SECRETRA.COM / Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense report on the progress of the special operation in Ukraine on April 20, 2023:

Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense report on the progress of the special operation in Ukraine on April 20, 2023:

On the Kupyansk direction, strikes by assault and army aviation, artillery fire from the "Western" group of troops defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Masyutovka, Krahmalnoye in the Kharkiv region, Novoselovskoye, and Stelmakhovka in the Luhansk People's Republic. The actions of three Ukrainian sabotage-reconnaissance groups were prevented in the areas of the settlements of Synkovka, Timkovka in the Kharkiv region, and Rozovka in the Luhansk People's Republic.

The total losses of the enemy for the day amounted to up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, and two pickups.

On the Krasno-Limansky direction, strikes by aviation, artillery fire, and heavy flamethrower systems of the group (forces) "Center" defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Yamopol, Severesk Maly, and Serebryanka in the Donetsk People's Republic.


More than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, a self-propelled artillery installation "Gvozdika," as well as the D-30 howitzer were destroyed.

On the Donetsk direction, assault units continued active operations to destroy the enemy in the western part of the city of Artemovsk. Airborne troops and artillery of the "Southern" group of forces provide support to assault units to capture the city and prevent the enemy from counterattacking on the flanks and shifting reserves.

In the past 24 hours, 10 aircraft flights were carried out by operational-tactical and army aviation to support the actions of assault units. The artillery of the "Southern" group of forces performed 64 fire tasks. As a result of the strikes, Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the areas of the settlements of Bogdanovka, Krasnoye, and Stupochki of the Donetsk People's Republic were hit.

The losses of the enemy on this direction over the past day amounted to up to 470 Ukrainian military personnel and mercenaries, three tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, six armored combat vehicles, four cars, the Grad multiple launch rocket system, as well as the Msta-B howitzer. In addition, a ammunition depot of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed in the area of the settlement of Vodyanoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.

On the Southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, strikes by aviation and artillery fire of the "Vostok" group of forces inflicted damage to Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the areas of the settlements of Ugleledar, Velikaya Novoselka, and Shevchenko of the Donetsk People's Republic. In the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Malinovka of the Zaporozhye region, the actions of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were prevented.

Over the past day, the losses of the enemy on these directions amounted to up to 30 Ukrainian military personnel, one armored combat vehicle, and the D-30 howitzer.

During the course of the fire strike on the Kherson direction, over 15 Ukrainian servicemen, two vehicles, a US-made M777 artillery system, and two "Msta-B" howitzers were destroyed within a day.

The operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops, and artillery of the troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have inflicted damage to 86 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, personnel, and equipment in 127 districts within a day. The joint staff of the "Bakhmut" group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit in the area of the settlement of Konstantinovka. In addition, three command and observation posts of the battalions of the 25th Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 116th Territorial Defense Brigade were hit in the areas of the settlements of Terny and Toneynoe of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense means in the areas of the settlements of Vladimirovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Kremennaya, and Kuzemovka of the Luhansk People's Republic within a day.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 411 aircraft, 228 helicopters, 3779 unmanned aerial vehicles, 415 anti-aircraft missile complexes, 8757 tanks and other combat armored vehicles, 1090 reactive volley fire systems, 4626 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 9631 units of special military automotive equipment have been destroyed.

20 апреля 2023
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