War update: 206 clashes on front line in 24 hours as Russian forces step up attacks on Southern Slobozhanskyi axis

Ukrinform reports this, citing the General Staff’s Facebook post on the battlefield situation as of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20. Russian forces launched one missile strike and 63 airstrikes, dropping 217 guided glide bombs. In addition, the enemy launched 8,784 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,607 attacks on populated areas and Ukrainian military positions. In Sumy region, artillery strikes hit the settlements of Ulianove, Pysarivka, Korenok, Khotin, Mala Korchakivka, Yunakivka, Luzhky, and Velyka Rybytsia. Airstrikes also targeted areas near Pysarivka, Riznykivka, and Sinne. Ukraine’s Defense Forces used aircraft, missile forces, and artillery to strike a UAV command post and two areas where Russian personnel were concentrated.