Russian forces are approximately 5.5 km away from closing the encirclement south of Kurakhove.

Russian occupying army is only 5.5 km away from closing the encirclement south of Kurakhove according to Julian Röpke

The Russians carried out air strikes on all five schools: four of them were hit directly, and in one case, shells fell on the school yard, significantly damaging the building. There was a secondary school in Sviatohirsk that was destroyed by Russians with direct tank fire.

Ukrainian forces regained lost positions south of Mykolaivka east of Pokrovsk

Russian occupiers conducted assault actions east and northeast of Velyka Novosilka on November 20

Russia launched Tornado multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) armed with cluster munitions at Pershomaryivka in Donetsk Oblast's Kramatorsk district at around 3:45 p.m. local time, killing an 11-year-old boy and injuring his 13-year-old sister and a 63-year-old man.