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Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 p.m., October 20, 2023
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,
20 October 2023 19:08
https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/operatyvna-informatsiia-heneralnoho-shtabu-zbroinykh-syl-ukrainy-stanom-na-1800-20102023-shchodo-rosiiskoho-vtorhnennia

Day 604 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

During the day of October 20, there were 77 combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 5 missile and 33 air strikes, 32 MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have killed and wounded civilians. A school, private houses, apartment buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed or damaged.

The operational situation in eastern and southern Ukraine remains difficult.

VOLYN and POLISSYA AXIS: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. Certain units of the armed forces of belarus continue their missions in the areas bordering Ukraine.

SIVERSHCHYNA and SLOBOZHANSHCHYNA AXIS: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy continues to shell Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. More than 10 settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Starykove, (Sumy oblast), Hatyshche, Vovchansk, Ohirtseve, Bolohivka (Kharkiv oblast).

KUPYANSK AXIS: Ukrainian soldiers repelled around 20 enemy attacks in the vicinities of Synkivka and Ivanivka (Kharkiv
oblast), and 3 more attacks near Nadiya (Luhansk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 10 settlements, including Dvorichna, Kucherivka, Synkivka, Ivanivka, Kyslivka (Kharkiv oblast).

LYMAN AXIS: the Ukrainian defense forces repelled an enemy attack to the east of Nevske (Luhansk oblast). The adversary launched an air strike in the vicinity of Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 20 settlements, including Nevske, Makiyivka, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Verkhniokamyanske, Spirne, Torske (Donetsk oblast).

BAKHMUT AXIS: the Ukrainian defenders repelled more than 10 adversary attacks in the vicinities of Bohdanivka, Khromove, Klishchiyivka (Donetsk oblast). The occupiers launched air strikes in the vicinities of Klishchiyivka, New York and Kurdyumivka (Donetsk oblast). More than 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Ivanivske, Klishchiyivka, Andriyivka, New York (Donetsk oblast).

AVDIYIVKA AXIS: the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations with air support in the vicinities of Avdiyivka, Novokalynove, Stepove, Pervomaiske (Donetsk oblast). The Ukrainian defense forces repelled around 20 enemy attacks in that area. Also, the adversary launched air strikes near Keramik and Lastochkyne (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at more than 15 settlements, including Oleksandropil, Novokalynove, Avdiyivka, Sjeverne, Pervomaiske, Nevelske (Donetsk oblast).

MARYINKA AXIS: the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations with air support in the vicinities of Maryinka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). The Ukrainian defense forces repelled more than 15 enemy attacks in that area. Also, the occupiers launched an air strike near Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). Around 10 settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobjeda, Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast), were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

SHAKHTARSKE AXIS: the Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy attacks near Zolota Nyva, Staromaiorske, Rivnopil (Donetsk oblast). The invaders launched air strikes near Staromaiorske and Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast). Around 15 settlements, including Vodyane, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast), came under artillery and mortar fire.

ZAPORIZHZHIA AXIS: the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault operations near Poltavka (Zaporizhzhia oblast), and also made attempts to regain lost ground near Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast), to no success. More than 20 settlements, including Hulyaipole, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne, Pyatykhatky (Zaporizhzhia oblast), came under enemy artillery and mortar fire.

KHERSON AXIS: the occupiers launched air strikes in the vicinities of Zmiyivka, Beryslav, Kozatske and Novoberyslav (Kherson oblast). The settlement of Dudchany (Kherson oblast) and the city of Kherson came under enemy artillery and mortar fire.

At the same time, the Ukrainian defense forces continue offensive operations in the Melitopol axis, offensive (assault) operations in the Bakhmut axis, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, and exhausting the enemy along the entire front line.

During the day of October 20, Ukrainian Air Force launched 7 air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment, and 4 air strikes on anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.
The missile troops hit 1 command posts, 1 ammunition depot, 3 concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment, 1 electronic warfare station of the occupiers.

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