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2024-10-21 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: October 20, 2024

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:23 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that he had spoken to Putin on the phone for the first time in two and a half years and thanked him "for providing Serbia with sufficient gas this winter." He also "expressed hope, as he did two and a half years ago, that Serbia will not impose sanctions against the Russian Federation."

21:10 Ukraine has clear information that people are being supplied to Russia from North Korea - "and these are no longer just workers for production, but also military personnel," Zelensky said in an evening video address. "In fact, this is the entry of another state into the war against Ukraine... If the world remains silent now and if we have to face soldiers from North Korea at the front as constantly as we defend ourselves from "shahids," then this will definitely not benefit anyone in the world and will only prolong this war. A war that must be ended fairly and as soon as possible," the president emphasized.

The head of state also noted that this week Kyiv received support from partners in the "victory plan" - in particular, from France, Lithuania and other EU allies. "There are very good signals from the United States - we hear the rhetoric, its changes. We are expecting the arrival of the team from Washington to work on the points of the victory plan at all working levels," Zelensky added.

20:18 France will transfer another 12 Caesar self-propelled guns to Ukraine at the expense of Russian assets, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said. According to him, France "returned" 300 million euros in interest from frozen assets to buy military equipment for Ukraine at the end of the year. Lecornu also noted that inviting Ukraine to NATO depends on the next US administration: "Everything depends on which administration will be in the White House. In principle, we in France are not against it. But we also have to be innovators."

18:32 An examination of the North Korean KN-23/24 missile shot down in Ukraine has revealed numerous recently manufactured Western components, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said: "Putin and Kim still have access to them. We call on our allies to give a decisive response, to strengthen sanctions and export controls, to strengthen our air shield."

17:11 The IMF forecasts in its report that the war in Ukraine will last until the end of 2025 at best. "The war is expected to continue over the next year, creating pressure on rising costs and opening up additional financing needs," the document says. At the same time, experts are confident that Ukraine will be able to maintain basic economic growth during this period.

"In line with the opinion of security experts and government budget planning, the program now envisages a gradual end to the war in the last quarter of 2025 in the baseline scenario and by mid-2026 in the negative scenario," the report says.

16:29 South Korean satellite records movement of North Korean troops to Russia. South Korea's National Intelligence Service reported that North Korea has decided to send about 12,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine and has already deployed 1,500 special forces in Vladivostok.

In addition, South Korean intelligence identified a North Korean missile engineer who was stationed at Russian positions near the front line in eastern Ukraine and observed missile launches into Ukrainian territory. The program found a more than 80% match between the man in the photo from Ukraine and the engineer who accompanied Kim Jong-un on an inspection of a weapons factory last August.

15:28 In the morning, Russians fired artillery at civilian infrastructure in the Shalygin community of the Shostka district of the Sumy region; one person was killed, the prosecutor's office reported.

14:07 The Defense Forces attacked the infrastructure of the Lipetsk-2 military airfield at night, the General Staff reported. In particular, the targets were ammunition depots, fuel and lubricant storage areas, and aviation equipment. It is known that the airfield is home to Su-34, Su-35, and MiG-31 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

In addition, the General Staff confirmed that the Defense Forces attacked the Sverdlov plant in the city of Dzerzhinsk in the Nizhny Novgorod region, where chemicals for artillery ammunition and high-explosive aerial bombs are produced. According to available information, guided aerial bombs were also stored on the territory of the plant. Numerous explosions were recorded in the areas of both facilities, as well as active work of enemy air defense. The results of the attacks are being clarified.

11:07 Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said he could not confirm reports of North Korean troops being sent to Russia: "I cannot confirm those reports at this time. That is something we will continue to investigate." According to the US Defense Secretary, if this were true, "such a move would be concerning."

10:46 Air defense destroyed 31 of 49 enemy drones in Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Lviv, Odessa, Sumy, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions at night, the Air Force reported. Another 13 drones were lost, two flew off in the direction of Belarus. Russia attacked with Shahed-type attack UAVs and drones of an unspecified type, as well as two Iskander-M ballistic missiles.

09:38 In the morning, Russians attacked the Romenskoye community of the Sumy region - critical infrastructure facilities were damaged, and several populated areas were left without power, OVA reported.

09:15 In the Kherson region, over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and seven were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.

09:03 In Donetsk Oblast, one person was killed as a result of Russian shelling on October 19 - in Yasnaya Polyana. Another person in the oblast was injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.

08:54 Syrsky reported that he worked in military units and subdivisions operating in the Sumy region and Kursk region. "Despite all the enemy's attempts to seize the initiative, the situation remains under our control. Taking into account the assessment of the situation, I made a number of decisions aimed at preventing the enemy's actions and inflicting maximum losses on him," the commander-in-chief said.

08:21 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 20:

personnel - about 678,520 (+1,340) people,

tanks - 9047 (+12),

combat armored vehicles - 18,111 (+39),

artillery systems - 19,565 (+17),

MLRS - 1232 (+0),

air defense systems - 978 (+0),

aircraft - 369 (+0),

helicopters - 329 (+0),

Operational-tactical level UAVs - 17,287 (+57),

cruise missiles - 2624 (+1),

ships/boats - 28 (+0),

submarines - 1 (+0),

automotive equipment and tank trucks - 26,987 (+41),

special equipment - 3476 (+3).

08:13 The State Emergency Service reported that in Krivoy Rog, during the liquidation of the consequences of the attack, the enemy launched a second attack - among the 17 wounded, one rescuer, equipment was damaged.

07:41 Late in the evening of October 19, Russians attacked Krivoy Rog in the Dnipropetrovsk region with two ballistic missiles. Seventeen people were injured, a hotel, a store, an administrative building, an educational institution, and seven apartment buildings were damaged, said OVA head Serhiy Lysak.

07:27 In Dzerzhinsk, drones attacked the Sverdlov Plant, which produces explosives, Russian publics write. The authorities of the Nizhny Novgorod Region stated that four employees of the fire department located on the territory of the industrial enterprise were injured.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced the destruction of 110 drones during the night: 43 over the Kursk region, 27 over the Lipetsk region, 18 over the Oryol region, eight over the Nizhny Novgorod region, seven over the Belgorod region, six over the Bryansk region, and one over the Moscow region.

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