“Russia attacked with Shaheds at night, explosions rang out in Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih and Kyiv — online October 21, 06:01 Share: The work of Ukrainian air defense (Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces) In the evening of October 20, Russia launched an attack against Ukraine with Shaheds and anti-aircraft missiles, an air alert is spreading across Ukraine . 05:50 Russia launched an attack on Kyiv, due to the wreckage of downed UAVs there are casualties and damage to buildings. 02:40 A powerful explosion rang out in Kyiv, Suspilne reports. 00:26”, — write on: ua.news
The work of the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces (Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)
In the evening of October 20, Russia launched an attack against Ukraine with Shahed and KAB missiles, an air alert is spreading across Ukraine.
05:50 Russia launched an attack on Kyiv, due to the wreckage of downed UAVs there are casualties and damage to buildings.
02:40 A powerful explosion rang out in Kyiv, Suspilne reports.
00:26 Klitschko said that air defense forces are working on the left bank of the capital.
00:10 Air alarm in Kyiv.
23:16 The Air Force has updated information on the movement of the Shaheds:
- A group of UAVs in the north of Kyiv region heading west.
- Several groups of BpLA through Sumy Oblast to Chernihiv Oblast and Poltava Oblast.
- A group of BpLA from Odesa to Vinnytsia.
- Several groups of BpLA in Kherson region and Mykolaiv region in the north-western direction.
It is also reported about the launch of the KAB in the direction of Sumy Oblast.
The air alarm continues to spread, currently it has covered the entire territory of Ukraine, except for Kyiv and the western regions.
23:12 The number of victims in Kharkiv is increasing: Sinegubov reported seven victims, four of whom were hospitalized, Terekhov reported nine victims, including one child. Also, according to Synegubov, due to the attack, part of Kharkiv is without electricity.
23:10 An explosion rang out in Kryvyi Rih, Suspilne reports.
23:02 The Air Force reported a ballistic threat from the south, and a minute later – a high-speed target across the Kherson region to Kryvyi Rih.
22:58 The Air Force has updated information on the movement of the Shaheds:
- BpLA from Chernihiv Oblast heading for Kyiv Oblast.
- Several groups of BpLA through Sumy Oblast to Chernihiv Oblast and Poltava Oblast.
- A group of BpLA in Odesa region heading for Vinnytsia region.
- Several groups of BpLA in Kherson region heading for Mykolaiv region.
An air alert has been announced in the Kyiv and Kirovohrad regions.
22:49 The Air Force reported about the Shahed in the Kherson region, which is moving towards the Mykolaiv region, and an air alert has been announced in these regions.
22:42 The number of victims in Kharkiv has increased to four, one of them is hospitalized, Sinegubov said. According to him, as a result of the attack, a house caught fire, a service station and a gas station were damaged.
The mayor of Kharkiv Igor Terekhov said that one flight was in the Osnovyan district of the city, near a residential building, and another one was in the Kyiv district of the city, near one of the supermarkets, where the gas station was damaged.
22:26 The Air Force has updated data on the movement of Shaheds:
- BpLA through Sumy Oblast to Chernihiv Oblast and Poltava Oblast.
- A group of UAVs in the north of Chernihiv Oblast heading south.
- Several groups of BpLA in Odesa region (Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky district, Chornomorsk, Odesa).
It is also reported about the movement of UAVs in the direction of Chernihiv.
22:25 According to preliminary data, two victims were injured in Kharkiv, Sinegubov said.
22:21 The mayor of Kharkiv, Igor Terekhov, said that three districts of the city were under attack, some of them had problems with electricity supply. The head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Synegubov noted that the Profile emergency services went to the sites of enemy hits in Kharkiv, and their inspection is ongoing. According to Synegubov, there have been no reports of casualties so far.
22:16 The Air Force warned of a ballistic threat from the northeast. It is also reported about the launch of KABs in the direction of Sumy Oblast.
22:12 Explosions rang out in Kharkiv, Suspilne reported.
22:06 At 9:01 p.m. and 9:04 p.m., the Air Force announced the launch of air defense systems in the Kharkiv region. Also, at 9:04 p.m., the Air Force announced a group of Shahed fighters moving from the Black Sea in the direction of Odesa and Chornomorsk, and at 10:08 p.m., that the Air Force was flying to Kharkiv.
At 9:01 p.m., the Air Force reported a threat of martyrdom in Sumy region, and at 9:22 p.m. — in Chernihiv region.
At 9:25 p.m., the Air Force warned of the activity of enemy tactical aircraft in the southeastern direction and the threat of using air weapons, and four minutes later they announced the launch of anti-aircraft missiles in the direction of the Zaporizhzhia region.
At 9:31 p.m., the Air Force also reported a Shahed moving from Sumy Oblast to Chernihiv Oblast.
In addition, at 9:50 p.m. the Air Force warned about a Shahed moving from Sumy Oblast to Poltava, and a minute later — that a group of Shahed was flying from the Black Sea towards Odesa.
At 9:56 p.m., the Air Force also reported on the activity of enemy tactical aircraft in the north-eastern direction and the threat of using air weapons there.
As of 9:54 p.m., an air alert was announced in Sumy, Chernihiv, Poltava, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
In the evening of October 20, it was reported that an explosion rang out in Odesa after a warning that a high-speed target was flying towards the city. Details about the consequences of the attack have not yet been reported.
On the night of October 20, Russia attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the territory of Crimea, Shaheds and drones of an unknown type, the Air Force reported. As of 10:00 a.m., 31 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles were confirmed shot down in Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Lviv, Odesa, Sumy, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk regions. 13 Russian drones were lost in location, two flew to the territory of Belarus and did not return.