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What did late September 2023 bring to Ukraine's war?
Summary
A look back at the reported events in the days before 27 September 2023, from strikes in Crimea to new Western tanks.
What was the state of the war in the days leading up to 27 September 2023? Reports from the preceding week pointed to strikes on both sides and a significant arrival of Western armour.
On 21 September 2023, Russian missile strikes across Ukraine killed at least two civilians and injured 21 others, as reported at the time. The attacks were part of a wider series of Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure.
On 22 September 2023, a Ukrainian missile attack hit the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea. At least one person was killed, and the strike caused a fire in the building. The target, the fleet's headquarters at the Sevastopol naval base, made the attack stand out.
On 25 September 2023, Ukraine received its first shipment of M1 Abrams tanks from the United States. The delivery formed part of the military aid supplied to Ukraine during the war.
Taken together, the reports from 21 to 25 September 2023 show a conflict in which Russia continued to target Ukrainian territory with missiles, Ukraine reached a key Russian naval command post in Crimea, and Western military support moved into a new phase with the arrival of the American tanks.
