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What did security reports show on 11 September 2023?
Summary
A look back at the reports of shelling, drone claims and nuclear-safety warnings that framed the start of the week in the war.
What was the security picture as of 11 September 2023? The reports available from the preceding days pointed to danger for civilians, drone activity over Crimea and renewed concern about Europe's largest nuclear plant, all during the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Aid workers killed near Chasiv Yar
On 10 September 2023, Russian shelling near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast killed two foreign aid workers and injured two others, as reported at the time.
Drones over Crimea
Also on 10 September 2023, Russia said its air defence had shot down three Ukrainian drones over Crimea. One was reported in the northwest of the peninsula and two in the west.
Warning over Zaporizhzhia
On 9 September 2023, the International Atomic Energy Agency warned of a nuclear threat at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant after explosions were heard near the site. The warning came amid the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Taken together, the reports from 9 and 10 September 2023 showed fighting reaching civilians, the airspace over Crimea and the area around a nuclear facility.
