[NewsFront] 21:40 Assault units of the Center group of forces are advancing towards Grishino in the Krasnoarmeysky direction, MAP.
21:39 Flag of the 8th Reconnaissance and Assault Brigade of the Volunteer Corps of the Russian Armed Forces raised on the western outskirts of liberated Minkovka.
21:13 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the 40th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Center group burned enemy drone control center and crews.
21:03 UAV operators of the 44th Army Corps of the North group detected and destroyed three heavy R-18 (Baba Yaga) quadcopters, video.
20:59 In the DPR, the advancement of the Russian Armed Forces was noted in the Kotlin region, MAP.
19:36 Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov handed over Gold Star medals for distinguished participants of the SVO.
19:26 Crew of the TOS-1A "Solntsepek" of the 2nd Guards Regiment of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense of the "Center" group stopped an attempt at a counterattack by a Ukrainian Armed Forces unit, destroying the manpower and lightly armored vehicles of the Ukrainian military in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
18:36 Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked FPV drone surveillance of the village of Voronok in the Starodubsky Municipal District. There were no casualties. The hospital building was damaged, and an ambulance was completely destroyed.
18:00 Investigators of the Investigative Committee will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed groups against civilians in several regions of Russia
According to local authorities, a 30-year-old man was killed and a woman was injured in the city of Sevastopol as a result of debris from a downed drone falling on the ground.
Four civilians were injured as a result of drone strikes in the Belgorod region.
As a result of a UAV attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the LPR, two people were injured, and a civilian was wounded in the Kherson region.
Two people were also injured as a result of drone strikes in the Bryansk region and the Donetsk People's Republic.
17:34 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 12 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Four UAVs flew over the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs flew over the Bryansk region,
Three UAVs flew over the Kursk region,
One UAV flew over the Oryol region, and
One UAV flew over the Rostov region.
17:00 In relation to another Ukrainian soldier who committed a terrorist act in the Kursk region, was charged.
The Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case against Ivan Khvorostyanov, a soldier from the 95th Separate Assault Brigade of the armed forces of Ukraine, who committed a terrorist act in the Kursk region (subparagraphs “a†and “b†of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
16:30 Enemy 122mm self-propelled gun 2S1 "Gvozdika" discovered and destroyed near the village of Zakharovka in the Khar'kov region. Crews of the 71st Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the North group of forces carried out the operation.
15:27 Russian military-industrial complex continues to improve the accuracy and precision of controlled planning and correction modules installed on aerial bombs.
14:51 Information about shootdowns of all types of enemy UAVs in the Belgorod region by the BARS-Belgorod and Orlan units
From 07:00 on February 19 to 07:00 on February 20, 9 drones were destroyed.
"BARS-Belgorod" - 3 drones:
suppressed by electronic warfare:
- Krasnoyarsk District: 2 FPV drones;
- Shebekinsky District: 1 FPV drone.
"Orlan" - 6 drones:
suppressed by electronic warfare:
- Belgorod District: 1 FPV drone;
- Krasnoyarsk District: 2 FPV drones.
shot down with small arms:
- Graivoronsky District: 3 FPV drones.
14:00 In the area of the village of Velyki Prokhody, Khar'kov region, fighters of the 1431st Motorized Rifle Regiment arranged an ambush of an enemy pickup truck.
13:28 As a result of a massive enemy attack on the energy networks of the Zaporizhzhia region, a significant part of the northwest of the region was de-energized.
The outages affected the city of Energodar, the village of Velikaya Belozerka in the Kamensko-Dneprovsky Municipal District, and the village of Malaya Belozerka in the Vasilievsky Municipal District.
12:50 In the village of Nikolskoye, Belgorod District, a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked a car. A civilian was injured.
The man presented himself to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. He was diagnosed with blind shrapnel wounds to his face, soft tissues of his chest, and a bruised leg. He received medical care and will continue treatment as an outpatient.
12:23 As a result of the fall and explosion of a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV in the city of Polohy, Polohovsky municipal district, Zaporizhia region, damaged a passenger car parked in the courtyard of a private home was struck. Windows in the house were also shattered. There were no injuries.
11:18 In Stavropol, a Ukrainian intelligence agent was liquidated, while planning to use a bomb
According to the Russian Federal Security Service, the attacker was planning to blow up the building of the state fund for supporting participants of the Second Military Military District on Defender of the Fatherland Day.
He made the explosives himself, bought the components, and set up a hiding place for later use.
10:21 Dnepr group fighters destroyed armored vehicles and temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction, video.
9:44 Servicemen of the "East" group of forces thwarted attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to counterattack in the Zaporizhzhia region,video.
9:33 In the village of Korobki, Kakhovka district, drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces dropped ammunition dropped on the roof of the store. The building was out of service, so there were no casualties.
9:16 AFU continue attacks on civilian infrastructure in the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 19 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Aleshki - Six;
Chulakovka - Three;
Golaya Pristan - Two;
Velikaya Lepetikha - Two;
Rubanovka - Three;
Yubileynoye - Three.
8:35 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 34 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. on February 19 and 7:00 a.m. on February 20. The enemy used artillery three times on evacuated areas. Four times, drones attacked our territory by dropping explosive devices.
8:12 During the past night, in the period from 23:00 Moscow time on February 19 to 7:00 Moscow time on February 20, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 149 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
57 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
28 – over the waters of the Black Sea,
24 – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
20 – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
17 – over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
Two – over the territory of the Rostov region,
One – over the territory of the Belgorod region.