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What happened across Ukraine on 21 September 2023?
Summary
A look back at Russian missile strikes that killed civilians, and a report linking Ukrainian forces to operations in Sudan.
What did the Russian strikes of 21 September 2023 cost Ukraine? At least two civilians were killed and 21 others were injured in Russian missile strikes across the country, in an attack on Ukrainian infrastructure.
The strikes were part of the wider Russian campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure during the full-scale invasion. The casualty figures were those reported for that day.
A report from further afield
Two days earlier, on 19 September 2023, CNN reported, citing a source in the Ukrainian military, that Ukrainian special forces were likely behind recent drone strikes and a ground operation against Wagner Group mercenaries in Sudan. The report concerned Sudan's civil war and placed Ukrainian military activity well beyond the front line at home.
Taken together, the two items from those days showed civilians in Ukraine still exposed to missile attack, while a report pointed to a Ukrainian military role against Wagner fighters abroad.
