Bob Homans October 20
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Ukraine – 10/20 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
Twitter: @rhomansjr
October 20, 2022
Latest Lawrence Freedman
Freedman’s latest Substack blog covers the history of peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. A few quotes (bold face is mine):
The first 3 paragraphs –
“The regular calls for negotiations to end Russia’s war with Ukraine tend to be more directed at Kyiv or Washington than Moscow, as if they are the main stumbling blocks. Yet it is Vladimir Putin that is demanding that this war leads to a fundamental change in borders and political arrangements, that on any reading of international law he has no right to demand. Vladimir Putin does not preclude talks, but only so long as Russia is allowed to hold on to occupied territory, and even territory from which it has had to retreat. Volodymyr Zelensky demands withdrawal, and while at the start of war he might have been ready to go back to position of 23 February 2022 he now expects to go to the position of eight years earlier before Russia annexed Crimea.”
“The problem is not just that this gap looks, for the moment, to be unbridgeable but also that Putin has so far refused to scale down his demands to meet his diminished power. His past duplicity undermines any confidence Ukraine might have that a deal once reached would be honoured. Not only are the two sets of demands incompatible but there is no trust. There are any number of proposals around describing ‘deals’ that might end the war, as if this was equivalent to a business transaction that could be settled with a handshake. Ending this war in a way that leads to as stable a relationship that is possible between these two countries, after one has been viciously attacked and the other humiliated in battle, will require addressing issues that would be complex under the best of circumstances, and these are the worst.”
“Those who urge a ‘deal’ based on mutual concessions that has any chance of being turned into treaty language need to recognise that this will not stop the war in short order because nothing can be agreed or even implemented in short order. We need to think in terms of a two-stage process (and possibly more). This requires separating the fundamental territorial issue, which is now the main driver of the fighting, from all the other and consequential issues that will have to be addressed in a proper peace process. When we get to that stage the main factor influencing process may well be the sanctions imposed by the West and this will therefore require a direct role for the US, EU, UK and other interested parties. The first stage may well require mediation and devices such as international observers and even peacekeepers but it will need to be kept as simple as possible if it is to be linked to a cease-fire.”
And the last few paragraphs –
“Ukraine’s best response to proposals for immediate cease-fires is not to dismiss them out of hand, but to agree that it will cease fire while Russian forces withdraw back to internationally recognised borders, and that all attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure stop. This could be conducted in principle on a military-to-military basis without Putin and Zelensky being directly involved, when they are unwilling to talk to each other, but also enabling them to reserve their positions on the form a long-term settlement might take.”
“Even if this approach was accepted in principle, which probably requires that the Russian high command realises that it is facing an even more calamitous defeat, this is still not necessarily something that could be agreed easily or quickly - just more easily and quickly than a full peace settlement. What is decided at this point would have implications for any future deal. The largest and most obvious issue is Crimea. There would also be questions about whether this was a disengagement agreement, which might be easier for Russia to accept if it meant that Ukrainian forces would not move into the land that Russian forces were leaving. The Ukrainians would be worried that this would leave local people feeling unsafe and uncared for, and also that evidence of war crimes would be lost. It would also require a UN force or something equivalent to move in. There would also be issues about prisoner swaps, which have loomed large in past armistices (although a number of these have already been implemented) and, more difficult, the fate of the many residents, including children, that the Ukrainians believe have been taken from occupied territories.”
“The next stage would be a proper peace settlement, which would need to define the border between the two countries, agree the status of Crimea, possibly offer measures to deal with residents of Ukraine who might identify more as Russians (far fewer now than before), considers questions of neutrality and security, and address issues of reparations and war crimes. The point about this stage is that other parties would need to be involved simply because it is hard to see how Moscow could agree to much while the many layers of sanctions were still in place. These layers could only be removed with confidence as agreements were being fully implemented. Just stating a possible agenda illustrates the problems facing a conference intended to produce a durable peace.”
“And that is before the Putin question, the one with which we always seem to end. So long as he (Putin) remains in power can there be a serious negotiation at all, and will the US, UK and EU feel that they can lift sanctions? The concessions required would probably be too much for Putin to swallow but would that mean Russia was left economically and politically isolated.”
“None of this is predictive, for how all this works out depends on future military and political developments that will shape the bargaining positions of the two sides and how they approach talks. They are, however, all issues that are worth thinking about now.”
News From the Battlefield
‘Reporting From Ukraine” covers the Ukrainian advance in Kherson Oblast, but his news is overshadowed by Russia’s forced evacuation of residents of Kherson, probably masking the evacuation of Russian officials and 5th columnists, and rumors of a Russian false flag operation involving the destruction of the Nova Khahovka Dam and the resulting flooding of large parts of Kherson City. Because of Ukraine having destroyed all the bridges across the Dnieper River fleeing Russian soldiers would leave without their equipment.
At 7:255 into the Latest Denys, he covers the construction of the “Wagner Line,” by Yevgeniy Pregozhin’s Wagner Group. As Denys states, it doesn’t protect northern Luhansk Oblast, the only oblast where Russia attained complete control. It also seems like the wall could serve to trap Wagner soldiers in the area in front of Bakhmut. Pregozhin himself appears to be offering Wagner as an alternative to the regular Russian Army, as part of his effort to solidify himself in the Kremlin hierarchy.
Denys also offers a theory about Israel’s reluctance to send arms to Ukraine. He says that there are several Members of Israel’s Parliament who are opposed to arms sales to Ukraine, and the ruling party has a very slim Parliamentary majority. Israel’s position seems to be short-sighted, because It is likely that the use of the Iranian drones in Ukraine gives Iran the opportunity to modernize the drones to make them more difficult to shoot down. They could then supply the drones to Iran’s proxies, like Hezbollah.
10/20 Sitrep (my comments in bold face)
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon October 19 to 12:00 noon October 20, 2022
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
INTERNATIONAL
October 20
11:53 Bild: A shelter for refugees from Ukraine was set on fire in Germany, the newspaper reports.
· The fire destroyed almost the entire building. Police on the front door saw painted elements of the swastika, which gives reason to believe that the house was set on fire. According to preliminary information, there are no victims.
11:19: On November 20 and 26, Hollywood will host a charity event of Ukrainian short films Ukraine Film Fest with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation and UNITED24.
· The festival of Ukrainian short films and fundraising through the Ukrainian platform for medical care is organized by the EnoughTea Foundation. The event will take place at Neue House Hollywood in California.
11:15: The U.S. will help Ukraine with infrastructure recovery, according to Ukraine's Ministry of Infrastructure.
· Washington signed a joint statement on supporting Ukraine's infrastructural resilience and its restoration through enhanced bilateral cooperation.
11:04 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: "Putin uses energy and hunger as a weapon."
10:26: The head of the Brothers of Italy Party, Georgia Maloni, said the new government under her leadership would pursue a clear foreign policy.
· In parliament, the "Brothers of Italy" party voted for the provision of weapons to Ukraine.
· 10:49 Commander-in-Chief: Our air defense and missile defense system work effectively thanks to the professionalism of Ukrainian soldiers and military assistance from partners.
10:19: Canada has imposed additional sanctions on Iran for human rights abuses, according to the Canadian government's website.
· This time, six people and four organizations that organized or facilitated serious human rights violations, including harassing Iranian women, and spreading propaganda to justify repression and persecution by the Iranian regime.
10:14: Swiss President Ignazio Cassis arrived on Ukraine visit.
· "Back in Ukraine - a year after my last visit. My goal is to get an impression of the situation in connection with the war, the humanitarian situation and the preparatory work for the reconstruction of the country," he said.
09:42: The U.S. State Department says Ukraine will retain support for Washington after the midterm congressional elections in November. This was stated at a briefing by State Department spokesman Vedant Patel.
· "And we will continue to do everything in our power so that they have what they need to defend their defenses –for their self-defense, for the protection of their territorial integrity, for the protection of sovereignty,"patel said.
09:17: Iran categorically denies allegations that It handed over its drones to Russia for war in Ukraine.
· This was stated by Tehran's Permanent Representative to the UN, Amid Said Iravani, after a closed meeting of the Security Council, where this topic was discussed.
07:05: The Czech Republic has prepared a new package of military assistance for Ukraine, said Czech Defense Minister Jana Chornokhova.
· "We keep our word and continue to support Ukraine military supplies. Two weeks ago - almost 400 million, and today - 22 million crowns," Chornokhova said.
00:46: Spain organizes the transfer of portable generators to Ukraine because of shelling of energy infrastructure, says the Spanish Ministry of Defense.
· Four generators with a capacity of 400 kilowatts and one with a capacity of 150 kilowatts will be transferred.
00:33: German President Steinmeier, for security reasons, canceled a visit to Kyiv, which was scheduled for tomorrow, according to German media.
00:22: Financial aid to Ukraine has bipartisan support in Congress, says National Security Council Press Secretary John Kirby.
· "Today we can talk about bipartisan support for Ukraine in Congress, we are doing everything to ensure that Ukraine can defend itself and defend its sovereignty, because this is really what is at stake, except , Of course, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian lives affected by this
October 19
23:32 Gazeta PL: Poland has suspended talks with Germany on a "circular exchange" of tanks.
· "The proposal from Germany referred to the transfer of a small number of tanks and it would be over a very stretched in time," said the Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland.
22:44: Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko is surprised by the Chinese side's statement that China is unaware of Russia's drone attacks on Ukrainian cities.
· "Pretending that nothing happens when the whole world talks about it is incorrect. We look forward to China's more proactive role as a permanent member of the UN Security Council."
23:11 President's Office: Three wounded, two in serious condition after today's kamikaze drone attack on Chernihiv.
21:55: The son of the governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Artem Uss, is detained in Italy, the American Ministry of Justice.
· According to the agency, Uss and four other Russians participated in schemes to sell oil from Venezuela using dummy companies and cryptocurrencies. He may be extradited to the U.S. in a money laundering and sanctions evasion case.
· They were also engaged in the purchase of dual use sanctioned electronics and military technologies in the West.
21:07 Sky News - British prime minister: Russian President Putin will face "serious consequences" if he uses nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine.
· The publication notes that British Defence Minister Ben Wallace is in Washington for talks with his American counterpart amid fears that Putin could blow up a nuclear warhead over Black Sea.
17:02 p.m.: America's military and financial support for Ukraine will continue, regardless of the outcome of the November 8 U.S. mid-term elections.
· This was stated by White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby in an interview with CBS News.
· "We have already provided $17 billion in military assistance to Ukraine so that it can not only defend itself, but also win back some of its territories. And we will continue to move in that direction," Kirby assured. If the interview with Kirby is accurate, the question must be asked – what about all of Ukraine’s territories, and not just some?
· Kirby also commented on the statement by GOP leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, that if they win elections to the U.S. Parliament, Republicans could substantially reduce support for Ukraine.
· "The question is not to 'write out an open check to Ukraine'. The question is that we must support our partners by providing them with the opportunity to defend themselves... These eight months, both Houses of the U.S. Congress were united in supporting our efforts, I am confident that we will be able to maintain support for Ukraine in Congress in the future," he said. Kirby.
16:23 Reuters: Turkish President Recep Erdogan says he has agreed with his Russian counterpart Putin to set up a gas hub in Turkey.
· According to him, gas from the hub can be supplied to Europe.
15:59: Greece has started supplying BMP-1 infantry armored vehicles for Ukraine.
· This was stated by Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at a press conference following talks with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias.
15:31: Russia's massive attacks on power plants and other infrastructure in Ukraine are acts of pure terror that equate to war crimes, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
· "Disconnecting men, women, children from water, light and heating with the arrival of winter are acts of pure terror. And we have to call it that," she said.
15:05 Yle: Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has received the go-ahead from parliamentary parties to build a fence on the eastern border with Russia.
· According to preliminary data, the construction will last for several years, and the fence will cover 10-20% of the eastern border.
12:38 p.m. Telex - ukraiNska Pravda: Government posters in Hungary touting opinion polls on EU sanctions against Russia for the war have been portrayed as a "bomb" threatening Hungarians.
It should be noted that the followers reacted mainly with laughter to the poster on the government Facebook page
14:38 U.S. Armed Forces Retired General David Petraeus: Russia is currently in a difficult situation, and President Putin can no longer do anything to reverse the dynamics of the war in Ukraine
· The American general noted that Ukraine, because of the general mobilization, organizational efforts, training of military and defense assistance of the United States and partners, now has much greater military power, than what Russia has in Ukraine.
13:37 Jutarnji: President of Hovartia Zoran Milanovich opposed training Ukrainian military in his country.
· "I don't support this idea. Because I do not support Croatia's participation in this war to a greater extent than it is worth. As commander-in-chief, I disagree. But I haven't heard of the offer. But I don't like it," he said. Milanovich.
13:17 Bloomberg: Republican Party leader in the U.S. Kevin McCarthy has expressed his intention to cut aid to Ukraine if the party wins the midterm elections in November.
I’m not sure that McCarthy could cut aid to Ukraine. Money has already been appropriated. As has been the case for the past several months, Pres. Biden makes the decision on how and when to release money that has been previously appropriated.
If she chooses to do so, Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Indiana), who grew up in Ukraine, is a naturalized American citizen, and who still has family in Ukraine, might play a role in convincing her Republican colleagues to continue backing support for Ukraine. However, it appears that she’s not yet ready to play that role, instead trying to balance her Trump orthodoxy with her professed support for Ukraine. Perhaps she will change if, as is likely, Republicans take control of the House of Representatives.
13:08 The Mirror: British singer and musician Rod Stewart and his wife Penny sheltered a large family of refugees from Ukraine.
· According to the artist, when they learned about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, they first sent trucks with help for refugees. Then 16 people were taken from Ukraine to Berlin. Seven Ukrainian Stuarts were taken to their homes.
12:26 Jerusalem Post: Former Israeli Prime Minister and opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken out against Israeli arms supplies to Ukraine over fears that technology will fall into the hands of Iranians and will be used against Israel.
There seems to be another side to this argument that Netanyahu isn’t considering. Through their use in Ukraine, Iran should be able to modernize their drones to make them tougher to destroy. Those modernized drones could then be distributed to Iran’s proxies, like Hezbollah, to use against Israel
NATIONAL
October 20
10:38 The Guardian: Ukraine's spending on the destruction of the Geran-2 kamikaze drones far exceeds the amount Russia paid Iran to buy drones.
· Journalists note that over the past month, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed at least 161 Geran-2 drones, one Shahed-129 and four even larger unmanned aerial vehicles known as Mohajer-6.
10:33 RMA: In Rivne, the use of electric public transport will be reduced by half.
· RMA: In Kharkiv and Lviv regions, a schedule of outages for industrial consumers is planned. A shutdown for household consumers is not yet planned, -.
· RMA: In Zaporizhia and the region, no shutdown is planned today, - RMA.
09:05 of the President's Office: Today, at about 7:20, the Russians launched a missile strike on the territory of a children's specialized school in the village. Komyshuvakha
· Residential buildings were damaged. Fortunately, there are no casualties, the village authorities said.
08:00 Operational Command South: There are now 2 Russian "Caliber" carrier vessels in the Black Sea. The Russians can attack Ukraine with 12 cruise missiles.
07:56 Institute for the Study of War: Russians can strike at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, blame the Ukrainian side for this and use the flood to cover up their retreat from the Kherson region, - believe American analysts.
· The Russian Federation began to create information conditions in order to justify the complete retreat ofits soldiers from the right bank of the Dnieper and the loss of Kherson - ISW.
· Russia continues to use the "evacuation" of civilians as a cover for the mass forcible eviction of civilians from the occupied territories of Ukraine, experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) say.
07:19 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
· During the day, the Russians inflicted 11 missile and 28 air strikes, carried out more than 65 shelling’s from the MLRS. The enemy was hit by areas of more than twenty-five settlements. In addition, the Russians launched more than 10 unmanned aerial vehicles of Iranian production "Shahed-136", more than half of which – from the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
· According to available information, replenishment from among the mobilized persons arrived in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region
· Numerous facts of robbery and looting are noted. It is not excluded that a significant number of the specified contingent arrived from places of detention
· According to preliminary information, the leadership of Iran and the Russian Federation agreed to send advisers and instructors on the use of strike UAVs to the territory of Russia
· It is known about the training of operators of existing UAVs "Shahed-136" and promising UAVs "Arash-2"
· There is a high probability that the Russians will shell the civilian population of the Kherson region, - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
· Thus, on the morning of October 19this year, in the temporarily occupied territory, messages were sent out calling for the evacuation of the population of Nova Kakhovka, allegedly in connection with the preparation of shelling by units. of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
· According to the updated information, because of strikes by the Defense Forces in recent days, the defeat of Russian manpower and equipment in the Zaporizhia region was confirmed - up to 150 servicemen were wounded and about 15 units were destroyed armament and military equipment
· Aviation of the Defense Forces during the past day inflicted 10 strikes, - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
o The defeat of6 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, as well as 4 positions of anti-aircraft missile systems of the Russian Federation was confirmed. Air defense units shot down 6 cruise missiles, 1Ka-52 helicopter and16 UAVs, of which 14 were Iranian-made Shahed-136.
· Units of rocket troops and artillery hit 3 control points, 6 areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, 1 ammunition depot, EW station and6 other important objects, including the bridge and the pontoon crossing of Russians, - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
October 19
22:54 Prosecutor General's Office: A mission of French experts was the first to investigate the bodies of those killed in Kupiansk.
· "The mission of French experts was the first to investigate the bodies of the dead in Kupyansk – this is proof of our absolute openness. The whole world must learn from us and from our international partners about what Russia is doing."
22:04: Tomorrow electricity will be turned off in rolling blackouts - for a period of no more than 4 hours for each region, - Ukrenergo.
· The company offers to look at the time of outages in the regions on the websites of Oblenergo.
21:17 Indian Embassy in Ukraine: India has again asked its citizens to leave Ukraine immediately."
20:47: The eighth suspect in the embezzlement of UAH 426 million of ARMA appeared, the press service of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine said.
· A lawyer who helped in unauthorized access to the closed part of the Unified State Register to conceal a corruption scheme for the sale of seized property of ARMA was exposed.
16:11 Air Force Command: The Ukrainian military shot down 4 of 6 cruise missiles and 10 Shahedov".
16:35 RMA: The Russians hit Burshtyn Thermal Power Plant in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, and a fire broke out. Fortunately, there were no casualties."
15:40 Air Command Center: As of 15:00, air defense forces had eliminated 12 air targets.
15:14: Civilian casualties of Ukraine as a result of Russia's armed aggression on October 18, according to regional military administrations.
· Donetsk – 12 killed and 12 wounded
· Zaporizhia – 13 wounded
· Sumy – 2 killed and 1 wounded
· Kharkiv – 2 wounded
· Kyiv – 3 killed
13:47 Prosecutor General's Office: Military servicemen were transported across the border under the guise of students and volunteers - a group of people was exposed in the Kyiv region.
· According to the investigation, during martial law, a group of people organized a scheme of unimpeded crossing of the state border by citizens of draft age. For 4500-5500 US dollars, they produced fictitious documents that allowed military servicemen to cross the border.
MORDOR (Russia)
October 20
11:31 Russian Media: Finnish pharmaceutical company Orion Pharma, which has worked in Russia for 15 years, has begun liquidating its Russian office.
· The main drug of the company - "Metipred" (methylprednisolone), is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. This medicine accounts for 82% of all Russian sales.
10:56: "This is not our war": Bashkir nationalists announced the creation of armed resistance, - write the media.
· In the republic, the offices of Duma parties and military registration and enlistment offices are set on fire, men are urged to go underground and prepare for the struggle.
· The partisans demanded to stop the partial mobilization in Bashkortostan, which, in their opinion, is "an act of hidden ethnocide of the autochthonous population."
· The press service of the underground community published a call to set fire to the military registration and enlistment offices to disrupt the partial conscription into the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces.
October 19
20:56: Russian revenues from oil exports fell to the minimum level for 2022 - in September, Russia received $ 15.3 billion.
· This is stated in the infographics of Top Lead based on data from the International Energy Agency.
12:41 Russian Media: On the morning of October 19, the Russian occupiers dismantled a memorial to the victims of the Holodomor, installed in 2004 in the center of Mariupol.
· Yevhenia Krotova, an accomplice of the occupiers, a representative of the central headquarters of the NGO "Young Republic", said that the occupiers were not fighting with monuments, but were removing the symbol of "disinformation at the state level."
12:54 Social Networks: In the temporarily occupied Crimea, a drone fell in the Simferopol region.
12:40: It is reported that former FSB officer and former Minister of Defense of the so-called "DPR" Igor Strelkov-Girkin is in the Donetsk region.
· We remind you that the reward for the detention of Girkin is $150,000.
KHARKIV
October 20
10:03 RMA: Yesterday, Russians shelled settlements in Kharkiv, Izyum, Chuhuiv and Kupyansk districts.
· In particular, yesterday at about 16:00, Vovchansk was shelled with artillery, the store building was destroyed. Also, with artillery, the Russians shelled the areas of settlements: Hoptivka, Gryanivka, Kolodyazne, Krasne, Ogirtsevo, Strelech, Berestovo, Kislivka and Pervomayneve.
October 19
14:27 Human Rights Watch: Torture of detainees by Russian troops during the six-month occupation of the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region was part of Russia's "policy and plan."
· HRW interviewed more than 100 victims who said they were subjected to severe torture – beaten with electric current or hands, butts of guns, metal pipes, rubber hose and other objects.
DONETSK
October 20
10:23 SBU press service: The SBU neutralized FSB agents in the Donetsk region, that "hunted" for the positions of Ukrainian Javelins.
· They collected intelligence on the places of temporary deployment and movement of units of the Defense Forces in the Donetsk region, in the Bakhmut direction. Among the main tasks of the attackers was to identify positions Ukrainian combat calculations of anti-tank missile systems "Javelin".
08:51 Donetsk RMA: On October 19, Russians killed 1 civilian in Donetsk region in Zarechnoye
· In addition, law enforcement officers found the bodies of12 civilians killed by Russians during the occupation: 8in Lyman, 2 in Novoselivka and 2 in Sosnove.
· Another 5 people were injured yesterday.
October 19
23:41: Explosions are heard in the Donetsk region, according to Social Networks.
20:34 Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office: They carried out "filtering" and involved civilians in forced labor - a "military commandant's office " of Russians was found in the liberated Lyman.
· Civilians who for any reason did not undergo "filtration" during the occupation were forcibly involved in the construction of fortifications, unloading cars with material support, equipment of the territory barbed wire, etc., according to the prosecutor's office.
· The victims were kept for several days in a cold basement, in inhumane conditions.
20:21: In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, people again stood in queues to get bread, according to the Mariupol City Council.
ZAPORIZHIA
October 20
09:24 Energoatom: Yesterday, October 19, and tonight, stolen property began to be removed from Russian military residential centers and from the occupation "administration" of Energodar
October 19
16:29 RMA: For the ninth hour in a row, artillery and missile strikes on the line of contact in the Zaporizhia region do not subside.
· According to him, today the enemy claimed the lives of three residents of Orikhov, currently eight wounded are known.
13 :02 Zaporizhia RMA: 8 civilians were wounded in the Russian shelling of Orikhov tonight.
· The shelling lasted almost seven hours. Private houses, the city council building, and an educational institution suffered destruction. Currently, there is no electricity and water supply in Orikhov. Profile services are already working on restoring networks.
DNIPRO
October 20
07:48 Dnipropetrovsk RMA: Russians hit at an industrial enterprise and energy infrastructure facility in Kryvyi Rih district
· There is serious destruction. All services work.
· Previously, people were not injured.
01:19: Explosions are heard in Kryvyi Rih, Social Networks report.
October 19
16:42: The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine has launched an investigation into the missile strike on the energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk region.
· According to the investigation, on the night of October 19, 2022, the Russian military, disregarding the norms of international humanitarian law, fired S-300 missiles at the Kryvyi Rih district in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The energy infrastructure facility was damaged.
KHERSON
October 20
11:09 Social Networks: In the temporarily occupied Kherson region, explosions are heard, likely detonation of a Russian munition depot.
10:40: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied NRMA Kakhovka, Kherson region, according to social networks.
October 19
21:51: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Kherson, according to Social Networks. We are waiting for official information.
17:14 Kherson RMA: Asks residents of the region to ignore the calls of the Russian-appointed "authorities" for evacuation.
· "They want to take our people hostage and use them as a 'human shield'. Do not allow the empire of evil to be covered by you, your parents, your children," he said.
MYKOLAIV
October 20
10:07 RMA: In Mykolaiv fresh missile arrivals. Without casualties and destruction. The Russians launched the S-300 at the city.
08:43: In the Mykolaiv region, 14 Iranian Shahed-136 UAVs were shot down in two hours
· According to the command of the Air Force of Ukraine, on the night of October 20, 9 drones were shot down by forces and means of ok "South", 2 UAVs were destroyed by the Navy of Ukraine and the National Guard, and another - the National Police.
01:46: Followers report that explosions are heard in Mykolaiv. As well as repeated explosions in Kryvyi Rih.
October 19
23:22: In Mykolaiv, an explosion damaged a monument
· "The Russian occupiers have just resolved the issue with the monument. If it is an mining, they will be responsible according to the law. Whoever it is," vitaliy Kim, the head of the Mykolaiv RMA, commented on the explosion.
22:33: Explosions are heard in Mykolaiv, according to Social Networks.
ODESA - October 19/20
12:10 State Border Guard Service: Today, at dawn, border guards shot down a shahed-136 kamikaze drone from small arms in the Odessa region
12:05 Press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure: Today, 6 more vessels out of 86.7 thousand tons left Odessa ports. tons of agricultural products. They are heading to the countries of Asia and Europe.
· Since the release of the first food vessel, 7.9 million tons of food have been exported.
VINNYTSIA - October 19/20
15:19 RMA: In Vinnytsia region, there was a blow to the energy infrastructure facility.
14:06: Social Networks report repeated explosions in the Vinnytsia region.
14:04 RMA: Vinnytsia region is under rocket attack.
13:52 Social Networks: Explosions heard in the Vinnytsia region.
ZHYTOMYR - October 19/20
13:28 Prosecutor General's Office: Rocket attack on critical infrastructure in Zhytomyr region - an investigation has been launched.
· According to the investigation, on October 18, 2022, the Russian Armed Forces shelled critical infrastructure facilities in the city of Zhytomyr. One person was injured.
KYIV - October 19/20
08:58 Mayor: In Kyiv, on October 20, buses will go to the routes instead of trolleybuses
· The mayor explained that this was due to the energy savings in the city.
00:04: From 23:34, power outages in the Kyiv region were introduced to avoid further problems, says DTEK.
· The shutdown will last no more than 4 hours.
16:56: In Kyiv, during the air alarm, no cases of destruction and casualties were recorded, – KMVA.
· The air alarm in the capital lasted 3.5 hours.
16:16 RMA: "Air defense is operating in the Kyiv region. We have downed enemy objects, including shahids".
16:05: Tomorrow, October 20, the heating season will begin in Kyiv, said the mayor of the capital.
· "All buildings, according to the technological schedule, will begin to be connected to the heat supply system," he said.
15:36: Explosions were heard again in Kyiv, according to Social Networks.
15:25: Air defense work over Kyiv. Photos from Social Networks.
15:17: Explosions are heard in Kyiv, according to Social Networks.
14:59: Air defense shot down several Russian missiles over Kyiv, mayor Vitali Klitschko.
14:18: Social Networks report repeated explosions in Kyiv. Air defense is responding.
14:15: Residents report the sounds of explosions in Kyiv. Air defense is responding.
13:49 RMA: The work of air defense in the Kyiv region was.
13:43 Social Networks: Residents report the sounds of explosions in Kyiv and Poltava regions. Air defense is responding.
12:19 National Police: A Russian intelligence drone was found in the forest of the Kiev region.
· "The enemy drone-scout was seized by our police in the Vyshgorod district. The drone was detected by a local resident in the forest zone," he said.
CHERNIHIV - October 19/20
16:51 Suspilne: Three people were injured in Chernihiv because of an explosion on the territory of one of the enterprises, Ihor Danylenko, general director of the regional medical care center.
· Among the victims are seriously injured, said the head of the RMA.
14:55 RMA: Explosion of "Shahid" in Chernihiv. Air defense is working.
14:33: Followers report repeated explosions in Chernihiv.
14:01 Operational Command North: Ukrainian air defense forces shot down two missiles in the sky over the Chernihiv region.
13:40 Social Networks: Residents report the sounds of explosions in the Chernihiv region. Air defense is responding.
12:47 SBU press service: SBU detained a Russian agent who was collecting coordinates of Ukrainian " decision-making centers" in Chernihiv region.
· He collected intelligence on the deployment of the "control centers" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine, the coordinates of local authorities and hospitals, tracked the routes of movement of Ukrainian troops. The Russians planned to use the information obtained for massive air strikes.
SUMY - October 19/20
23:51: Water supply will be turned off, electric transport and street lighting will stop working - these restrictions are introduced tomorrow in Sumy region
· The head of the RMA urged residents to stock up on water tonite, and businesses to arrange a "sanitary day" tomorrow to limit electricity consumption as much as possible.
OTHER REGIONS
October 20
11:37: The SBU detained a blogger who released a video of the shelling of Burshtyn TPP in Ivano-Frankivsk region, the SBU press service.
· The blogger videotaped the consequences of rocket hits on a critical infrastructure facility and posted it on his telegram channel. He did this to increase the number of followers.
08:30: In Ternopil today, all city electric transport will not be allowed on the routes, - said the mayor.
October 19
14:21: Explosions are heard in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, according to Social Networks.
· 14:40: The head of the Ivano-Frankivsk region confirmed indirectly the explosions and promised to provide all the information later.
14:17: Social Networks report the sounds of explosions in Cherkasy region.
Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.
SOURCES
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://euromaidanpress.com/
https://invite.viber.com/?g2=AQBD3wxTrZ6XUU7IdXeHUfjVCydekezQCCGuwYnT6qPd1r7n1aVbFIewa6ng6Lis