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• Zelenskiy Vows More Ukrainian Action Against Russia After Strike On Black Sea Fleet RFE/RL 26 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed new Ukrainian action against Russia following a missile strike last week against Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters that Kyiv said killed nearly three dozen officers, including its top commander.

Ukraine

• Rustem Umerov held a telephone conversation with the Minister of National Defence of Poland Mariusz Blaszczak Ukraine MOD 26 Sep 2023
• Ukraine receives U.S. Abrams battle tanks People's Daily 26 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Monday that his country has received U.S. Abrams battle tanks.
• There will be more Ukrainian actions against the terrorist state — address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 26 Sep 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of the National Council of Austria President of Ukraine 26 Sep 2023

Russia

• Foreign Ministry statement on Canadian Parliament honouring a Galician Division member Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Sep 2023
• Russia: US Abrams tanks, ATACMS won't change battlefield situation for Ukraine Press TV 26 Sep 2023 -- Russia says US Abrams tanks will "burn" in Ukraine, stressing that these tanks and ATACMS long-range missiles will not help Kiev to change the situation on the battlefield.
• Russian commander shown at meeting after Ukraine claimed it killed him Press TV 26 Sep 2023 -- Russian Black Sea Fleet commander Viktor Sokolov has appeared at a meeting in footage released by the country's defense ministry, a day after Ukraine claimed to have killed him in a missile strike.
• Abrams Will Be Ukraine's 'Potent Deterrent' Despite Kiev's Tepid Assessment - Pentagon Sputnik 26 Sep 2023 -- The Pentagon stated that Abrams tanks would become Kiev's "potent deterrent" and allow Ukraine to be more effective the on battlefield, despite less enthusiastic assessments by the Ukrainian leadership.
• Abrams' Achilles Heel: How Russia Will Deal With American Tanks in Ukraine Sputnik 26 Sep 2023 -- Ukrainian officials announced on Monday that the first batch of the 31 promised M1 Abrams main battle tanks had arrived in the country. What tools does Russia have at its disposal to dispatch with the American-made armor? Sputnik did some digging to find out.
• Russian Forces Destroyed Over 17,000 Ukrainian Military in September - Shoigu Sputnik 26 Sep 2023 -- The Ukrainian counteroffensive began on June 4. Kiev has thrown into battle brigades trained by NATO instructors and armed with Western equipment, including Leopard and Challenger tanks. Three months later, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Ukrainian counteroffensive had failed.
• Ukrainian Drone Drops Explosives on Power Substation in Russia's Kursk Region - Governor Sputnik 26 Sep 2023 -- A Ukrainian drone has dropped explosives on a power substation in Russia's Kursk Region, leaving seven settlements without power, Kursk Region Governor Roman Starovoit said on Tuesday, adding that no one was injured.
• US Reconnaissance Flights Near Crimea Tripled Since Start of Year Sputnik 26 Sep 2023 -- On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that a missile strike on Sevastopol damaged the historic building of the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
• Russian Air Defense Shoots Down Ukrainian Drone Over Kursk Region - Defense Ministry Sputnik 26 Sep 2023 -- Air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian fixed-wing drone over the territory of Russia's Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Russia places ICC president on Wanted list People's Daily 26 Sep 2023 -- The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has placed President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Piotr Hofmanski on the country's wanted list, local media reported Monday.

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Foreign Reactions

• NOK 1 billion to Ukraine before the winter Government of Norway 26 Sep 2023 -- Norway is providing an additional NOK 1 billion to provide Ukrainians with access to the protection and life-saving assistance they need.
• Norway to provide NOK 350 million to support work of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in Ukraine Government of Norway 26 Sep 2023 -- Almost half of the population of Ukraine is in need of humanitarian assistance and protection. Today, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced that Norway will provide NOK 350 million to support the work of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in Ukraine.
• Polish Investigators Confirm Ukraine Fired Missile Found in Poland Last Fall - Reports Sputnik 26 Sep 2023 -- Polish investigators have confirmed the missile which fell on the territory of Poland last fall and killed two people was fired by Ukraine, a Polish newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
• Germany's Baerbock Admits Berlin Providing Ukraine With Outdated Military Equipment Sputnik 26 Sep 2023 -- German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock admitted on Monday that Germany had on several occasions supplied Kiev with outdated or almost non-functional military equipment.

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