Page 96 - Ussian Troops News Today

The death toll in the Russia-Ukraine conflict has risen as the conflict continues.

Colonel Oleksandr Shtupun, spokesman for the joint press centre of the Tavriia front Defence Forces, has said that the intensity of Russian troops' attacks near Avdiivka has somewhat decreased, although they continue to "move forward".

Russia keeps suffering losses in its war of aggression against Ukraine as Ukrainian defenders have killed 1,380 Russian soldiers and destroyed 55 tanks and 120 armoured combat vehicles belonging to the Russians over the past 24 hours alone.

Russian troops continue to suffer losses in manpower and equipment during their attacks at Avdiivka, as can be seen in a video shared on social media by Ukraine's Special Operations Forces on Oct. 20.

"They were regularly singling out and looting empty apartments in the city. This time, our resistance was tracking them," Ivan Fedorov wrote on his Telegram channel.

Russian forces renewed their assault against Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast and launched unsuccessful attacks at the town's flanks, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Oct. 20.

Maksym Butkevych, Ukrainian human rights activist, journalist, public figure and military officer, who was captured by the Russians, became a laureate of the special award named after Anne Frank. Source: Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's Ambassador to the USA Details: As Markarkova said, this award from the Dutch Embassy in the USA is given every year for a significant contribution to the protection of human rights.

Drug use is widespread in the Russian forces fighting Ukraine on the front lines, news outlet Verstka reported.

Signal Communication Troops Day is celebrated every year in the Russian Army on October 20. For more than 100 years, since its foundation in 1919, signalmen ensure seamless communication in the most challenging conditions, playing a pivotal role in the special military operation.

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) can be seen destroying Russian heavy equipment and personnel near Avdiyivka in a video shared on Telegram on Oct. 20