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
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