20 December 2023 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• A series of explosions rang out in Kharkiv
• Russian missiles hit a transport depot and a residential building in Kharkiv at night
• The US announced sanctions against individuals and organizations that provided parts for Iranian drones
• Air defense destroyed 18 out of 19 Shaheds that attacked Ukraine at night
• More than 5,000 trucks are queuing to enter Ukraine from the EU, 4 directions are blocked
• The US is negotiating with Japan on missiles for the Patriot air defense system to help Ukraine
• The vast majority of Ukrainians oppose Zaluzhny's resignation
• British intelligence: the front is static, Ukraine is strengthening its defenses in most areas
• The European Commissioner for Energy warned the EU about ending the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine
• The Baltic countries agreed on the uniform application of EU sanctions against Russia
• Bridgestone tire manufacturer is selling its assets in the Russian Federation
• Ukraine received EUR 150 million in non-refundable recovery aid from the EU
• Estonia and 9 other countries launched the Tallinn mechanism for cyber assistance to Ukraine
• Air defense of Ukraine destroyed a guided missile in the Dnipropetrovsk region during the day
• Three humanitarian organizations were attacked in Kherson at night
• The Russians launched 11 drones over Nikopol region, injuring two men
• The White House hopes Congress will approve additional funding for Ukraine in January
• Blinken: Ukrainians have done the seemingly impossible in a year, and Russia has weakened
• In Sumy Oblast, anti-aircraft fire shot down two "Shaheda"
• The Russians again shelled the TPP in the front-line region
• Russia attacked Poltava region, debris fell on a residential building
• Anti-aircraft defense worked in the Dnipropetrovsk region, shooting down two drones
• In the Kyiv region, air defense was working in the evening, the movement of Russian unmanned aerial vehicles was recorded
• The US ambassador to NATO: North Korea delivered more than a thousand containers with ammunition to Russia
• ISW recorded positional battles along the entire contact line with the Russian occupiers
• Defense forces of Ukraine repelled more than 30 attacks on the left bank of the Kherson region
• The Armed Forces destroyed 1,080 occupiers and 20 Russian AT systems in one day