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Current information on the situation on the front line: November 20 (updated)
2024-11-21
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:00 Crews of the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and gun systemscontrolairspace over the positions of Russian troops in the border areas of the Kursk region.

19:55 Artillery crews of 152mm self-propelled howitzers "Giatsint-S" of the "East" group of forces destroyed guns of the artillery battery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South Donetsk direction.

18:50 Servicemen of the North group of forces using the Lancet loitering munition struck a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of ​​the Kursk region.

18:22 Situation in the South Donetsk direction.

After their success in Trudovoye, assault units of the Vostok group of forces are expanding their zone of control to the west of the village, “cutting off” large enemy strongholds from the main forces.

There is an advance of assault groups along the Konstantinopolskoye-Sukhie Yaly line. There is also an advance from Shakhtyorskoye in the direction of Razdolnoye and Velikaya Novosyolka. In this area, over the past 24 hours, FPV drone operators of the 40th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade destroyed two Ukrainian Armed Forces tanks.

In the Vrem'evsky direction there is also an advance to the north from the settlements of Makarovka, Ravnopol and Novodarovka.

17:58 FPV drones calculations of the "West" group of forces destroyed hidden dugouts and Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the special operation zone.

Reconnaissance personnel use UAVs to record and transmit to control points the coordinates of military facilities, command posts, strongholds, positions, dugouts, weapons and combat equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. They also actively use FPV drones to destroy dugouts, manpower, various military equipment and enemy drones.

17:25 The Ukrainian Armed Forces leave the village of Ilyinka in the so-called Yelizavetovsky pocket on the Sukhie Yaly River. Enemy units retreat to neighboring Romanovka with losses.

16:51 The FPV drone crew of the North group of forces destroyed a machine gun point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces camouflaged in a forest belt –video.

16:50 Explosions occurred in the city of Kherson, controlled by Kyiv. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication "Public. News".

16:02 Mortar crews fire rapidly destroyed observation post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Units of Russian paratroopers of the Dnepr group of forces continue to inflict fire damage on units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Zaporizhia region in the Energodar area.

15:57 Footage from the liberated Novoalekseevka in the DPR — Russian fighters unfurled the Russian tricolor in the settlement. The servicemen found NATO weapons and fascist flags. The liberation of Novoalekseevka was reported by the Ministry of Defense on November 18.

14:49 UAV operators of the Vostok group made a precise hit destroyeda well-fortified long-term firing point in a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

14:30 In the Makeyevka areatorn off an attempt by the 3rd Separate Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to storm the positions of our forces. The enemy's plans were promptly revealed, after which at least seven militants, a mortar crew and two UAV launchers were destroyed in response.

12:25 A group of Ukrainian soldiers were ambushed by Russian intelligence officers in the Kursk region –framesfight.

12:57 Rocket hit Russian Armed Forces carried out an attack on a company tactical group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumkom district of the Kursk region. Up to 50 militants, 12 combat armored vehicles and six vehicles were destroyed.

12:11 Since early morning, fighting has been going on near the settlement of Uspenovka. The Russian Armed Forces are having success in several directions at once thanks to the support of armored vehicles and army aviation.

12:05 Calculation of 152mm towed howitzers "Msta-B" destroyed enemy UAV control point in the Kakhovka direction.

During reconnaissance, the UAV operator identified a control point for Ukrainian UAVs located in an abandoned house. The Msta-B howitzer crew destroyed the target with a direct hit.

11:54 The situation for the enemy in the Kurakhovo direction is moving to the stage of logical conclusion. In Kurakhovo itself, battles are already taking place outside the city, actually in the central part.

To the north, in Sontsovka, fighting continues. The enemy is trying to hold it to prevent the Russian Armed Forces from reaching the Kurakhovskoye Reservoir dam in the Starye Terny area.

But to the south, having started fighting for Berestki and having advanced in the center, Russian units have created a threat of breaking through to Starye Terny from the east along the reservoir itself. The enemy was forced to strengthen its positions here by transferring reserves.

The Russian Armed Forces, however, unexpectedly for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, forced a crossing of the reservoir in the direction of the elevator. Following the night battles for it, by morning the elevator was under the control of Russian forces. Relying on the high-rise buildings, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to stop the advance of the Russian Armed Forces units in the city and are counterattacking. The LBS in Kurakhovo is in motion.

South of Kurakhovo, Russian troops are advancing toward Razdolnoye, reaching the rear of the main defensive line of the Ukrainian Armed Forces northeast of Velikaya Novosyolka. This creates a threat of encirclement of the entire Kurakhovo group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the rear and provides an opportunity for further advancement toward the Mokrye Yaly River north of Velikaya Novosyolka.

The enemy's holding of settlements along the Sukhie Yaly River is gradually losing its meaning and creating a threat of encirclement. From the Ugledar side, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting on the approaches to Yelizavetovka and Vesyoliy Gai. From the Trudovoy side, they have reached the river, threatening the communications of the "pocket".

10:58 Footage of destruction of the field camp of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

10:36 Lancet drones destroyed 2A65 Msta-B and M-777 howitzers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy Oblast –video.

09:55 Russian forces used a UAV to strike the Impuls plant in the city of Shostka in Sumy Oblast, which produces ammunition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Vladimir Rogov reported

09:24 Russian troops were able to break through to the central part of Kurakhovo along the southern shore of the reservoir and occupy the territory of the Roevsky elevator.

09:10 Artillery crews of the North group of forces continue to carry out precise strikes on military installations, positions, fortifications, military equipment and manpower of Ukrainian terrorist groups in the area of ​​the special operation.

08:46 About a dozen Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers fled from their positions near Kopanka in the Kharkiv region after attacks by Russian forces, military expert Andrey Marochko reported.

08:09 Fighters of the "North" destroyed American M113 armored personnel carrier during the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, said a senior officer of the unit's command with the call sign "Winter".

08:05 Enemy reports: “Russian Armed Forces have taken control of Novaya Ilyinka and have also advanced near Dalniy, Antonovka, Pustynka and Toretsk.”

08:00 Attack aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces,liberatingsettlements in the Kurakhovsky direction are surrounded by groups of Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen using the "wolf hunt" tactics. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

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