{"id":373,"date":"2025-09-20T11:06:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T08:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=373"},"modified":"2025-09-20T11:06:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T08:06:34","slug":"massive-shelling-of-ukraine-by-russians-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/main-news\/massive-shelling-of-ukraine-by-russians-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive shelling of Ukraine by Russians on 20 September"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"48\">Massive shelling on the night of 20 September: alarms across the country, active air defence, destruction of housing and infrastructure.<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"717\">\n<li data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"342\">\n<p data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"342\">Russia has carried out <strong data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"126\">a large combined attack with drones and missiles<\/strong> on the night of 20 September. According to Kyiv, about <strong data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"196\">580 drones<\/strong> and to <strong data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"214\">40 missiles<\/strong>; Air defence systems shot down most of the targets. Previously. <strong data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"301\">at least 3 dead and dozens wounded<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"558\">\n<p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"558\">Under attack - at least <strong data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"390\">nine regions<\/strong> (in particular, Dnipropetrovs'k, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv regions).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"717\">\n<p data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"717\"><strong data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"571\">Poland<\/strong> has been flying its own and allied aircraft to protect airspace amid strikes in western Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"722\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"737\">What happened<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"1034\">The strike lasted several hours with waves of kamikaze drones and missiles of various types. In some regions, the \u00abAir Alert\u00bb signal lasted up to 10-11 hours. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the targets were residential buildings, infrastructure and industrial facilities.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1039\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1065\">Geography and implications<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1480\">\n<li data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1257\">\n<p data-start=\"1068\" data-end=\"1257\"><strong data-start=\"1068\" data-end=\"1079\">Dnipro.<\/strong> A residential multi-storey building was hit (cluster munition); <strong data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1178\">1 killed, at least 26 wounded<\/strong>, The buildings and infrastructure were damaged.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1480\">\n<p data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1480\"><strong data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1277\">Other regions.<\/strong> Casualties were reported in <strong data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1322\">Chernihivska<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1342\">Khmelnytsky<\/strong> In Kyiv region, damage was reported in Bucha, Boryspil and Obukhiv districts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1542\">\n<p data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1542\">The data is being updated, and the number of victims may change.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1547\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1562\">Air defence operations<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1792\">As a result of the night attack, Ukrainian air defence stated <strong data-start=\"1617\" data-end=\"1660\">Destruction of dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones<\/strong> (approximately <strong data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1699\">552 drones and 31 missiles<\/strong>). The final figures will be updated after the wreckage is analysed.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"1797\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1825\">Reactions from NATO and neighbours<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1826\" data-end=\"2072\">For the duration of the strokes <strong data-start=\"1840\" data-end=\"1850\">Poland<\/strong> increased air defence readiness and launched aircraft from its own and allied air forces to control the airspace near the border with Ukraine; the operation was curtailed after the attack.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2077\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2090\">Context.<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2091\" data-end=\"2311\">The massive shelling took place against the backdrop of a series of intense Russian strikes against Ukraine's energy sector and cities in September. Kyiv is calling on its partners to speed up the delivery of air defence systems and tighten sanctions.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2313\" data-end=\"2316\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2328\">What's next<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2329\" data-end=\"2584\">Updated reports from the Air Force and regional military administrations on the types of weapons, launch routes and impact are awaited. Rescue services continue to clear the rubble and restore critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2586\" data-end=\"2589\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2591\" data-end=\"2602\">Sources.<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2603\" data-end=\"2760\">Reuters; Associated Press; official reports of regional authorities; the Ministry of Defence and the Air Force of Ukraine; and the Armed Forces of Poland.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u041c\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0456\u043b \u0443\u043d\u043e\u0447\u0456 20 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u043d\u044f: \u0442\u0440\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0433\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456, \u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u0440\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430 \u041f\u041f\u041e, \u0440\u0443\u0439\u043d\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0436\u0438\u0442\u043b\u0430 \u0439 \u0456\u043d\u0444\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0438. \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0456\u044f \u0437\u0434\u0456\u0439\u0441\u043d\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0443 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0456\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0443 \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0443 \u0434\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0439 \u0440\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0432\u043d\u043e\u0447\u0456 20 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u043d\u044f. \u0417\u0430 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u041a\u0438\u0454\u0432\u0430, \u0437\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e \u0431\u043b\u0438\u0437\u044c\u043a\u043e 580 \u0434\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0456\u0432 \u0456 \u0434\u043e 40 \u0440\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442; \u041f\u041f\u041e \u0437\u0431\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0431\u0456\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0446\u0456\u043b\u0435\u0439. \u041f\u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u044c\u043e \u2014 \u0449\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0439\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0448\u0435 3 \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0445 \u0456 \u0434\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0442\u043a\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0445. \u041f\u0456\u0434 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u2014 \u0449\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0439\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0448\u0435 \u0434\u0435\u0432\u2019\u044f\u0442\u044c \u0440\u0435\u0433\u0456\u043e\u043d\u0456\u0432 [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207433346,"featured_media":374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u043c\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0456\u043b \u043a\u0438\u0454\u0432\u0430,\u043c\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0456\u043b \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[805616],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-main-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":375,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions\/375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}