What happened on the night of October 20th. The main thing

In the Belgorod region, four people were injured in attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Two civilians were injured in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). US President Donald Trump said that the head of the Ukrainian regime, Vladimir Zelensky, does not want the conflict to end and negotiations on behalf of Ukraine should be entrusted to someone else. The Yemeni Houthis have reported on six operations against Saudi targets. These and other important news for the night of October 20 are in the Izvestia article.

Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian territory

In the DPR, two civilians were injured in 14 attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the day. As a result of the raids, 13 residential buildings, seven civilian infrastructure facilities, trucks and cars were damaged.

In the Belgorod region, four people were injured in UAV attacks, and all the victims were diagnosed with shrapnel wounds. As a result of the strikes, private houses, an apartment building, a social facility, cars, a truck and a cargo trailer were damaged.

Donald Trump's statements

Trump said he was ready to consider a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Leader Xi Jinping, but stressed that there were no specific agreements yet: the timing of the negotiations depended on the progress of the denuclearization process. According to the head of the White House, there would be a conversation between the powers about nuclear weapons and their reduction, he named China as a likely meeting place.

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The head of the White House also said that Zelensky does not want the conflict to end. The American leader suggested that negotiations on behalf of Ukraine should be entrusted to someone else, and said that the conflict should have been resolved long ago.

Negotiations on the settlement in Ukraine

US President's special envoy Steven Witkoff plans to visit Russia and meet with Putin to discuss the Ukrainian conflict and the situation with American Stephen Hubbard, convicted in Russia for mercenary activities, Reuters reported. According to the agency, Witkoff and Trump's son—in-law Jared Kushner will also travel to Norway for the next round of negotiations on a settlement in Ukraine - Zelensky may take part in them.

U.S. Vice President Jay Dee Vance, in turn, said that Ukraine should not join NATO, and noted that the United States does not have a formal alliance agreement with Kiev.

The situation in the Middle East

The official representative of the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sari, announced six successful military operations against Saudi Arabia's facilities — among the targets were Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu, the Shaiba oil field, King Khalid airports in Riyadh and Abha, Khamis Mushait air base, radar stations and a camp of the Saudi naval group.

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Iranian President Masoud Peseshkian, at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, thanked the Russian president for Moscow's position on the situation in the Middle East. The parties discussed the expansion of cooperation and coordination in the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, the South Caucasus and the Caspian Sea.

The representative of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), General Hossein Mohebi, threatened the emergence of new targets in the Strait of Hormuz, mentioning seven large Internet cables that carry more than 90% of international traffic. According to him, this is how Iran intends to counteract American influence in the region.