[NewsFrontInfo] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 07/20/2023 to 00:00 07/21/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 60 facts of firing by the AFU.
Information was received about the injury of two civilians in the previously liberated Staromlinovka.
Six residential buildings were damaged in the Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, as well as four civil infrastructure facilities.
Under enemy fire were areas of ten settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Golmovsky, Zaitsevo, Panteleymonovka, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Staromikhaylovka, Luganskoye, Staromlinovka.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 49 attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky seven artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky three artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Volnovakhsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
Having fired 266 units of various ammunition.
In the previous day, 49 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
23:50 Traffic on the Crimean bridge has been restored.
23:35 The Crimean bridge is temporarily closed, an air raid signal sounds.
22:03 Ukrainian troops shelled Donetsk five times in an hour.
A total of 10 rounds of "NATO" caliber 155mm, as well as five rockets from the MLRS were fired at the Kuibyshev and Kirov regions.
21:06 Russian artillery covered column of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Artyomovsk
19:37 Statement of head of the press center of the group "Center":
In the Krasnolimansky direction, the crews of the Su-25 attack aircraft of the "Center" group of troops launched strikes using S-25 unguided aircraft missiles at the areas of concentration of enemy manpower and fire weapons.
In the area of Serebryansky forest, the crews of helicopters of army aviation thwarted attempts to attack the assault groups of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Svatov direction, the artillery fire of the group of troops "Center" defeated the assault groups of the 25th Airborne Brigade of Ukrainian troops. Bomber aircraft delivered four bombing strikes on a command and observation post, two temporary deployment points and an enemy ammunition depot in the Novogorovka, Nevskoye, and Terny areas. During the day, an infantry fighting vehicle, an armored fighting vehicle, a 122mm D-30 gun, a 120mm mortar, and two unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed.
19:30 The Russian army is conducting a powerfuloffensivenear Donetsk: the enemy was driven out of Vesely and from positions near Kamenka:
Enemy military analysts report a serious advance of our troops east of Avdievka. During the offensive, Russian armored groups were able to significantly penetrate the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Our attack aircraft regained control over the previously lost village of Vesyoloye and a stronghold northwest of the village of Kamenka.
Then the Russian troops advanced along the forest belt. The fighting continues.
19:25 Kherson direction of setting as of 19.00 July 20, 2023:
In the Kherson direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have shifted the focus of the offensive and attacks on the islands in the Goloya Pristan sector and near Kherson. The intensity of the fire impact of artillery and mortars on the coastal zone and islands has increased dramatically: from 20 to 30 raids on average.
Yesterday, DRGs from the Grom tactical group tried to land on Buryakovy Island in three boats, moving along the Konka River. However, enemy detachments were discovered and destroyed by concentrated fire (three boats and about 15 people).
Also, a detachment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on two boats moved out of the vicinity of Tyaginka, trying to gain a foothold near the settlement of Krynki. Artillery immediately worked on them, and the DRGs retreated to their original positions.
Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting artillery preparation along the Dnieper. The purpose of this is still unclear, since a massive crossing of the Dnieper River looks unlikely at this stage. However, the intensity of missile strikes by tactical aircraft and HIMARS MLRS is high. And the main goal, apparently, is to defeat the rear facilities of the RF Armed Forces.
19:10 One civilian was killed, two were shell-shocked as a result of the artillery attack of Alyoshek on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region from the M777 howitzer by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was announced by the press secretary of the Acting Governor of the region Vladimir Vasilenko.
19:00 AFU fired six rockets from MLRS at Kuibyshevsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk - DPR representative office in the JCCC
18:39 Orekhovsky area setting as of 18.00 July 20, 2023
In the Orekhovsky sector, enemy assault detachments at night attempted to swoop into positions of the Russian army north of Rabotino. However, the fighters of the RF Armed Forces successfully repulsed the attack with accurate artillery and ATGM strikes.
Despite this sortie, the situation in the direction has slightly stabilized. The intensity of attacks has decreased, which may be due to the large losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in manpower and equipment.
In the units of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade, there is a shortage of assault formations, and in the 2nd Battalion of the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, since June 8, the number of only officially confirmed killed was 162 people.
There are also losses in the jet division of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which, due to the ongoing offensive on Rabotino, was moved closer to the front line, which led to the destruction of both personnel and equipment.
Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine along the LBS are waiting for the transfer of reinforcements and replenishment of personnel. A new assault group of the 128th Guards Rifle Brigade arrived at Lobkovoe. At the same time, all activities are carried out under the cover of artillery and aviation.
Due to the need for deep strikes, some aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fly close enough to the front line. According to some reports, a Ukrainian Su-25 was shot down in the area north of Orekhov the other day.
18:10 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for July 20, as of 18:00, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk:
Kyiv district:
- st. Novorossiyskaya, 10, 12 - private residential buildings.
- 43 transformer substations are de-energized, without power supply to 6,000 subscribers of the Kyiv region.
Petrovsky district: - MBOU "Boarding School No. 3 in Donetsk" on the street. Krasnogorovskoy.
17:46 Statement of head of the press center of the Dnepr grouping:
In the Kherson direction, artillery units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted fire damage on the positions of artillery and mortar crews of Ukrainian nationalists in the area of the settlements of Kizomys, Antonovka and Lvovo. A 122mm D-30 howitzer, two mortar crews, a warehouse with fuel and lubricants, and enemy manpower were destroyed.
In addition, when an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group tried to cross the Dnieper River, the grouping units destroyed three high-speed boats with servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
17:37 Ugledar district setting as of 17.00 July 20, 2023:
In the early morning, Ukrainian formations, supported by three tanks and three infantry fighting vehicles, attempted to attack the positions of the 36th Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet of the RF Armed Forces near the forest belt north of Nikolsky.
Russian troops quickly detected the enemy's movement and delivered targeted artillery strikes against him, destroying two infantry armored vehicles.
The remaining units of armored vehicles drove into mine-explosive barriers, as a result of which they were blown up. By dumping FOG from copters, the wrecked equipment was destroyed. Having suffered significant losses, the Ukrainian formations retreated to their original positions.
In the Ugledar sector, compared to the neighboring ones, there is a relative calm: the sides are engaged in artillery duels along the entire front line, the Russian Aerospace Forces are actively working.
For a long time, the Ukrainian command has been accumulating strength and today decided to test the strength of the Russian defense, but did not succeed.
Nevertheless, sabotage and reconnaissance groups continue to operate in the landings, while anyone's advancement is difficult due to the mutually dense mining of the area.
16:58 Kharkiv direction at 16:50 20.07:
Shooting battles in the direction of the city of Kupyansk intensified. Our gunners and air reconnaissance officers with VOGs are working closely. In addition, they sent a gift in the form of a volley from the MLRS.
16:55 Donetsk front, Maryinka area. The channel “There is such a profession” reports that ZU-23 crews on wheels counteract enemy UAVs. The task of anti-aircraft gunners is to cover the areas of the OP -video.
15:45 The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out a massive shelling city of Alyoshki in the Kherson region.
“Several hits on residential buildings, one local resident was killed,” one of the eyewitnesses said.
15:15 There is an assault on Krasnogorovka, Maryinsky district. At these moments, the positions of the enemy are under the most powerful artillery attack of our Gods of War.
15:06 According to the operational lines of the JCCC DPR for July 20, as of 15:00, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Staromlinovka (Velikonovoselkovsky district): - on the street. Molodyozhnaya, two wounded man born in 1949 and a woman born in 1952
14:38 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
The RF Armed Forces continued delivering retaliatory strikes on production shops and storage sites for unmanned boats in the Odessa area and in the Odessa region;
The RF Armed Forces repulsed two attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction;
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation stopped the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group in the area of the settlement of Ivanovka, Kharkiv region;
The RF Armed Forces destroyed fuel infrastructure facilities and ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Nikolaev area;
Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction per day amounted to 60 servicemen;
A sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the Krasnolimansky direction;
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction per day amounted to 110 servicemen;
The RF Armed Forces repelled two enemy attacks in the Yuzhnodonets direction;
In the Zaporozhye direction, the actions of two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were stopped;
The RF Armed Forces successfully repulsed 16 attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction, including near Kleshcheevka in the DPR, more than 210 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed;
The RF Armed Forces hit the communication center of the 110th mechanized brigade and the command post of the 63rd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
Russian air defense systems intercepted seven HIMARS rounds in a day, destroyed 32 Ukrainian UAVs;
The RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 45 military men and a 122mm D-30 howitzer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction;
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions amounted to 170 servicemen per day.
14:10 It is reported that now the Armed Forces of Ukraine have activated on the Dnieper.
It is raining in some parts of the Kherson region. Therefore, reconnaissance from the air is difficult.
This is used by the Ukrainian military and now they are moving on boats in the zone controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. What they were up to is still unknown.
14:05 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for July 20, as of 14:00, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack by the AFU of the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district):
- Boiler room No. 605 SE "Donbassteploenergo" on the street. Miner's Glory, 16 "g";
- st. Tumanyan, 43 - a private residential building.
13:44 Statement head of the press center of the group "South":
In the Soledaro-Artemovsky direction, the aviation of the "Southern" group of forces delivered strikes with guided munitions UPAB-250 at two points of temporary deployment of the 27th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The crews of army aviation helicopters hit the control center of unmanned aircraft of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Verkhnekamensk region. The artillery of the group during the counterbattery fight destroyed a tank, a pickup truck and two 120mm mortars in the areas of the settlements of Krasnoye and Razdolovka.
A tank and two enemy infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed in the area of Pervomaisky and Nevelskoye in the Avdeevsky direction. The crew of the Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system inflicted fire damage on the accumulation of enemy manpower in the area of Maloiliinovka.
12:41 Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk - under fire from enemy MLRS, six missiles
“In the morning, eight more missiles were fired at the Kyiv and all the same Kuibyshev regions. Lugansk, Zaitsevo, Staromikhaylovka - under the fire of 155mm artillery of the Ukrainians.
12:10 Statement head of the press center of the Vostok group:
In the South-Donetsk direction, the advanced units of the group of forces "Vostok", with the support of artillery, liquidated the reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine west of Makarovka. Artillery fire destroyed vehicles with militants in the area of the Oktyabr state farm, armored combat vehicles and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine northeast of Urozhaynoye and in the Staromayorsky area, as well as a mortar crew in the Prechistovka area.
Assault aircraft destroyed enemy tanks and armored combat vehicles in the areas of Makarovka, Staromayorsky and Ravnopol, as well as an armored repair and recovery vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine northeast of Urozhaynoye, which was trying to evacuate equipment.
In the Zaporozhye direction, motorized rifle units destroyed an enemy reconnaissance group and two infantry groups in the area north of Priyutnoye. In the same area, in the course of counterbattery combat, a mortar crew was destroyed, as well as two towed howitzers in Novoselka and Stepnogorsk.
Aerial reconnaissance revealed the advancement of infantry groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the support of an infantry fighting vehicle and a tank in the direction of Rabotino. Artillery fire hit the manpower and the tank, the infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed by the Fagot anti-tank complex.
The military personnel of the Vostok group of troops show courage and heroism in the performance of combat missions. The machine gunner of the motorized rifle platoon of the grouping, corporal Ivan Lapenko, during the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the sectors of the Zaporozhye direction, carried out the tasks of destroying enemy manpower and lightly armored vehicles by fire. Acting as part of the calculation under incessant artillery fire, Corporal Lapenko managed to timely detect and destroy about a dozen militants from the sabotage and reconnaissance group of Ukrainian troops. Thanks to the combat experience and dedication of Ivan Lapenko, the motorized riflemen managed to complete the combat mission of repelling the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:51 The situation in the Zaporozhye and South-Donetsk directions:
Leadership:
This morning the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made an unsuccessful attempt to attack the positions of the 29th Army and the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade southeast of Ugledar. Having suffered losses in personnel and armored vehicles as a result of fire damage and mine explosions, he retreated.
Vremievsky ledge:
Under the cover of armored vehicles, the enemy attacked in the direction of Harvest. During the attack, two tanks were blown up by mines. Artillery fire and ATGM launches also destroyed a tank and an infantry fighting vehicle. Losses of personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - up to a platoon. Another BBM was destroyed by army aviation. Our troops are counterattacking in the direction of Novodarovka.
Zaporozhye direction:
Northeast of Rabotino, the enemy attacked with four infantry fighting vehicles up to a platoon and made an attempt to attack with the support of tanks. The attack failed.
Aviation destroyed a warehouse in Razliv (the territory of the DPR controlled by Kyiv).
A counterbattery battle is being waged by our forces along the entire front - during the night the enemy lost at least seven howitzers.
11:07 As a result of shelling A one-year-old girl suffered from the armed formations of Ukraine in the Kirovsky district of Makeevka. She got injured.
The pregnant mother of the child was hospitalized in the hospital. She is getting the medical attention she needs.
10:50 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are not taking active steps in the Zaporozhye direction, the situation has stabilized, Yevhen Balitsky, Acting Governor of the Zaporozhye region, said.
10:27 Statement of head of the press center of the group "West":
During the fighting in the Kupyansk direction, the crew of the Su-34 fighter-bomber of the Zapad group of forces launched an air strike on the control post, the accumulation of manpower and firepower of the 14th separate mechanized brigade units in the area of the settlement of Kucherovka.
In the defense zone of the 1st Tank Army, the artillery of the group thwarted an attempt to rotate units of the 103rd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade at the forefront in the area of the settlement of Berestovoye.
In addition, fire from T-72 and T-80 tanks, 152mm Msta-S self-propelled artillery mounts and 152mm Giacint-B towed guns hit the positions of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade and territorial defense units in the area of the settlements of Kislovka, Ivanovka, Kotlyarovka. The total losses of the enemy amounted to a platoon of manpower, an armored personnel carrier-80, two vehicles and an ammunition station.
As a result of a counter-battery fight in the area of the settlement of Peschanoe, an American-made AN/TPQ-50 station was destroyed.
Air defense systems in the area of the settlements of Tavolzhanka and Zhovtneve destroyed two UAVs of the Furia and Poseidon aircraft type.
10:08 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:
-- n.p. Aleshki fired 20 rounds;
-- n.p. The Dnieper fired 12 rounds;
-- Seven rounds were fired at the village of Sagi;
-- Nine rounds were fired at the village of Korsunka;
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. Nova Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Kardashinka, n.p. Staraya Zburyevka, n.p. Aleshki, firing a total of 34 rounds from cannon artillery
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
09:45 In the area of Antonovka, an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to force the Dnieper was stopped - emergency services.
09:40 On the footage —consequences artillery attack of Vasilyevka in the Zaporozhye region.
The night before, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled Vasilievka, the operational services of the region reported. Buildings, roads and a gas pipe were damaged in the city.
09:36 During the day, the DPR representative office in the JCCC recorded 49 facts of firing from the AFU, 271 ammunition was fired.
The enemy fired at Donetsk, Makeevka, Gorlovka, Yasinovatsky district, Staromikhaylovka.
Over the past day, information was received about the injury of two civilians, including a child born in 2022, in the Kirovsky district of Makeevka. 14 residential buildings and 1 civil infrastructure facility were damaged in Donetsk and Makiivka.
09:31 Archangel Spetsnaz reports from the Zaporozhye direction, n.p. Rabotino:
“The night offensive bogged down, aviation and artillery worked out, and the enemy stopped. The situation has stabilized. At 0400 hrs, two tanks and four Bradleys entered, with the help of Artillery, FPV and ATGMs repulsed. The number of destroyed equipment is being specified! Evacuation is impossible, there are quite a lot of mercenaries, the dead lie in the fields, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are thrown into forest plantations, tanks are now working on them.”
09:02 Deputy Head of the Department of the Russian Guard in the Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Khodakovsky said that the situation at the front is stably tense in all directions. The expert informed about this in his Telegram channel.
He noted that the chosen tactics of the enemy did not bring him much success. In the Ugledar direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to push through the defense of the RF Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Urozhaynoye. However, the actions of the Ukrainian troops do not lead to a positive result.
“Yesterday, we destroyed two units of Western armored vehicles, in response, in the morning, the enemy used aircraft in the Harvest area,” Khodakovsky shared.
The expert also said that there is a high activity of kamikaze drones on the front line, a significant part of which is shot down by the RF Armed Forces.
08:10 Summary for the morning of July 20, 2023:
In the Orekhovsky direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the offensive by nightfall, this time throwing NATO armored vehicles into battle. The enemy did not achieve success, our aviation worked, FAB-250/500 M-62 and UPAB-1500B were used.
Heavy bloody battles continue south of Bakhmut near Kleshcheevka. The enemy uses the tactics of meat assaults, frames with the abandoned bodies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine diverge on the Web. To the north of Bakhmut near the Berkhovsky reservoir, the battle also continues.
On the sector of the Svatovo-Kremennaya front, the Russian Armed Forces are developing success in the direction of Kupyansk.