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Key Developments in Russia‘s War on Ukraine: Day 1,242
As of Sunday, July 20, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued with significant military actions and diplomatic exchanges.Fighting
russian forces conducted a missile strike targeting the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine, resulting in two fatalities. The attack also caused damage to an outpatient clinic, a school, and a cultural institution, according to the regional governor, Serhiy Lysak.
In the Black Sea port city of Odesa, another Russian missile attack overnight led to at least one death and six injuries, including six children.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russian forces deployed over 300 strike drones and more than 30 missiles against Ukrainian cities during the night. These attacks also impacted critical infrastructure in the Sumy region, leaving thousands of families without electricity.
Simultaneously occurring, in Russia, the Mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, announced that Russian air defenses intercepted at least 15 Ukrainian drones approaching the capital early Sunday. Russia’s Ministry of Defense stated that its air defence units destroyed 40 Ukrainian drones, with 21 of them being over the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine. This follows a report from Saturday where the ministry claimed its air defenses had shot down six missiles and 349 drones over Russian territory.Earlier, a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s southern Rostov region caused train services to be suspended for approximately four hours overnight and injured one railway worker. The acting governor of the Rostov region also reported that Ukrainian drones had ignited fires and downed power lines in the area.
Politics and Diplomacy
President Zelenskyy revealed that Ukraine has submitted a proposal to Russia for a new round of peace talks to be held next week, following a halt in negotiations last month.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Russia of deporting Ukrainians to Georgia and leaving them stranded without proper documentation, far from their homes. He indicated that Ukraine has successfully repatriated 43 individuals so far, but a larger number remain in challenging conditions at the border. An aid group, Volunteers Tbilisi, reported that at least 56 Ukrainians, primarily former prisoners who had completed their sentences and were later ordered to leave Russia, were being held in “inhumane” conditions in a basement near the Russian-Georgian border.
Separately, India stated its opposition to “unilateral sanctions” imposed by the European Union, specifically referencing penalties against a Rosneft oil refinery located in the western Indian state of Gujarat.
