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What happened in Ukraine's security news on 20 March 2023?
Summary
A retrospective on an EU shell-supply plan and a reported rail explosion in Crimea.
What did the war's security picture look like on 20 March 2023? Two developments stood out: a major European Union decision on ammunition and a reported strike on a Russian missile shipment in Crimea.
The European Union approved a €2 billion plan to supply 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine. The decision was part of the wider military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
In the south, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence said a Russian shipment of Kalibr cruise missiles had been blown up while being transported by rail in Dzhankoi, Crimea. At least one person was reportedly injured.
Together, the two reports covered both supply and destruction: the EU's plan to provide shells to Ukrainian forces, and Kyiv's claim that a consignment of Russian cruise missiles had been destroyed on its way to use.
