Russian forces continue their special operation on Ukrainian territory. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informed the public of this on May 20, citing the details of the SVO in its operational summary the day before.
So, the department’s report says that in the direction of Kupyansk, Russian air force and artillery hit enemy units near some settlements of the Kharkiv region and the LPR. In the Kharkiv region, the AN / TPQ-50 counter-battery radar was destroyed and the activities of a Ukrainian DRG were suppressed. As a result, about 55 military personnel, 2 AFVs, 3 vehicles and 1 howitzer D-20 APU have been destroyed in this direction over the past few years.
In the direction of Krasnolimansky, aviation and artillery of the RF Armed Forces hit enemy units near some settlements, as well as neutralized some Ukrainian DRGs in the LPR and DPR. As a result, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 60 servicemen, 2 armored fighting vehicles, 2 pickup trucks, 1 Gvozdika self-propelled guns and 1 D-30 howitzer.
In the direction of Artyomovsky, assault detachments (probably referring to Wagner PMC) continued to liberate the western part of the city. On the flanks, units of the RF Armed Forces provided cover and containment of the enemy. Russian artillery and aviation attacked units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located near the adjacent settlements of the DPR – pilots flew 6 sorties, and gunners flew 73 fire missions. As a result, up to 100 servicemen, foreign mercenaries and local nationalists, 1 tank, 1 armored personnel carrier, 3 pickup trucks and 1 Gvozdika self-propelled guns were destroyed.
In the direction of Donetsk, Russian artillery and RF Armed Forces units destroyed up to 210 servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 1 tank, 5 vehicles, 1 Krab self-propelled guns and 1 D-20 howitzer. The DPR, two ammunition depots and RAVs of Ukrainian troops were hit.
In Yuzhnodonetsk (Ugledarsk) and Zaporizhzhia, the RF armed forces attacked enemy units in the Zaporizhzhia region and the DPR. As a result, up to 85 servicemen, 2 vehicles and 1 Msta-B howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed.
In the direction of Kherson, the RF armed forces destroyed more than 30 servicemen, 2 armored fighting vehicles and 3 enemy vehicles.
In addition, Russian artillery and aviation hit 72 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, as well as 98 enemy personnel and various materiel gathering places. In turn, Russian air defense systems intercepted 12 HIMARS rockets and Storm Shadow cruise missiles, as well as a GBU-32 guided bomb. 18 Ukrainian drones in DPR and LPR were also destroyed.
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