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Combat Operations

• Russia Repels Ukrainian Air Attacks VOA 25 Sep 2023 -- Russian forces thwarted Ukrainian attacks Monday, downing one missile targeting the Crimean port of Sevastopol, and destroying seven drones over the Belgorod region, Russian officials said.
• Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Killed in Crimea Strike, Ukraine Claims VOA 25 Sep 2023 -- The commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov, was killed in a Ukrainian missile attack last week on Russia's fleet headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, Ukraine's Special Forces said Monday.
• Ukraine Hails Arrival Of First U.S. Abrams Tanks As Occupation Officials Claim Missile Attack On Sevastopol Repelled RFE/RL 25 Sep 2023 -- Ukraine received its first shipment of U.S.-made Abrams tanks that it says will strengthen its counteroffensive against Russian troops in the east amid continued Russian attacks in the southern city of Odesa and claims by occupation authorities in the Crimean port of Sevastopol that they had repelled a fresh missile attack on the port.

Ukraine

• The best thing for us is to be capable of producing advanced weapons to guarantee Ukraine's security, and we will do so - address by the President President of Ukraine 25 Sep 2023
• Ukraine's Zelensky says first batch of US Abrams tanks has arrived Press TV 25 Sep 2023 -- President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine's army has taken delivery of an initial batch of US-made Abrams tanks.

Russia

• Russia's air defense systems down four Ukrainian drones over Black Sea, Crimea Press TV 25 Sep 2023 -- Russian air defense systems have downed eight Ukrainian drones as Kiev forces increase their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and missile attacks.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 25 Sep 2023 -- On 25 September at around 2.30 p.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 25 Sep 2023 -- On 25 September at around 1.00 p.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 25 Sep 2023 -- On 25 September at around 10.30 a.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 25 Sep 2023 -- On 25 September at around 10.00 a.m., the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 25 Sep 2023 -- On 25 September at around 09:00 Moscow time, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled 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.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 25 Sep 2023 -- Today in the morning, the Russian Armed Forces have thwarted the Kiev regime's attempt to carry out a terrorist attack by fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 25 Sep 2023 -- On the night of 25 September, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks using fixed-wing UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.

United States

• Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh, Holds an Off-Camera, On-the-Record, Press Briefing DoD 25 Sep 2023

NATO

United Nations

• Human Rights Council Hears that the Special Procedures Have Achieved Gender Parity for the First Time, and that the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Has Found Continuing Evidence of War Crimes Committed by Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine OHCHR 25 Sep 2023 -- The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and that of its mechanisms.
• UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine finds continued systematic and widespread use of torture and indiscriminate attacks harming civilians OHCHR 25 Sep 2023 -- There is continuous evidence that Russian armed forces are committing war crimes in Ukraine, including unlawful attacks with explosive weapons, attacks harming civilians, torture, sexual and gender-based violence, and attacks on energy infrastructure, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in its latest update today.
• Ukraine: Rape and torture by Russian forces continuing, rights experts report UN News 25 Sep 2023 -- Russian forces in Ukraine faced new allegations of war crimes on Monday as UN-appointed independent rights experts published the findings of their latest report into Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbour.
• UN Investigators Find Growing Evidence of Russian War Crimes in Ukraine VOA 25 Sep 2023 -- A new report by the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine documents a growing body of evidence of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity committed by Russia in its war of aggression against Ukraine.

Foreign Reactions

• UN HRC54: UK Statement on Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine UK FCDO 25 Sep 2023 -- UK statement for Interactive Dialogue with the International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine. Delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO & UN, Simon Manley.
• British Army trains Ukrainian soldiers in mine disposal skills UK MOD 25 Sep 2023 -- The Royal Engineers are delivering world-leading training to Ukraine's combat engineers in Poland, with 1,500 mine detectors having been provided to Ukraine by the UK.
• At the UN Human Rights Council, Nordic-Baltic countries condemn Russia's continued human rights violations in Ukraine Lithuania MFA 25 Sep 2023 -- On 25 September, at the UN Human Rights Council, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine presented information about the numerous human rights violations caused by Russia's war against Ukraine.
• The President met with the Lithuania Friendship Group of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine President of the Republic of Lithuania 25 Sep 2023 -- On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with the Interparliamentary Friendship with Lithuania Group of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
• Participation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Luminița Odobescu in the UN Security Council Open Debate on Ukraine, Held on the Margins of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week in New York Romania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Sep 2023 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Luminița Odobescu participated on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, in New York at the UN Security Council's high-level open debate on peace and security in Ukraine. The summit, attended by a significant number of world leaders, was hosted by Albania, which holds the Presidency of the Security Council in September 2023.

News Reports

• After Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine, Bulgaria Is Rapidly Trying To Modernize Its Armed Forces RFE/RL 25 Sep 2023 -- For years, Bulgaria has delayed again and again the modernization of its armed forces. Even though a member of NATO since 2004, Bulgaria's army still relies on old Soviet arms. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, however, appears to have served as a wake-up call, and a batch of major Western arms purchases could be clinched by the end of this year.