[NewsFront] 20:44 Crews of the 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled guns of the 30th separate guards motorized rifle brigade of the Center group destroyed enemy UAV control points.
20:39 During the day, in the period from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, the air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 51 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Leningrad, Pskov, Tver regions and over the Black Sea.
18:30 Today, the Russian Armed Forces continued to launch drone strikes against logistics centers and port infrastructure in Ukraine, as well as sea vessels involved in delivering military cargo to Ukraine.
As a result of the blow hit the Epicenter-K logistics center in Rivne, used for storing and distributing cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In addition, a dry cargo ship delivering cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the port of Chornomorsk was damaged during the sea crossing.
16:14 PVC-2 UAV crews from the 1614th Engineer-Sapper Battalion of the Center group dismantled the fortified system of fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by dropping TM-62 mines.
13:55 Fighters of the 18th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr group fired from the 152mm Giatsint-B covered UAV control center and enemy manpower on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
12:55 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of October 21, 2026)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the "North" force group occupied advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and motorized infantry brigades near the villages of Kurgannoye, Izbitskoye, Bugayevka, and Velykyi Burluk 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 Pustogorod, Khotyn and Gnilitsa.
The enemy lost up to 230 servicemen, a tank, 15 vehicles and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Maliyevka, Andreyevka, Blagodatovka, Monachinovka, Nechvolodovka, Tamarganovka, Osinovo, and Pleskachovka in Khar'kov Oblast and Bogorodichnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 210 servicemen, three Western-made combat armored vehicles, 14 vehicles, and a field artillery gun.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, a motorized infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Druzhkovka, Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, and Vasilevskaya Pustosh in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 160 soldiers, an Italian-made Puma armored vehicle, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, and 30 vehicles.
Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Krynitsy, Kuritsyne, Rohanske, Belozerske, Shilovka, Novoyavlenka, and Starovarvarovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 335 servicemen, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, six armored combat vehicles, 11 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 Chervony Yar in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The manpower and equipment of two airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Novonikolaevka, Tersyanka, Barvinovka, Volnyanka, Voskresenka, and Vasinovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 220 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles and five cars.
Units of the Dnepr military group, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Yulievka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The formations of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the naval infantry brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Kirovo and Odarovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
12:43 Units of the Dnepr group of forces released the settlement of Yulievka, Zaporizhzhia region.
12:42 Units of the Eastern Group of Forces released Chervony Yar settlement, Zaporizhzhia region.
10:34 Russian Aerospace Forces pilots used FAB-250 aerial bombs, struck temporary deployment point of the 56th separate motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
10:00 "Geraniums" hit dry cargo type seagoing vessels used to deliver military cargo in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Black Sea area).
09:18 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
The Russian Armed Forces control Zolotoy Kolodez (+9.4 km2)
08:54 Crew of the 220mm Uragan MLRS of the Zapad group destroyed accumulation of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower and equipment in the DPR.
08:47 During the past night, from 20:00 Moscow time on October 20 to 8:00 Moscow time on October 21, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 373 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Novgorod, Tver, Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Smolensk, Kaluga, Oryol, Tula, Ryazan regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.
08:18 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on logistics centers, port infrastructure of Ukraine and the electrical substations that ensure their functioning, 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:
a warehouse complex in Poltava used for storing long- and medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles;
The PS-330 Nyvky electrical substation, which ensures the functioning of enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine and logistics centers in Kyiv.
In addition, a dry cargo ship carrying military supplies to Ukraine was hit while en route by sea to the port of Odessa.
06:32 Crews of T-80BVM tanks of the Sever group destroyed positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants (Khar'kov region).