The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has advanced near Kreminna - isw (map)

Analysts have not yet noted any signs that Russian troops are going to restore offensive operations in the Kreminna area. On November 20, the occupation group of troops continued the offensive actions on the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line and achieved a slight advance in the Kreminna area. This is stated in the summary of the Institute of War Study of November 20.

Geolocated footage, published on November 20, shows that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation slightly advanced in the forest area south of Kreminna. The Russian source reported that Russian troops were also moving in the Kupyansk direction across the road from Ivanivka to Kislivka (20 km from Kupyansk) and strengthen the positions near the railway line to the east of the mentioned settlements. At the same time, the ISW has no visual confirmation of these statements.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces reported in vain the offensive operations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the area of ​​Sinkivka and Ivanivka and east of Petropavlivka (7 from Kupyansk).

The Ukrainian military observer Konstantin Mashovets noted that the Western group of Russian troops in Kupyansk direction is more personnel and armored vehicles than the central one, but still in the central group, units for offensive strikes are enough if the Armed Forces command of the Russian Federation. At the same time, ISW does not note that Russian troops are preparing to restore offensive operations in the Kreminna area.

Russian sources claimed that the Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations east of Kupyansk and south of Kreminna, but without advance. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that Russian troops reflected attacks of the Armed Forces in the area of ​​Zagoruykivka village (16 km from Kupyansk) and Grigorivka (11 km from Kreminna).

In the fresh construction of the Armed Forces General Staff, it is noted that in the Siversky and Slobozhansky directions, the enemy retains military presence in border areas. Active sabotage groups that try to prevent the transfer of Ukraine's troops to those areas where there is a threat. The enemy increases the density of mine-explosive barriers along the border in the Belgorod region.

"In the area of ​​responsibility of OSHV" Khortytsa "in Kupyansk direction the enemy conducted assault actions in the areas of Sinkivka and east of Petropavlivka of Kharkiv region, where 10 attacks were reflected by the defense forces," the General Staff report reads. We will remind that the Russians declared a breakthrough of defense near Avdiivka, but in ISW ​​deny it.