Russo-Ukrainian war main facts

  • 20 October 2025

  • Armed Forces: 202 skirmishes took place at the front during the day, more than a third of them in the Pokrovsky direction
  • Armed Forces: Russia lost more than 1,100 soldiers in the war against Ukraine in a day
  • The US Senate postponed consideration of the bill on sanctions against Russia until Trump's meeting with Putin
  • Bloomberg: Italy agreed to pay for the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine
  • The Russian army attacked an energy facility in Chernihiv region - the northern part of the region is without power
  • Bulgaria is ready to let Putin's plane to Budapest to meet with Trump
  • Trump said that he does not expect Ukraine to win, but does not rule out its possibility
  • Intelligence of Ukraine: the Russian Federation is setting up serial production of aerial bombs with a range of up to 200 km
  • Bloomberg: The US did not want to join the EU plan for a reparation loan to Ukraine
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation reported on the telephone conversation between Lavrov and Rubio
  • Reuters: Rubio and Lavrov plan to meet on October 23
  • The Russians massively attacked Pavlograd in the Dnipropetrovsk region - 16 people were injured
  • Two Russians were deported from Bosnia and Herzegovina on suspicion of terrorism
  • Ukraine will receive 70 generators from Spain as part of energy assistance
  • Russian troops expanded their control in the center of Kupyansk
  • The EU is discussing a new accession model for Ukraine and Moldova without full voting rights
  • The Kremlin rejected the idea of ​​stopping the troops along the contact line
  • The Council of the EU supported the complete rejection of oil and gas from the Russian Federation, Hungary and Slovakia - against
  • Callas is unhappy with Putin's possible visit to the EU
  • More and more Ukrainians believe that Europe and the USA are already tired of Ukraine
  • The Netherlands has reduced intelligence sharing with the US
  • The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Bulgaria accused Russian agents of cooperation with migrant smugglers
  • Russian troops attacked Dnipropetrovsk region
  • The Russians hit the Kharkiv region - 1 person died, 5 more were injured
  • Russia again hit the energy system of Chernihiv Oblast - more than two thousand people were without electricity
  • The Russian Federation attacked Ukrainian railways and port facilities
  • Russia attacked Ukraine with ballistics and 60 drones - missiles hit, 38 UAVs were neutralized
  • 19 October 2025

  • Armed Forces: 168 clashes with the enemy at the front per day, 58 of them in the Pokrovsky direction
  • Ukrainian Armed Forces: During the day, Ukrainian defenders eliminated 890 Russian invaders
  • Trump promises to maintain huge tariffs on India until it stops importing Russian oil
  • Trump denied that he forced Zelensky to agree to hand over all of Donbas to Russia
  • Tusk: No one should put pressure on Zelenskyi regarding the territories, it is necessary to put pressure on the Russian Federation
  • The Armed Forces of Lithuania received the first Black Hawk helicopters
  • FT: Trump persuaded Zelensky to accept Putin's terms
  • Russia attacked the DTEK mine in Dnipropetrovsk region
  • The Russians attacked an energy facility in the Chernihiv region - the damage was very significant
  • Media: Russian hackers broke into British military bases and stole classified documents
  • Zelensky: Putin is not winning, the Russian army is in a weak position
  • Swedish Defense Minister: Europe must go into war mode to contain Russia
  • Germany recalls ambassador from Georgia
  • The Russians advanced in Zaporozhye and Dnipropetrovsk region
  • 66% of Germans are against payments to Ukrainian refugees
  • Ukrainian drones hit the Novokuibyshev Refinery and the Orenburg GPP
  • In the Orenburg region of the Russian Federation, drones attacked a gas plant
  • Russia reported an attack by 45 Ukrainian drones
  • At night, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 62 drones - almost a third of them hit
  • 18 October 2025

  • ZSU: Russia lost another 1,000 soldiers in the war against Ukraine
  • Politico: The EU is discussing increasing control over Russia's shadow fleet
  • Zelenskyi: Ukraine has made proposals to the USA regarding gas infrastructure and nuclear generation
  • WP: Putin hinted to Trump that he is ready to cede parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in exchange for Donetsk region
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