[NewsFront] 20:20 During the day, in the period from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 90 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Voronezh regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.
18:46 According to objective control footage, Zolotoy Kolodez is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces –MAP
18:30 Today in the afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of drone strikes on logistics centers and port infrastructure in Ukraine, as well as on sea vessels involved in delivering military supplies to Ukraine.
The strike damaged the Epicenter-K logistics center in the town of Dubno in the Rivne region, where a warehouse complex used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces is located.
In addition, a container ship was hit during the sea crossing, delivering cargo to the port of Odessa intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:39 Rubicon operators discovered Ukrainian Armed Forces drone control centers. Russian Aerospace Forces crews followed the coordinates and destroyed the identified targets.
13:02 Operator of the Molniya-2 drone of the Center group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces drone control point in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.
Our reconnaissance discovered the enemy's takeoff point and bunker. A Lightning strike missile was dispatched to destroy the target. 800 meters from the target, the enemy activated electronic warfare and completely intercepted the video signal, causing the drone operator to lose the picture.
12:14 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of October 20, 2026
Units of the "North" force group have occupied advantageous positions and lines. The Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and motorized infantry brigades have been defeated near the villages of Izbitskoye, Berezhne, Velykyi Burluk, and Tomakhovka in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, the formations of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Khoten, Nikolskoye and Velyka Rybitsa in the Sumy region.
The enemy lost over 235 servicemen, 13 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade, the marine brigade, and the territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Pleskachovka, Blagodatovka, and Tamarganovka in the Khar'kov region, and Raigorodok and Bogorodichnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 220 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 22 vehicles, three field artillery pieces, and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. Formations of two mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Kondratovka, and Semenovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 215 servicemen, a tank and two armored combat vehicles, 44 vehicles, an artillery piece and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "Center" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, and an airborne brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as two National Guard brigades, have been defeated near the settlements of Zavidovo-Kudashevo, Kryvorizhzhia, Starorayske, Starovarvarovka, Shilovka, Malotaranovka, Verovka, and Belozerske in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 340 servicemen, six armored combat vehicles, five cars, two field artillery pieces, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Timoshivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The manpower and equipment of two airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infanry brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Kolomiytsy, Podgavrilovka, Dibrova in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Novorosivka, Volnyanka, and Barvinovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 170 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and two cars.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the naval infantry brigade were defeated near the villages of Kirovo, Orekhov, and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 30 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 16 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
11:34 Naval infantry of the Center group destroyed about 200 enemy drone control points during the liberation of Dobropillya.
Combined drone and artillery strikes in the city eliminated over 20 ammunition and food depots and approximately 150 enemy temporary deployment points and shelters.
08:14 During the past night (from 20:00 Moscow time on October 19 to 8:00 Moscow time on October 20), air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 136 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Pskov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula regions and the Moscow region.
07:59 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian logistics and port infrastructure facilities, as well as on sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The following were damaged as a result of the strike:
in the Khmelnytskyi region:
The Grand Import logistics center in Khmelnytskyi, used for storing military and dual-use cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
a BP in the Volyn region:
transport and logistics center (OOO "Windor Trans Service") in the village of Kovel, used for storage and distribution of cargo and property of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
in Odessa region:
In the port of Reni, there are three dry cargo ships unloading military and dual-use cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as port infrastructure facilities supporting the operation of loading and unloading terminals.
In addition, a dry cargo ship carrying military supplies to Ukraine was hit while en route by sea to the port of Odessa.
05:07 Group reconnaissances potted enemy artillery positions and ammunition depots. Drone operators destroyed the identified targets with a series of precise strikes (Zaporizhzhia Oblast).