 19.