Explosions were heard in Kyiv during the day on 20 August. The enemy is deploying attack drones.

Emergency workers dealt with the aftermath of the shelling in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district following the second Russian attack on the capital within 24 hours.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that efforts to deal with the aftermath of the Russian strike continued for much of August 20 in Kyiv and the surrounding region, including Boryspil and Brovary.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar and the Hungarian people on their national holiday, Saint Stephen’s Day, and said he would be pleased to welcome the head of the Hungarian government to Kyiv.

Today, August 20, Russian forces are attacking communities in the Zaporizhzhia district of the Zaporizhzhia region, leaving people injured.

In Moldova, experts determined that drone debris found near Giurgiulesti belonged to a Geran-type drone. Two craters caused by an explosion were also discovered at the crash site.

In 2023, Ukrainian troops deployed the "Plastun" unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) on the battlefield for the first time. Every kilometre travelled by the "Plastun" robot instead of a soldier means an infantryman’s life saved, someone who did not have to move under enemy fire carrying a 30-kilogram...

On the afternoon of August 20, Russian forces deliberately targeted a critical infrastructure facility in Kyiv, effectively for the first time in several months. Hot water supply disruptions are possible.

Lithuania plans to use Ukraine’s experience in protecting energy infrastructure from missile and drone attacks to strengthen the resilience of its own power grid. For the second time in the past several weeks, a Lithuanian delegation has visited Ukrainian energy facilities to study the solutions...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy introduced the newly appointed head of the Ministry of Defense, Yevhenii Khmara, to the ministry’s staff and outlined tasks for him concerning mobilization and cooperation with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.