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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:16 Serial production of Zircon hypersonic missiles begins in the Russian Federation, - Shoigu.
They are nuclear missiles with a flight speed of up to 12,000 km/h. At that speed, a rocket could reach London in about five minutes. Also continues the production of hypersonic "Daggers"
23:10 Special operation, August 20. The main thing:
- Ukrainian troops tried to strike at Melitopol, air defense worked, RIA Novosti correspondent reports;
- In Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, local residents were issued the first 10 Russian passports;
- An assassination attempt on the mayor of Mariupol was made at the entrance to the city zoo;
- One of the units of the Ukrainian troops surrendered in the village of Zaitsevo in full force, said the NM of the DPR;
- Ukraine used poisonous substances against the Russian military in the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported;
- Ukrainian security forces launched an artillery strike with the help of Western long-range weapons at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the Energodar administration said.
21:11 The Western media have acknowledged the fact that a counterattack on Kherson is not possible. After several months of statements by Ukrainian officials that in a few weeks we will begin to liberate the occupied territories, there was a severe disappointment.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine do not have such resources, and all statements were empty PR, the purpose of which is to manipulate the attention of Ukrainians. Only if the Ukrainians got used to such “promises”, then in the West everyone realized the real situation, what could play against Ukraine in the future — the Resident telegram channel.
20:13 The Ukrainian military launched an artillery strike on the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
19:31 Meanwhile, in the Crimea, the air defense worked again. The activity of enemy drones in the direction of Crimea has obviously increased.
17:38 The state of health of the head of the administration of the Kherson region The balance has improved, it is on the mend - the authorities of the region.
17:06 Return to the Motherland - residents of Kharkov comment on the receipt of Russian passports:
"A feeling of peace and strength, a connection to something more. Returning home is when you reunite with your parents from a long trip,' Maxim Gubin, a resident of the Kharkiv region, shared his feelings.
15:26 New statement of the Russian Defense Ministry:
The Russian military, who performed tasks in the Zaporozhye region, were taken to the hospital with signs of severe poisoning;
Zelensky's regime authorized terrorist attacks with the use of chemical agents against the Russian military
Botulinum toxin type "B" was used against the RF Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye region;
Russian military doctors confirmed the presence of an artificial poison in the body of hospitalized servicemen.
15:23 In Limassol, Cyprus, an action was held in honor of the Russian flag: a 53-meter tricolor in the form of Z and V symbols was unfurled on the seashore.
15:12 A series of explosions in Crimea. Air defense is working right now. APU tried to shell the Crimean bridge. On the peninsula air raid alert. There are downed missiles.
12:16 In the Zaporozhye region, about 6 thousand Russian passports have been issued, more than 26,000 applications have been submitted, the head of the CAA said.
11:15 In the Kherson region, local residents were detained, who helped the Armed Forces of Ukraine direct HIMARS missiles at the railway station and the village of Brilevka. The shelling killed seven people, including children. The gunners of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were brought to Brilyovka for an investigative experiment and a meeting with the relatives of the victims. It turned out that they knew each other - the gunner was from a village adjacent to Brilevka, and his girlfriend, also detained, was from Brilevka itself.
11:10 The decision to conduct a special military operation was made due to unacceptable threats to Russia's security created by Kyiv Sergei Shoigu
11:02 Special talk about neo-Nazism in Ukraine. Kyiv officially declared itself the heir and successor of the Ukrainian nationalists. Verkhovna Rada proclaimed OUN UPA fighters for independence - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
10:26 Explosions are reported in Nikolaev The information is being specified.
10:00 An air defense system went off in Western Crimea. The target is hit. There were no casualties or damage. Our military clearly, professionally and efficiently carry out their tasks. I ask everyone to remain calm and trust only official information - Head of Crimea Aksyonov.
09:50 In the Kharkiv region, as a result of an airborne strike on the positions of the Kraken national formation, more than 100 militants were destroyed, including up to 20 American mercenaries - the Russian Ministry of Defense.
09:30 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine on August 20:
Near the settlement of Andreevka, Kharkiv region, as a result of a high-precision weapon strike by the Russian Aerospace Forces on the combat positions of the Kraken nationalist formation and a unit of foreign mercenaries, more than a hundred militants, including up to 20 American mercenaries, were killed.
The battalion of the 110th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was almost completely destroyed by the strikes of the operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the settlement of Velikomikhaylovka, Dnepropetrovsk region, the losses of which amounted to at least two hundred nationalists killed and more than 150 wounded.
As a result of fire strikes on the combat positions of the tank battalion of the 28th Mechanized Brigade in the area of the settlement of Kiselevka, Mykolaiv region, as well as the 212th Rifle Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Apostolovo region of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the total irretrievable losses of the enemy amounted to more than 200 people.
Up to 130 militants and eight units of special vehicles were destroyed by a ground-based high-precision weapon strike at the area of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the 27th Battalion of the 127th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the north of Kharkov.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery continue to strike at military facilities on the territory of Ukraine.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 267 aircraft, 148 helicopters, 1,776 unmanned aerial vehicles, 367 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,354 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 809 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,320 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 4,969 units of special military vehicles.
08:40 Greece, Cyprus, together with Portugal opposed the ban on the entry of Russians into the EU.
08:04 Head of Kharkov Igor Terekhov informs about missile strikes on critical infrastructure in different parts of the city. Ukrainian channels publish a video of one of these arrivals.
08:00 In the meantime, an air alert has been announced throughout Ukraine.