(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook as of 08:00 on Thursday, November 20.

The enemy carried out two missile strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements, firing 52 missiles, as well as 57 airstrikes, dropping 124 guided bombs. In addition, Russian forces conducted 4,442 artillery and rocket shellings, including 218 from MLRS, and employed 3,885 kamikaze drones.

Airstrikes targeted areas including Velykomykhailivka (Dnipropetrovsk region), Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Novodanylivka, and Plavni (Zaporizhzhia region).

Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck one cluster of enemy personnel, weapons, and military equipment, as well as another key enemy facility.

In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the Russians carried out five airstrikes, dropping 13 guided bombs, and conducted 160 shelling attacks, including three from MLRS.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian troops launched 11 assaults near Vovchansk, Synelnykove, Kamianka, Kutkivka, and toward Kolodiazne and Dvorichne.

In the Kupiansk sector, five enemy attacks occurred; Ukrainian forces repelled assaults near Petropavlivka, Pishchane, as well as toward Novoosynove and Shyikivka.

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In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 17 times, attempting to advance near Nadiia, Druzheliubivka, Novyi Myr, Karpivka, Stavky, Zarichne, Drobysheve, Shandryholove, Zelena Dolyna, Novoselivka, and toward Oleksandrivka, Lyman, and Shyikivka.

In the Sloviansk sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 13 times near Yampil, Zakitne, Verkhniokamianske, Serebrianka, Dibrova, Dronivka, Siversk, Vyimka, and Fedorivka.

In the Kramatorsk sector, eight offensive actions occurred near Vasiukivka, Minkivka, Viroliubivka, Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, and tpward Bilokuzminivka.

In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 25 attacks near Bila Hora, Kostiantynivka, Shcherbynivka, Toretsk, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, Novoolenivka, Stepankivka, and Sofiivka.

In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 55 enemy assaults near Shakhove, Nove Shakhove, Pankivka, Nikanorivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Novoekonomichne, Rivne, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Molodetske, Balahan, Udachne, Novopavlivka, Novomykolaivka, Filiia, Dachne, and toward Hryshyne.

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In the Oleksandrohrad sector, the enemy attacked 12 times near Oleksandrohrad, Vorone, Sosnivka, Verbove, Zlahoda, Pryvilne, Yehorivka, and Krasnohirske.

In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 11 enemy attacks near Rivnopillia, Zelenyi Hai, and toward Zatyshshia and Zelene.

In the Orikhiv sector, Russian troops attacked four times near Novoandriivka, Stepove, and Prymorske.

In the Prydniprovske sector, no offensive actions were reported.

In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of Russian offensive group formations were observed.

As Ukrinform reported, Russia's total combat losses in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to November 20, 2025, amount to approximately 1,162,120 personnel.

Photo: AFU General Staff

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