Massive attacks on Moscow – Russian losses

Ukraine has carried out extensive attacks on the Moscow region overnight. Reports on what has been hit vary, but according to social media posts, the refinery in Kapotnya was hit and fires have broken out in several places, and there are reports that a department store was also hit and is burning. From Russia, there are reports that residential buildings have been hit, and according to the governor, 338 drones have been shot down.

Russian aviation authorities temporarily restricted operations at Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports near Moscow overnight, citing concerns about flight safety. The attacks came on the second day of the election to the Duma, Russia’s first parliamentary vote since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Read more here.

Russian losses

• 1560 KIA
• 4 Tanks
• 4 AFVs
• 56 Artillery systems
• 3 MLRS
• 2 Air defense systems
• 1833 UAVs
• 23 UGVs
• 423 Vehicles & fuel tanks
• 13 Special equipment

Ukrainian General Staff morning report

Operational information as of 08:00 on September 20, 2026, regarding the Russian invasion

Glory to Ukraine!

The 1670th day of the Russian Federation’s full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine has begun.

In the past 24 hours, a total of 234 combat engagements were recorded.
Yesterday, the enemy conducted 98 airstrikes, during which 313 guided aerial bombs were dropped. Additionally, the attackers used 10,856 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,689 shellings against communities and our troops’ positions, including 58 with rocket artillery.

Hostile shelling affected, among others, the communities of Bezsalivka, Pustohorod, Bachivsk, Korenok, Ulanove, Rivne, Kruzhok, Potapivka, Obody, Mala Korchakivka, Pysarivka, Sadky, Mohrytsia, Korchakivka, Sumy, Sopych, Hirky, Romashkove, Fotovyzh, and Volfyne in the Sumy region, as well as Khrinivka, Krasnyi Khutir, and Mykhalchyna-Sloboda in the Chernihiv region. Vilcha Sloboda and Korenok were subjected to airstrikes.

In the past 24 hours, the defense forces’ air, missile units, and artillery struck four areas with concentrations of enemy personnel and materiel, four command posts for unmanned aerial vehicles, four artillery systems and artillery positions, one command post, and one air defense missile system belonging to the occupiers.

On the northern Slobozhansky and Kursk sectors, four enemy assault attempts were recorded in the past 24 hours. The attacker conducted 122 shellings against our troops’ positions and communities.

On the southern Slobozhansky sector, Ukrainian units repelled 10 enemy attacks. The attackers tried to advance towards the communities of Lyman, Artilne, Ternova, Mala Vovcha, Vilkhuvatka, Sheviakivka, and Dovzhanka.

On the Kupyansk sector, the enemy attempted twice to improve their positions through assault operations in the areas around Kurylivka and Kivsharivka.

Attempts to break into our defense were repelled on the Lyman sector, where the occupiers conducted 15 attacks in the areas around Novoiehorivka, Cherneshchyna, Novoselivka, Zarichne, Stavky, Lyman, and Dibrova.

On the Slovyansk sector, the enemy carried out four assault attempts in the areas around Yampil and Mykolaivka, as well as towards Pyskunivka and Orikhuvatka.

On the Kramatorsk sector, the Russian attackers conducted an offensive operation towards Yurkivka.

On the Kostyantynivka sector, 25 attacks were recorded in the area around Kostyantynivka and towards Osykove, Dovha Balka, Illinivka, Rusyn Yar, Mykolaipillia, Stepy, and Vilne.

On the Pokrovsk sector, the enemy conducted 21 attacks. The occupiers tried to advance towards the communities of Dobropillia, Vodianske, Bilytske, Novyi Donbas, Serhiivka, and Molodetske.

On the Huljajpole sector, the occupiers attacked once towards the community of Kopani.

On the Oleksandrivka, Orikhiv, and Prydniprovsk sectors, the enemy conducted no offensive operations.

On the Volyn and Polissya sectors, no signs have been detected that the enemy is forming offensive force groupings.

In total, the Russian attackers’ losses in the past 24 hours amounted to 1,560 personnel. Additionally, four tanks, four armored fighting vehicles, 56 artillery systems, three rocket artillery systems, two air defense systems, 23 ground-based missile systems, 1,833 unmanned aerial vehicles, 423 vehicles, and 13 units of special equipment were neutralized.

Join the defense forces! Together we will win! Glory to Ukraine!

Comment:
83 localized attacks out of a total of 234 leaves 151 unlocalized, resulting in a ratio of 151 / 83 ≈ 1.82.