Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on April 20th 2023

▪️Over Belgorod, there occurred an off-nominal drop of aviation munition from Su-34 bomber of Russian Aerospace Forces. As a result of the subsequent explosion, residential buildings were damaged, with at least two civilians injured. ▪️Ukrainian forces again launched a mortar attack on the village of Lomakovka in the Bryansk region. Shell fragments damaged residential houses and an electrical substation. There are casualties among civilians. ▪️Artillery duels and positional battles continue along the entire front line in the Kupyansk area. An enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group was identified and destroyed near Synkivka. ▪️Wagner PMC groups continue their operation to encircle Bakhmut from the flanks. On the northwestern outskirts, the advance units pushed through the enemy’s defenses and came close to the road to Khromove. ▪️A large area of the city east of the railroad has been liberated in the central quarters. Russian forces have taken control of a complex of warehouses. The front line has shifted to the high-rise buildings. ▪️Russian motorized rifle units continue to storm enemy positions in Mar’inka. In the southern part of the city, the fighting has shifted to the western side of Druzhba Avenue, creating preconditions for a further offensive. ▪️The storming of Avdiivka fortification continues: the enemy went into a blind defense, slowing the pace of Russian advance. The Ukrainian positions are under intensive fire from artillery and Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower systems.