[NewsFront] 20:01 Operators of attack UAVs of the Vostok group destroyed assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Drone crews from the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Assault Mountain Unit burned enemy military equipment in the Orekhov area of the Zaporizhzhia region.
Drone operators from the Center group targeted enemy UAVs and repeater antennas in the Dobropillya direction.
Kamikaze drone crews from the Vostok group eliminated Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel stationed at strongpoints in the Zaporizhzhia region.
19:44 Applied a strike on the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station in Zaporizhia blocked the bridge over the Dnieper River.
Following the bombing, traffic on the Preobrazhensky Bridge over the Dnieper River has been closed. A detour has been established via the Novy Bridge and the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station.
19:01 Russian Aerospace Forces Su-34 struck enemy targets in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the settlements of Dobropillya and Kucheriv Yar, FAB-500 aerial bombs destroyed the UAV control centers of two brigades of the National Guard of Ukraine.
A temporary deployment point for the 81st separate airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Nikolaevka was hit by three FAB-1500 aerial bombs.
17:45 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones hit two trucks from the marketplace
The incident occurred near Primorsk. The trucks were delivering online purchases for residents of the region. One of the drivers was injured.
17:25 Calculation of the "Lightning" strike destroyed UAV control points with enemy personnel.
16:45 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Operation as of June 20, 2026
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and motorized infantry brigades and territorial defense brigade near the villages of Luzhki, Korenek, Kiyanitsa, and Yastrebyne in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Staritsa, Pokalyanoye and Kazachya Lopan in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost over 220 servicemen, 24 vehicles and two artillery pieces.
Units of the "West" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, and three territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Maleyevka, Grushevka, Gusinka, and Vasilevka in the Khar'kov region and Yatskivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault units of the 25th Army continue to advance through the urban area.
Units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division, advancing in the northwestern part of the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, captured five enemy strongholds and cleared 47 buildings of Ukrainian militants. In the southern part of the city, the elimination of a besieged group of soldiers from the 120th Territorial Defense Brigade is nearing completion.
Over the course of 24 hours, up to 30 militants, a Jura armored vehicle, a pickup truck, a US-made Paladin 155mm self-propelled artillery unit, and six ground robotic systems were destroyed. In total, enemy losses in the West Group's area of responsibility amounted to over 220 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 10 vehicles, a Grad multiple launch rocket system, and five field artillery pieces.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a naval infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Nikolaevka, Malinovka, and Piskunovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the village of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the Southern Group of Forces conducted active offensive operations. In the southwestern part of the village, the elimination of scattered groups of the 28th and 100th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues.
In the past 24 hours, 94 buildings have been liberated from Ukrainian militants. Up to 95 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, and 21 ground robotic systems have been destroyed.
In total, in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces, the enemy lost over 145 servicemen, a Marder infantry fighting vehicle made in Germany, an M113 armored personnel carrier made in the USA, 24 vehicles and five field artillery pieces, including a 155mm American M777 howitzer.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three naval infantry brigades, and five National Guard brigades near the settlements of Rubizhne, Dobropillya, Vasilevka, and Krasnoyarskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic and Novopavlivka in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukrainian armed forces lost over 295 service members, three armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, and a Grad multiple launch rocket system. Three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade, an assault brigade, three airborne assault brigades, an unmanned systems brigade, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Malomykhailivka, Vodyane, and Oleksandrivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Blagovatnoye and Lyubitske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost over 440 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle and eight vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Dimitrovo and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 50 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 21 vehicles, an artillery piece, and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
16:02 From 7:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 57 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Ryazan, Tambov, Tyumen regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea, the Republic of Tatarstan and the Perm region.
15:55 In the Kramatorsk district, operators of attack drones of the "Southern" group of forces destroyed vehicles and heavy equipment that the enemy used for rotation, delivery of food and ammunition to the front lines.
15:28 Armed Forces of Ukraine killed two people in a road accident between the LPR and the Rostov region.
Last night, military personnel using a drone dropped explosive devices on a busy section of the republic's highway toward the Rostov region, Pasechnik reported.
One of the residents discovered a suspicious object and attempted to remove it himself. This resulted in an explosion, killing two people.
Traffic is currently restricted on the E-50 highway in the direction of the Dolzhansky checkpoint, between the village of Dolzhansky and the town of Rovenki, until engineering and demolition work is completed. Responsible services are on site.
14:58 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate more crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the LPR, Bryansk, Belgorod, and Kherson regions
14:10 The crew of the Russian Aerospace Forces Su-34M inflicted an air strike on a storage site for enemy UAVs and components for their production on the northwestern outskirts of Khar'kov.
13:58 Fended off UAV attack on the Tyumen Oil Refinery
According to preliminary information, the plant was not damaged, and employees have been evacuated, Governor Moor reported. Emergency services are working at the site of the fallen debris.
13:00 In the Bryansk region, one resident was killed by a drone attack. A second one was wounded.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Suzemka with FPV drones. One civilian was killed and a woman was injured. The victim was taken to the hospital, where she received medical treatment.
12:40 In the village of Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, assault groups of the "Southern" group of troopsledActive offensive operations. In the southwestern part of the village, the elimination of scattered groups of the 28th and 100th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues.
Over the past 24 hours, 94 buildings have been liberated from Ukrainian forces. Up to 95 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, and 21 ground robotic systems have been destroyed.
12:18 In the village of Krasny Liman of the Donetsk People's Republic, assault detachments of the 25th Army continue advancing into the urban area.
Units of the 67th Motorized Rifle Division, advancing in the northwestern part of the village of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, captured five enemy strongholds and cleared 47 buildings of Ukrainian militants. In the southern part of the city, the elimination of a blocked group of soldiers from the 120th Territorial Defense Brigade is being completed.
Within 24 hours, up to 30 soldiers, a Jura armored vehicle, a pickup truck, a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit, and six ground-based robotic systems were destroyed.
11:29 As a result of UAV attacks violated electricity supply in eight districts of the Kherson region
The Aleshkinsky, Velikolepetikhsky, Genichesky, Golopristansky, Gornostaevsky, Kakhovsky, Novaya Kakhovka and Skadovsky districts are partially without power.
10:34 Our UAV operators are constantly patrolling the Novorossiya highway, regularly destroying enemy drones ,video.
The footage shows the downing of an American Hornet drone equipped with the notorious "artificial intelligence." This is a systematic combat operation to disrupt aerial threats and block enemy terrorist activities.
10:10 Frontline summary as of the morning of June 20, 2026
Zaporizhzhya Front
In the Kamensk direction, fighting continues in the area of Stepnogorsk and Primorskoye, and fierce clashes are reported in the area of the village of Rechnoe.
In the Gulyai-Polye sector, Russian Armed Forces are clearing pockets between Gorky and Gulyai-Polye and between Vozdvizhevka and Verkhnyaya Tersa.
Russian forces are advancing toward Lyubitskoye and Zarnitsa. Further up the front, fighting continues northwest of Alexandrograd.
Donetsk Front
In the Krasnoarmeysk direction, there is progress west of Shevchenko. Fighting continues in the Belitskoye and Novy Donbas areas.
In Konstantinovka, units of the Russian Armed Forces are advancing through the city's residential areas, and reports indicate that the Russian Armed Forces have entered the private sector near the historic center.
Fighting continues near Drobyshevo in the Krasnolimansk direction. In Krasny Liman itself, Russian Armed Forces are expanding their zone of control in the Tsentralny and Yuzhny microdistricts.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the village of Yurkovka, located 10 kilometers from Slavyansk. Russian Armed Forces are taking up new positions near Lipovka.
Khar'kov Front
In the Kupyansk direction, fighting is ongoing in the area of Kupyansk and Kupyansk-Uzlovaya.
In the Volchansk direction, there is progress east of Volchanskiye Khutor. The offensive continues in Kazachya Lopan and the surrounding area.
Sumy Front
In the Krasnopolsky sector, the Russian Armed Forces repelled enemy counterattacks in the Ryasnoye area and are fighting in the Mikhailovka area.
9:43 Last night the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck an administration building in the village of Lazurnoe in the Skadovsky District
"This is not a military facility. Grandparents, residents of the village and surrounding areas, came here every day for help, for information, for solutions to their problems," said district head Alexander Dudka.
9:22 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 97 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. on June 19 and 9:00 a.m. on June 20. The enemy used artillery on 71 occasions against evacuated areas. Drones attacked our territory 15 times using explosive devices.
8:45 Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have fired 90 shotsattackedterritory of the Belgorod region.
The Alekseevsky, Belgorodsky, Borisovsky, Valuysky, Volokonovsky, Graivoronsky, Korochansky, Krasnensky, Krasnoyarsk, Novooskolsky, Prokhorovsky, Rakityansky, Starooskolsky, Shebekinsky and Yakovlevsky districts were hit.
The enemy carried out seven attacks using aircraft, artillery, and multiple launch rocket systems. It also dropped explosive devices from UAVs three times.
Three people were injured in the Volokonovsky, Graivoronsky, and Shebekinsky districts. Two of the victims continue to receive treatment in medical facilities.
8:34 During the night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on June 19 to 7:00 Moscow time on June 20, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 187 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Tula, Lipetsk, Rostov, Voronezh, Astrakhan regions, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.