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• Russia Admits Two Warships Damaged In Apparent Ukrainian Attack On Occupied Crimea RFE/RL 13 Sep 2023 -- Two Russian military vessels have been damaged in an apparent large-scale Ukrainian strike on a ship-repair base in Russian-occupied Crimea as Kyiv reported another barrage of Russian drones had struck port infrastructure in the Odesa region.
• Russia: Ukraine Missile Attack Hits Sevastopol Shipyard VOA 13 Sep 2023 -- A Ukrainian missile attack hit a strategic shipyard in Russian-annexed Crimea on Wednesday, wounding 24 people, damaging two ships undergoing repairs and setting part of the facility on fire, Russian authorities reported.
• Ukraine attacks Russia's Crimea port with 10 missiles, 3 speedboats Press TV 13 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine has targeted a Russian shipyard in Sevastopol port on the Crimean peninsula with 10 missiles and 3 speedboats, injuring two dozen people and causing severe damage to the port, according to the Russian defense ministry.
• Russia Says Ukraine Missile Attack Hits Sevastopol Shipyard VOA 13 Sep 2023 -- Russian officials said Wednesday a Ukrainian missile attack hit a shipyard in Russia-annexed Crimea.

Ukraine

• Ukraine Renews Calls for More Military Supplies to Battle Russians VOA 13 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian officials this week renewed calls to allies for more military equipment and supplies to battle invading Russian forces.
• Next year, we will add significant budget funds for the defense industry - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 13 Sep 2023

Russia

• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Sep 2023 -- On 13 September at around 22:00 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Sep 2023 -- On 13 September at around 21:30 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Sep 2023 -- On 13 September, 3 uncrewed AFU boats were detected and destroyed in the waters of the Black Sea by the Black Sea Fleet naval aviation.
• Press release on the UN Security Council meeting concerning arms supplies to the Kiev regime Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Sep 2023
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 13 Sep 2023 -- Last night, the AFU fired ten cruise missiles at the ship repair plant named after S. Ordzhonikidze in Sevastopol and three uncrewed boats at a detachment of Black Sea Fleet ships on a sea crossing.
• Russia's Air Defenses Down Ukrainian Drones Over Bryansk Region - Defense Ministry Sputnik 13 Sep 2023 -- Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Bryansk region early Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Ukraine Merely Pretends to Strive for Peace - Russian Foreign Ministry Sputnik 13 Sep 2023 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also shared her expectations of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Far East.
• Ukraine Loses 235 Military in South Donetsk Direction in Past Day Sputnik 13 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine has lost up to 235 military both killed and wounded in the South Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Russian Ships Damaged in Sevastopol Missile Attack to Be Repaired Sputnik 13 Sep 2023 -- Two Russian navy ships damaged in a Ukrainian missile attack on Sevastopol on Wednesday will be fully repaired, the Defense Ministry said.
• Ukraine Missile Attack in Sevastopol Leaves 24 People Injured - Governor Sputnik 13 Sep 2023 -- Russian air defenses repelled an overnight attack by the Ukrainian armed forces on the city of Sevastopol in Crimea, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said early Wednesday.

United States

• White House confirms over $100b spent on Ukraine war despite Russia warnings Press TV 13 Sep 2023 -- The White House has confirmed that the administration of US President Joe Biden has spent more than $100 billion on the war in Ukraine despite repeated warnings from Russia that such moves would only prolong the conflict in the former Soviet republic.

NATO

United Nations

• UN humanitarian chief in Ukraine condemns 'brutal and relentless' pattern of port attacks UN News 13 Sep 2023 -- A string of Russian attacks on port and grain facilities in Ukraine which began over a month ago, have intensified in recent days, drawing condemnation from the UN's top humanitarian official there.

Foreign Reactions

• G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Illegitimate "Elections" in Regions of Ukraine Illegally Occupied by Russia US Dept. of State 13 Sep 2023 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.
• G7 Slams Russia for 'Sham Elections' in Occupied Regions of Ukraine VOA 13 Sep 2023 -- Foreign ministers of the G7 and European Union have condemned "sham elections" in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, saying they are meant to legitimize Moscow's rule in areas illegally seized by force.
• Ukraine Making 'Great Strides' But More Hard Work Before Accession, EU Says RFE/RL 13 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine has made "great strides" to join the European Union since being granted candidate status in 2022, but full accession is a merit-based process and hard work lies ahead, the head of the bloc's executive said in her annual speech on September 13.
• Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: EU individual sanctions over territorial integrity prolonged for a further six months EC/CEU 13 Sep 2023 -- The Council decided today to prolong the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for another six months, until 15 March 2024.
• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 13 Sep 2023 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• Undersecretary Sillaste-Elling in Ukraine: Estonia is actively supporting Ukraine on its path to the European Union and NATO Estonia MFA 13 Sep 2023 -- This week, Undersecretary for Political Affairs Kyllike Sillaste-Elling was on a visit to Kyiv, and on 11 September, she met with Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Yevhen Perebyinis, Deputy Director General of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva, Director General of the Government's Office for Europe and Euro-Atlantic Integration Oleksandr Ilkov, Head of the European Affairs Committee of the Verkhovna Rada Ivanna Klympush-Tsyntsadze and other Ukrainian officials.
• The President: We must work together to achieve Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration goals as soon as possible President of the Republic of Lithuania 13 Sep 2023 -- On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with President Andrzej Duda of Poland at the Security and Economic Forum in Krynica.
• Bulgaria Signals Possible Track To Lift Ban On Ukrainian Grain Import RFE/RL 13 Sep 2023 -- The Bulgarian government on September 13 said it favors lifting the ban on Ukrainian grain imports in return for additional compensation for its farmers, but Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia insist that the current ban be extended by the European Commission and threatened to unilaterally take action if their demands are not met.
• Romania Finds Possible Drone Fragments After Russian Attack Hits Ukrainian Ports RFE/RL 13 Sep 2023 -- Romania's Defense Ministry said elements of what could be a drone were identified on the NATO member's territory following a Russian drone attack early on September 13 on Izmayil in southern Ukraine, just across the border.

News Reports

• Miami-Based Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate Russia-Ukraine Sanctions and to Commit International Money Laundering US Dept. of Justice 13 Sep 2023 -- Sergey Karpushkin, 46, of Miami, a resident of the United States and a citizen of Belarus, pleaded guilty today to engaging in a scheme to violate U.S. sanctions and commit money laundering by conducting transactions for the purchase and acquisition of metal products valued at over $139 million from companies owned by Sergey Kurchenko, a sanctioned oligarch.