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Combat Operations

• Russian Attack Near Ukraine's Eastern Front Injures 13 VOA 21 Sep 2023 -- A Russian attack on a town west of Donetsk close to Ukraine's eastern front injured 13 people, a local official said early Friday in Ukraine.
• Ukraine warns of 'difficult' winter after massive missile strikes by Russian forces Press TV 21 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine has warned that winter months will be "difficult" for the nation after Russia launched a massive missile barrage across the ex-Soviet republic.

Ukraine

• Zelenskyy to US Lawmakers: Ukraine Will Lose War Without US Aid VOA 21 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy swept through Washington in a diplomatic blitz Thursday, winning a pledge of continued support from the U.S. president and delivering a bold message: Without another tranche of U.S. funding to combat Russian aggression, Ukraine will lose the war.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Olaf Scholz President of Ukraine 21 Sep 2023
• A ceremony of returning cultural property stolen from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine was held in Washington with the participation of the President President of Ukraine 21 Sep 2023
• Memoranda of cooperation in the defense industry were signed in the presence of the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 21 Sep 2023
• President of Ukraine had a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon President of Ukraine 21 Sep 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties in the U.S. Senate and senators President of Ukraine 21 Sep 2023
• In Washington, President of Ukraine had a meeting with the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives with the participation of leaders of parties President of Ukraine 21 Sep 2023
• Air defence, artillery systems, long-range weapons: Rustem Umerov is visiting USA as part of Ukrainian delegation Ukraine MOD 21 Sep 2023
• The Ministry of Defence won an international arbitration against a foreign supplier for more than € 3 million Ukraine MOD 21 Sep 2023

Russia

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Sep 2023
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 21 Sep 2023 -- On the night of 20-21 September, the Russian Armed Forces foiled an attempt by the Kiev regime to launch a terrorist attack by fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• US has meddled in Ukraine since fall of Soviet Union: Lavrov Press TV 21 Sep 2023 -- Russia has accused the United States and other Western powers of meddling in Ukraine since the fall of the Soviet Union to force pro-Western policies in Kiev.
• Air Defense Downs All Missiles Launched by Ukraine at Saki Airfield in Crimea Sputnik 21 Sep 2023 -- Russian air defense systems have shot down all the missiles with which Kiev tried to attack the Saki airfield in Crimea, Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to the head of Crimea, stated on Thursday.
• Russian Air Defense Downs 5 Storm Shadow Missiles, 75 Ukrainian Drones in Past Day Sputnik 21 Sep 2023 -- Russian air defense systems have shot down five Storm Shadow cruise missiles and the record 75 Ukrainian drones over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Russian Forces Strike Reconnaissance, Sabotage Preparation Centers in Ukraine Sputnik 21 Sep 2023 -- Russia's armed forces attacked military industry facilities, as well as radio intelligence and saboteur training centers of Ukraine overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

United States

• Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing DoD 21 Sep 2023
• Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - September 21, 2023 DOD
• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 614(a)(1) and Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 21 Sep 2023
• Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 21 Sep 2023 -- As President Biden just announced, the Department of Defense is sending an additional security assistance package to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy DoD 21 Sep 2023
• Biden Meets With Ukraine President, as U.S. Sends $325M Arms Package DoD News 21 Sep 2023 -- The U.S. today announced it will send an additional security assistance package for Ukraine valued at up to $325 million as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy concluded his second visit to Washington since Russia launched its unprovoked invasion.
• Austin Assures Zelenskyy of American Support for Ukraine DoD News 21 Sep 2023 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States will work with allies and partners to ensure Ukraine has the capabilities it needs to defeat Russian aggression, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said during a news conference today.
• Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 21 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine's resilience, courage, and determination have inspired the world and galvanized U.S. and global efforts to help it defend itself and secure its future.
• Biden Announces $128 Million Ukraine Security Package Including Hawk Air Defense Battery Sputnik 21 Sep 2023 -- US President Joe Biden announced a new security package for Ukraine that will include the second Hawk air defense battery and monthly deliveries of additional weapons systems over the course of the winter.
• Biden Assures Zelenskiy Of Global Support: Abrams Tanks Coming, But ATACMS Will Have To Wait RFE/RL 21 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with President Joe Biden at the White House in the midst of his crucial diplomatic push, thanking the U.S. leader for helping Kyiv to fight "Russian terror," while Biden told his counterpart that he will "ensure that the world stands" with Ukraine and that the first of the sophisticated U.S. Abrams tanks are on the way.
• Remarks by President Biden and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 21 Sep 2023
• Remarks by President Biden and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine After Expanded Bilateral Meeting The White House 21 Sep 2023
• Readout of President Biden's Meeting President Zelenskyy of Ukraine The White House 21 Sep 2023
• Ukraine Is Once Again A Focus Of U.S. Politics. This Time, The Stakes Are Higher. RFE/RL 21 Sep 2023 -- When Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump in the November 2020 presidential contest, it ended a tense election struggle in which a country that had never played more than a bit part in U.S. politics - Ukraine - suddenly had a substantial role.

NATO

United Nations

• Statement by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, on International Day of Peace UNOCHA 21 Sep 2023 -- Let us take this day, and every single day that we wake, to think about the absence of peace in Ukraine and the consequences of war.

Foreign Reactions

• Russia's ongoing detention of OSCE officials is unacceptable: UK Statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 21 Sep 2023 -- Ambassador Neil Holland says that Russia must immediately free the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission staff who have been held captive for over 500 days.
• Russian aggression and isolation continues: UK Statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 21 Sep 2023 -- Ambassador Neil Holland says that Ukrainian civilians continue to suffer while Russia refuses to engage constructively on the world stage.
• Informal Ministerial Network (IMN) for the International Criminal Court (ICC) Estonia MFA 21 Sep 2023
• The President at the United Nations Security Council: It is our duty to defend the world order against the war of destruction President of the Republic of Lithuania 21 Sep 2023 -- On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda addressed the high-level open debates of the UN Security Council on Ukraine in New York.
• The President urged the world to stand by Ukraine's victory President of the Republic of Lithuania 21 Sep 2023 -- On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda addressed the world leaders at the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
• Poland Says No New Weapons for Ukraine, as US Plays Down Dispute VOA 21 Sep 2023 -- Washington said Thursday that Poland remained a close ally of Ukraine, after Warsaw said it would no longer provide Kyiv with weapons amid an escalating dispute over food imports.
• Polish PM says no longer arms Ukraine, as Warsaw summons Ukrainian envoy over Zelensky's remarks Press TV 21 Sep 2023 -- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says his country will no longer supply Ukraine with weapons, as Warsaw has summoned the Ukrainian ambassador over comments by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the United Nations.

News Reports

• Cannon Fodder: Number of Ukrainian Amputee Soldiers Going Through the Roof Sputnik 21 Sep 2023 -- Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have become amputees, while many more sustained other injuries or died on the battlefield. The scale of amputations in Ukraine has reached that of the First World War, according to Western media.