October 20, 2025
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There were 168 skirmishes at the front during the day – General Staff

Most of the Russian attacks, according to the report, were in the Pokrovsky direction”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org

Over the past 24 hours, 168 combat clashes have been recorded at the front, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in the morning briefing on October 20.

Most of the Russian attacks, according to the report, were in the Pokrovsky direction. “Our defenders stopped 58 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Shakhove, Volodymyrivka, Rodynske, Novoeconomichne, Chervyn Liman, Myrnograd, Sukhy Yar, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Filia, Promin, Lysivka, Molodetske, Dachne and in the direction of Novopavlivka,” the summary says.

According to the report, 24 Russian attacks were recorded in the Kostiantyniv and Oleksandriv directions.

In addition, hostilities continued in the North-Slobozhansk, Kursk, South-Slobozhansk, Kupyansk, Lymansk, Slovyansk, Gulyaipil, Orikhov, Dnieper directions.

“The enemy launched two missile strikes, four rockets, and 74 air strikes, dropping 165 guided bombs, on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas. In addition, it carried out 4,894 attacks, of which 93 were from rocket salvo systems, and engaged 5,482 kamikaze drones to destroy them,” the message reads.

Earlier, the General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces liberated 182.8 square kilometers on the territory of the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region, and another 230.1 square kilometers were cleared from the enemy’s DGR.

British intelligence has reiterated that Pokrovsk is likely to remain a priority for Russia, with the largest share of Russian attacks there compared to the rest of the front line.

On October 1, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said that the Ukrainian military had cut off the so-called “Dobropilsky Protrusion” of Russian troops.

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