20 February 2024 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• The Russians attacked Poltava Oblast at night, a fire raged at an industrial facility
• The wreckage of "Shakhediv" damaged 3 houses and 2 cars in Dnipropetrovsk region
• The Air Force shot down all 23 Shaheds, which Russia used to attack Ukraine
• In the morning, the Russians shelled Sumy region, two people were killed
• Sweden is preparing its largest package of military aid to Ukraine with boats and more
• The EU has extended the sanctions against Russia for the occupation of the territories of Ukraine for another year
• British intelligence: the Russian army lacks the combat capability to take advantage of the effect of capturing Avdiivka
• In Poland, farmers protest en masse and block the border with Ukraine
• Polish farmers blocked the railway and dumped grain from the wagon on the border with Ukraine
• Ukrainian carriers began to block Polish trucks
• Germany is preparing a plan to transfer long-range systems to Ukraine, but Taurus is not mentioned there
• In Sumy Oblast, a drone of the occupiers targeted a house, killing 5 family members
• The Poles announced their intention to extend the blockade of the border until April and threatened not to let buses through
• The EU will allocate 75 million euros for humanitarian projects in Ukraine in the conditions of Russian aggression
• The Russians continue their assaults near Avdiivka in small groups
• The Russians shelled the Nikopol district, wounding three people
• Hundreds of parts from Europe and the USA were found in the North Korean missile that Russia used to attack Ukraine
• The Russians in Avdiivka have enough forces for an offensive, the main direction is Lastochkina
• Ukraine returned another 11 children from Russia and the occupied territories
• The White House is pressuring the House of Representatives on aid to Ukraine
• The Minister of Defense boasted that Russia has multiplied the production of tanks and drones
• At the front, there were fifty clashes in a day, the most attacks were in the Marinsky direction
• Against the backdrop of increased sanctions, Russia began supplying oil to Venezuela
• In the Kupyan region, an enemy kamikaze drone hit a civilian car, farm workers were killed
• The White House blamed Congress for the inaction that caused Ukraine to lose Avdiyivka
• The Poles accuse the Ukrainian agricultural holding of destroying the chicken market
• Russian troops attacked Kramatorsk, six people were injured
• Polish farmers called on Putin to restore order in Ukraine
• The Polish police began an investigation into a scandalous poster with an appeal to Putin
• In the Marinsky direction, the Russians made 20 attempts to break through the defenses
• The defense forces destroyed more than a thousand invaders and 53 artillery systems in a day