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The fierce fighting between Russia and Ukraine in Kursk, Russia is still ongoing. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 20th local time that the Russian army has taken control of New York Village, one of the largest settlements in the Dzerzhinsk region.

Russia says it has taken control of New York village

On the 19th, fierce fighting between Russia and Ukraine continued to focus on the Donbass and Kursk directions. In the Donbass region, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 20th that the Russian army had taken control of New York Village, one of the largest settlements in the Dzerzhinsk region. At the same time, Russian media reported that the Russian army also completely controlled Kirovye, another major settlement in the area. The Ukrainian side did not respond to this.

The sound of artillery fire gradually approached as the Russian army continued to advance towards the Red Army Village

In Pokrovsk, that is, in the direction of Red Army Village, the Russian army continued to advance westward and southward on the 19th. The video released by the Ukrainian side showed that the sound of Russian artillery fire could be clearly heard in Novokhedivka, which it controlled.

Ukrainian troops attack Russian floating bridge in Kursk

In the Kursk direction, after the Ukrainian army blew up three bridges on the Seym River, the Ukrainian army discovered through satellite images that the Russian army built two more floating bridges on the river between the 15th and 16th. The Ukrainian army then blew up one of the floating bridges on the 19th.

Russia says Ukrainian advance in Kursk blocked

On the Russian side, the deputy director of the Military and Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, Alaudinov, said on the 20th that the Ukrainian army's advance in Kursk Oblast has been completely blocked and its main resources have been destroyed. The Ukrainian side has not yet responded to this.

Russian troops strike Ukrainian rear facilities in Sumy region

In addition, the Russian army seems to have begun to intensify its attacks on Sumy, which is close to Kursk. On the 20th, the Russian Ministry of Defense released a video showing that Russian air strikes destroyed the headquarters and ammunition depot of the 47th Brigade of the Ukrainian Army in the Sumy area. The Russian side said that its command personnel had been eliminated. Earlier, the Ukrainian side released a video showing that Ukrainian soldiers who were digging trenches in the Sumy area were suddenly hit by Russian artillery shells, and the fortifications were also destroyed.

Zelensky: The West should lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons

Regarding the current situation in Kursk, Ukrainian President Zelensky said in a speech on the 19th that the Ukrainian army has controlled thousands of square kilometers of land and dozens of settlements in Russia's Kursk Oblast. Zelensky also called on Western countries to lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons.

Ukraine says F-16 fighter jets put into service

On the same day, the Ukrainian army said that F-16 fighter jets have been put into use on the front line. Previously, some Russian sources pointed out that the Ukrainian army's current offensive in Kursk may be just a "feint to the east and attack in the west", and the possibility of the Ukrainian army using F-16 to cooperate with the ground offensive to attack Crimea cannot be ruled out. According to a report by TASS on the 20th, there are signs that the Ukrainian army has been secretly transporting fuel trucks and military equipment through the city of Zaporizhia in recent days.

Source: CCTV News