20 May 2023 in Russo-Ukrainian war
- Attack on Kyiv: due to falling debris, the roof of a high-rise building caught fire
- An air alert was announced in Kyiv and a number of regions: air defense was working, explosions were heard in the capital
- It has been announced that the USA will strengthen the deterrence of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea region
- Air defense shot down all drones over Kyiv: debris damaged 2 residential buildings and cars
- The Russian Federation sent elite units to the border with Ukraine
- 18 Shchakhed UAVs attacked Kyiv region at night
- The US has confirmed its participation in the "coalition of fighter jets". States will discuss when to give F-16 to Ukraine
- British intelligence: Russia throws new forces into the capture of Bakhmut to claim at least some success
- The G7 leaders agreed on a joint communiqué in advance: they confirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine
- The first direct flight from Georgia in four years landed in the Russian Federation
- Zelensky arrived in Japan for the G7 meeting
- The G7 adopted a plan to counter the energy blackmail of the Russian Federation
- Zelensky met with the Prime Minister of India
- Zelensky discussed the export of Ukrainian grain to the EU with the President of the European Council
- Zelenskyi met with Maloney on the sidelines of the G7: they also talked about the training of pilots
- Macron: Zelensky's participation in the G7 summit could "become a turning point"
- The situation in Bakhmut is critical, but the defenders control certain objects
- Zelensky thanked Scholz for military assistance on the sidelines of the G7 summit
- The occupiers announced the explosions in Tokmak
- The president of Georgia called for a boycott of the airline that started flying to Russia
- Sandu: There is nothing good left for Moldova in the CIS, Russia is the main problem
- The fiercest battles are taking place for Bakhmut and Maryinka, the Russian offensive in the direction of White Mountain was not successful
- The Russians shelled Toretsk from "Hrad" - 6 people were wounded
- The Russian army struck Kharkiv with a Lancet drone and shelled Kupyansk
- The new EU sanctions apply to more than 90 foreign companies, including those from China
- The German concern Rheinmetall plans to produce Fuchs armored personnel carriers in Ukraine
- Russia launched a fake about the "disappearance of Zaluzhnyi" due to the peak of tension in Bakhmut
- The Netherlands has changed its mind about selling the company's F-16 fighter jets to a private company
- The sounds of explosions rang out in Dnipro, air defense was working
- Zelenskyi held a meeting with Trudeau: they talked about the situation at the front
- Zelensky met with the President of Indonesia in Japan
- Putin congratulated the occupiers on the alleged capture of Bakhmut
- The battles for Bakhmut do not stop
- Zelensky spoke before the G7 leaders and addressed each of them
- The armed forces destroyed more than 700 invaders and 29 Russian artillery systems