On the night of 20 October, Russian forces attacked Volyn Region with drones. Kovel was hit hardest. No one was injured.
This was reported on Telegram by the head of the Regional Military Administration, Roman Romaniuk.
“Another difficult night for Volyn. In effect, almost every hour the enemy directed Shahed-type jet-powered UAVs at our region. In total, around 15 drones were recorded in Volyn’s airspace, several of which later moved into Lviv Region,” his message said.
According to Romaniuk, as in previous days, the enemy continues to target power facilities and civilian infrastructure. Kovel came under the heaviest attack overnight. A private vehicle service station was damaged, along with a lorry park with semi-trailers. A strike was also recorded on the premises of Epicentr, where warehouse facilities were damaged.
There were no fatalities or injuries in Volyn.
As for the power supply, as of the morning almost the entire region has electricity. Several settlements in Lutsk District remain without power.
- On the night of 20 October, starting from 18:00 the previous day, air defence forces neutralised 115 drones launched by Russia at Ukraine. In total, the enemy attacked with 165 drones.