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[Korrespondent] 22.50 Russian troops launched an attack on Poltava on the evening of June 20. Nine people, including four children, were injured in the attack. All the injured have been hospitalized. Doctors are providing them with all necessary medical care.
Emergency services are currently working on the scene. Information about the extent of the damage and possible other victims is being clarified.
A series of explosions in Poltava occurred at around 8:10 p.m. According to local residents, at least three powerful explosions were heard in the city. Before the explosions, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned of high-speed air targets moving in the direction of Poltava.
21.46 Russian forces launched a strike with nine guided bombs on Zaporizhia on Saturday, June 20. The attack killed five people and injured 11 others.
Russian air bombs destroyed and damaged residential and non-residential buildings. Including damaged social infrastructure buildings, as well as the territory of an equestrian club.
20.53 New Ukrainian modernized FP drones attacked an oil refinery in Tyumen, Russia, more than 2,000 kilometers from the border. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"There is also something to thank our soldiers for, in particular the soldiers of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Our long-range sanctions have reached the Tyumen region in Russia, this is also an oil refinery. More than 2,000 kilometers from our state border. New modernized FP drones have been tested: now they can reach targets at a distance of 3,000 kilometers. I am grateful to the Fire Point engineers," the head of state said.
The President noted that these are completely fair responses to Russian strikes against Ukraine. "The plan for Ukrainian long-range sanctions is being implemented," Zelensky emphasized.
The head of state noted that "our middle strikes are also continuing - against military targets in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. It is important that this really affects Russian military logistics."
20.06 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of the threat of a massive Russian strike in the near future. The head of state stated this in an evening video address.
"Tonight and in the near future, we must be especially attentive to air alerts: the Russians have prepared for a massive strike. Please take care of yourself," the Ukrainian leader said.
Zelensky stressed that the Russians are not stopping the war, although all proposals for this - real formats, possibilities - have long been on their table.
"Our proposal for a meeting - a proposal to Putin - for a direct and honest conversation in the Ukraine-Russia format with the support of partners - our proposal remains valid. And it is important that the war is still ended in peace," the president said.
19.18 The occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been without external power supply for the twentieth time since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Due to Russian military actions, the plant lost power supply from the Ferosplavna-1 power transmission line (330 kV).
Following the incident, emergency diesel generators automatically started up to provide backup power to cool the reactor core and maintain other vital nuclear safety functions at the facility.
Later, Energoatom reported that at 17:50, external power supply to the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP was restored. Currently, the plant's own needs are provided by a 330 kV overhead power line.
"This is the eighth case of a blackout at the Zaporizhzhia NPP since the beginning of 2026. Each such incident creates risks for the nuclear and radiation safety of Ukraine and all of Europe. Returning the plant to the control of Ukraine and its legitimate operator Energoatom is the only way to ensure stable operation of the largest nuclear facility in Europe," the company emphasized.
18.26 Russian military struck the outskirts of Sumy with guided bombs. A man was killed in the attack, and three other people were previously injured. This was reported by the head of the city's military administration, Serhiy Kryvosheyenko.
"The enemy carried out seven airstrikes on the infrastructure of the Sumy community this afternoon. The airstrikes hit the northwestern part of Sumy. One man was killed. Three people were previously injured," he said.
Infrastructure buildings, a schoolyard, and five households were damaged. Information about the victims and other consequences is being clarified.
Head of the OVA Oleg Grigorov reported that at least 20 private houses were damaged as a result of the strikes.
17.42 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published satellite images of the Moscow Oil Refinery, which was recently hit twice by the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
"The plant has stopped processing. The AVT-6 primary oil processing unit, the combined oil processing unit (CUPU), three tanks of 10,000 cubic meters, one of 30,000 cubic meters were affected. In the pictures, two RVS tanks (30 thousand and 10 thousand) were completely destroyed," the General Staff said in a Facebook message.
16.16 In the Turkish province of Bartin on the Black Sea coast, the second unmanned aerial vehicle in the last five days was discovered.
The drone was found on Çakraz Beach in the Amasra district. Law enforcement officers determined that there were no ammunition on the device. The drone was seized and sent to Ankara for examination.
The UAV had been in the water for a long time and was damaged. It was determined that its body and blades were made of polystyrene foam, the propellers were made of wood, and the fasteners were made of plastic.
The drone found on Çakraz Beach is similar to the drone found five days ago on Kapisuyu Beach in the Kurukashile district.
Experts suggest that the drone may be Russian-made, but its exact origin will be determined after an investigation. According to preliminary estimates, such drones may be launched in front of strike drones to confuse air defense systems and radars.
15.50 The Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned systems forces struck the gas infrastructure of Crimea, the bridge across the Genichesk Strait, and a number of other targets on the peninsula itself, as well as in the Kherson, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions. This was reported by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi.
Four gas compressor stations (GCS) were hit last night, including operators of the 9th Kairos Battalion of the 414th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade "Ptakhi Magyara" hitting GCSs in Zhuravlivka, Aromatne, and Klyuchy. Pilots of the First Separate Unmanned Systems Center hit GCSs in Loivka.
The automobile bridge across the Genichesk Strait in Genichesk, Kherson region, was hit by operators of the 427th separate brigade of unmanned systems Rarog.
A raid tugboat in Skadovsk, Kherson region, was hit by pilots of the 20th separate brigade of K-2 unmanned systems.
In Dmytrivka, Donetsk region, and Chaplyntsi, Kherson region, SBS attacked fuel tankers.
In addition, unmanned system operators hit a BAZ-6403 8x8 heavy tractor in Klyuchevo, Donetsk region, and armored combat vehicles in Mykhailivka and Nyzhna Duvanka, Luhansk region.
The SBS also struck the logistical transport of Russians in Armyansk (TOT Crimea), Chaplyntsa, Kherson region, Verkhnya Pokrovka, Luhansk region, Novokrasnivka, Granitne, and Kalchynivka, Donetsk region.
14.56 Explosions caused by a drone attack were heard in Tyumen, Russia, located more than two thousand kilometers from Ukraine. According to preliminary data, an oil refinery was damaged. The governor of the Tyumen region, Alexander Moor, reported that air defense forces allegedly successfully neutralized the drone attack on the oil refinery. According to him, the enterprise was not damaged, and the workers were evacuated for their safety.
At the same time, video footage appeared on social networks and monitoring channels showing smoke and fire near the plant.
ASTRA analysis confirms that thick smoke is visible over the Tyumen refinery. There is currently no independent confirmation of the extent of the damage.
13.44 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that on the night of June 20, the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the automobile bridge across the Genichesk Strait, destroyed the Pantsir-S complex, and hit several enemy drone control points.
13.17 On the morning of Saturday, June 20, an enemy attack UAV of the "Shahed" type attacked a gas station in the south of the Odessa region. The impact caused a gas tanker and the building of the gas station operator to catch fire. As reported by the head of the Odessa Regional Military Administration, Oleg Kiper, there were no casualties.
12.28 The United Kingdom has begun work on creating new low-cost long-range missiles for Ukraine that will not depend on American components and could reach the front within a year. It is planned that these weapons will be able to hit targets at a distance of more than 500 km. This is stated in the Bloomberg material.
12.10 The former Acting Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine was charged with facilitating illegal crossing of the state border. As reported by the UCP, the scheme consisted of trips to charity concerts abroad. Formally, these men were declared as members of a musical group, but in reality they had no relation to musical activities.
11.06 According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 5.7 million Ukrainians have found themselves abroad in search of safety and shelter due to Russian armed aggression. This was reported by Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets on June 20, World Refugee Day.
10.25 In the Kharkiv region, two people were killed and 13 others were injured during the past 24 hours due to enemy shelling, including four children. According to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleg Synegubov, the shelling affected Kharkiv and 11 other settlements in the region. Civil infrastructure facilities were damaged as a result of the attacks. In Kharkiv, eight multi-storey buildings, a warehouse and a car were damaged. In the Bogodukhiv district, a private house, two gas stations and two cars were destroyed, and in other settlements, private houses and outbuildings were damaged.
10.06 Over the past 24 hours, thirteen people have been injured as a result of Russian attacks in the Sumy region, the press service of the National Police of Ukraine reports. The Russian army shelled civilians in the region's communities with aerial bombs and drones.
9.45 Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have carried out attacks on the territory of Donetsk region, resulting in the deaths of three local residents and the injury of 13 more. According to the head of the region, Vadym Filashkin, residents of Kramatorsk are among the dead.
7.40 In Kharkiv, as a result of a hostile morning attack on a residential building on Saturday, June 20, there is one victim, the number of victims has increased to nine people.
5.54 Russian troops dropped a guided aerial bomb on a two-story residential building in the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv this morning. At least eight victims are currently known. Among them is a 6-year-old child. This was reported by the head of the regional military administration, Oleg Synegubov.
4.57 Russian war criminals used KABs to strike the Kholodnohirsky district of Kharkiv on the night of June 20. Five victims are currently known. This was reported by Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov on Telegram.
2.40 Explosions were heard in temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of June 20. Local residents are reporting a drone attack on the Tavriysk TPP. This was reported by the monitoring Telegram channel Crimean Wind.
1.34 Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin planned a large-scale division of Ukrainian territories during the two leaders' meeting in Anchorage, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with France 2.
In August 2025, a fateful document was almost signed at a military base in Anchorage, Alaska. The agreement provided for the transfer of Ukrainian territories to Russia, and the Kremlin was to "take" even those lands that it did not control at the time, the head of state said.
00.36 Russia could have ended the war in Ukraine on the first day if the Russian general "hadn't made one mistake," Donald Trump said in an interview with Axios.
According to the US president, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin had hundreds of tanks heading down the highway to Kyiv. However, that didn't happen, as the Russian general decided to direct the occupiers' tanks across the fields and they got stuck in the mud because of record rainfall a few days earlier.
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[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.
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