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{{Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
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This '''timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine''' covers the period from 1 September to 30 November 2023 during the [[2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive]].
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==September 2023==
===1 September===
In [[Russia]], three [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drones]] were intercepted by [[air defenses]] over [[Pskov Oblast|Pskov]]<ref name="newweapon">{{Cite news |date=1 September 2023 |title=Zelenskyy says Ukraine deployed new long-range weapon, hints at Russia raid |language=en-US |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/1/zelenskyy-says-ukraine-deployed-new-long-range-weapon-hints-at-russia-raid |access-date=1 September 2023 |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901013433/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/1/zelenskyy-says-ukraine-deployed-new-long-range-weapon-hints-at-russia-raid |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Belgorod Oblast]]s,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 September 2023 |title=Russian governor claims 2 aerial targets downed over Belgorod region |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-governor-claims-2-aerial-targets-downed-over-belgorod-region/ |access-date=1 September 2023 |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902040502/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-governor-claims-2-aerial-targets-downed-over-belgorod-region/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while another reportedly hit a factory that manufactured electronic components for [[Rocket artillery|rockets]] in [[Lyubertsy]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 September 2023 |title=Ukraine war: Drone attack on Pskov airbase from inside Russia - Kyiv |language=en-US |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66682503 |first=Robert |last=Greenall |access-date=1 September 2023 |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901105139/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66682503 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Moscow Oblast]], forcing the closure of airports in the area. At least two buildings were reportedly damaged in another drone attack in [[Kurchatov, Russia|Kurchatov]], [[Kursk Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 September 2023 |title=Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Kursk region, Moscow repels attack: Governors |language=en-US |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/1/ukrainian-drones-hit-russias-kursk-region-moscow-repels-attack-governors |access-date=1 September 2023 |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901060412/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/1/ukrainian-drones-hit-russias-kursk-region-moscow-repels-attack-governors |url-status=live }}</ref>

One person was killed by Russian [[Shell (projectile)|shelling]] in [[Kherson]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 September 2023 |title=Russian attack kills 1 in Kherson |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-kills-1-in-kherson/ |access-date=1 September 2023 |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901131442/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-kills-1-in-kherson/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Great Britain|British]] weapons firm [[BAE Systems]] opened a branch in [[Ukraine]] as part of preparations to produce [[light artillery]] there.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 September 2023 |title=Ukraine war: UK arms giant BAE Systems sets up local base |language=en-US |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66679312 |access-date=1 September 2023 |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901031216/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66679312 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Two [[container ships]] left [[Odesa]] through the temporary corridor introduced by Ukraine in the [[Black Sea]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 September 2023 |title=Two more ships leave Ukrainian Black Sea port under temporary corridor |language=en-US |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/two-more-ships-leave-ukrainian-black-sea-port-under-temporary-corridor-2023-09-01/ |access-date=1 September 2023 |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901130106/https://www.reuters.com/world/two-more-ships-leave-ukrainian-black-sea-port-under-temporary-corridor-2023-09-01/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Ukrainian [[National Agency for Corruption Prevention]] (NACP) included [[PepsiCo]] and [[Mars, Incorporated]] to its list of international sponsors of the Russian war effort in Ukraine for continuing to operate in Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 September 2023 |title=Ukraine designates PepsiCo, Mars as 'international war sponsors' |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-designates-pepsico-mars-as-international-war-sponsors/ |access-date=1 September 2023 |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901142854/https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-designates-pepsico-mars-as-international-war-sponsors/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Satellite images revealed that Russia had withdrawn air defences, artillery and [[tanks]] from the [[Kuril Islands]] as part of a possible redeployment to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-31 |title=Russia redeploying air defenses from Kuril Islands to Ukraine — report |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://news.yahoo.com/russia-redeploying-air-defenses-kuril-203000939.html |access-date=2023-09-02 |archive-date=2023-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902102920/https://news.yahoo.com/russia-redeploying-air-defenses-kuril-203000939.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The first Ukrainian crewmen completed their training on [[M1A1 Abrams]] tanks in the [[United States]] in anticipation of their delivery to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-01 |title=First Ukrainian M1 Abrams Tank Crews Complete Training |language=en-US |work=The War Zone |first=Thomas |last=Newdick |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/first-ukrainian-m1-abrams-tank-crews-complete-training |access-date=2023-09-03 |archive-date=2023-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903042001/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/first-ukrainian-m1-abrams-tank-crews-complete-training |url-status=live }}</ref> However, their training was extended upon request by the [[Ukrainian government]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 September 2023 |title=Media: US prolongs Abrams tank training for Ukrainian soldiers |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-us-prolongs-abrams-tank-training-for-ukrainian-soldiers/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908191127/https://kyivindependent.com/media-us-prolongs-abrams-tank-training-for-ukrainian-soldiers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2 September===
Russia claimed to have destroyed three [[Belgorod Oblast|naval drones]] attempting to attack the [[Crimean Bridge]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 September 2023 |title=Russia claims 3 unmanned boats destroyed trying to attack Crimea bridge |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-3-unmanned-boats-destroyed-trying-to-attack-crimea-bridge/ |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902040504/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-3-unmanned-boats-destroyed-trying-to-attack-crimea-bridge/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while the [[Vyacheslav Gladkov|governor of Belgorod Oblast]] claimed that Ukrainian shelling killed one person in [[Urazovo]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 September 2023 |title=Russian governors claim Ukraine attacked Belgorod, Kursk regions |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-governors-claim-ukrainian-mlrs-drone-attacks/ |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902150118/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-governors-claim-ukrainian-mlrs-drone-attacks/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Ukrainian military]] claimed to have breached the first line of Russian defenses in the [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Zaporizhzhia]] front and were now pushing towards the succeeding defense line.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 September 2023 |title=Ukraine War: Counter-offensive troops punch through Russia line, generals claim |language=en-US |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66702244 |access-date=4 September 2023 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904021532/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66702244 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Cemetery in Kramatorsk after Russian shelling, 2023-09-02 (<span class="ltr">11</span>).jpg|thumb|Cemetery in [[Kramatorsk]] (Donetsk region) after a rocket strike]]
Four people, including a police officer, were killed by Russian attacks in [[Donetsk Oblast|Donetsk]], [[Kherson Oblast|Kherson]] and [[Sumy Oblast]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 September 2023 |title=Governor: Russian guided bomb strike kills 1, injures 2 in Kherson Oblast |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-guided-bombs-strike-kills-1-injured-2-in-kherson-oblast/ |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902140729/https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-guided-bombs-strike-kills-1-injured-2-in-kherson-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 September 2023 |title=Prosecutors: 2 killed, 2 wounded in Russian attack on Donetsk Oblast |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/prosecutors-2-killed-2-wounded-in-russian-attacks-on-donetsk-oblast/ |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903042034/https://kyivindependent.com/prosecutors-2-killed-2-wounded-in-russian-attacks-on-donetsk-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 September 2023 |title=Policeman killed by Russian attack on Sumy Oblast |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/policeman-killed-by-russian-attack-on-sumy-oblast/ |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903042034/https://kyivindependent.com/policeman-killed-by-russian-attack-on-sumy-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The United States pledged [[depleted uranium]] [[Armour-piercing ammunition|armor-piercing rounds]] that can be fired from [[M1A1 Abrams]] tanks it was sending to Ukraine as part of a new [[military aid]] package valued at $240-$375 million.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 September 2023 |title=Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine |first=Mike |last=Stone |language=en-US |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us-send-its-first-depleted-uranium-rounds-ukraine-sources-2023-09-01/ |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902000603/https://www.reuters.com/world/us-send-its-first-depleted-uranium-rounds-ukraine-sources-2023-09-01/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A spokesperson for the [[Ukrainian Air Force]] said that the US would supply Ukraine with [[AMRAAM]] missiles, with [[Raytheon]] signing a contract to supply them to Ukraine valued at $192 million.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2 September 2023 |title= As Ukraine Prepares to Get F-16s, US Provides AMRAAM Missiles |first= Chris |last= Gordon |language= en-US |work= airandspaceforces |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/us-ukraine-air-amraam-guided-missiles/ |access-date= 5 September 2023 |archive-date= 5 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230905024912/https://www.airandspaceforces.com/us-ukraine-air-amraam-guided-missiles/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

===3 September===
[[File:Fire in Odesa region after Russian drone attack, 2023-09-03 (<span class="ltr">01</span>).jpg|thumb|Fire in Odesa region after a drone attack]]
Russia launched an overnight drone attack on the port of [[Reni, Ukraine|Reni]], injuring two people. The Ukrainian Air force claimed to have shot down 23 of 25 drones launched.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 3 September 2023 |title= Russian drone attack in Odesa region hits Danube port infrastructure - Ukraine |first= Lidia |last= Kelly |language= en-US |work= Reuters |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-drone-attack-odesa-region-hits-port-infrastructure-injures-two-2023-09-03/ |access-date= 3 September 2023 |archive-date= 3 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230903063135/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-drone-attack-odesa-region-hits-port-infrastructure-injures-two-2023-09-03/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Two people were killed in separate attacks in Donetsk and [[Kherson Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 3 September 2023 |title= Prosecutors: Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast kill 1, injure 5 |first= Dinara |last= Khalilova |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/prosecutors-russian-attacks-in-donetsk-oblast-kill-1-injure-5/ |access-date= 3 September 2023 |archive-date= 3 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230903142158/https://kyivindependent.com/prosecutors-russian-attacks-in-donetsk-oblast-kill-1-injure-5/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=3 September 2023 |title=Prosecutors: Russia strikes Kherson Oblast, kills 1 civilian, injures 5 people |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-strikes-kherson-oblast-kills-1-civilian-injures-5-people/ |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904031010/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-strikes-kherson-oblast-kills-1-civilian-injures-5-people/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ukraine claimed to have destroyed a Russian [[KS-701]] patrol boat using a [[Bayraktar TB2]] drone in the Black Sea,<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 September 2023 |title=Ukraine's TB-2 Drones Are Back In Action. That's An Ominous Sign For Russia. |first=David |last=Axe |language=en-US |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/09/03/ukraines-tb-2-drones-are-back-in-action-thats-an-ominous-sign-for-russia/?sh=aa58bbd647fd |access-date=4 September 2023 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904050854/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/09/03/ukraines-tb-2-drones-are-back-in-action-thats-an-ominous-sign-for-russia/?sh=aa58bbd647fd |url-status=live }}</ref> killing six and wounding two.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 3 September 2023 |title= Ukraine Claims Landing Craft In Black Sea Destroyed, Six Russians Killed |language= en-US |publisher= Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |url= https://www.rferl.org/amp/ukraine-russia-shahed-drones-odesa-attack/32576397.html |access-date= 4 September 2023 |archive-date= 4 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230904021949/https://www.rferl.org/amp/ukraine-russia-shahed-drones-odesa-attack/32576397.html |url-status= live }}</ref> In a separate attack in [[Luhansk Oblast]], a Russian [[TOS-1|TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system]] was reportedly destroyed by a drone, killing its crew.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 3 September 2023 |title= Ukrainian drone hits Russia's Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower in Luhansk region |language= en-US |agency= Ukrinform |url= https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3756384-ukrainian-drone-hits-russias-solntsepyok-heavy-flamethrower-in-luhansk-region.html |access-date= 12 September 2023 |archive-date= 18 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230918104733/https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3756384-ukrainian-drone-hits-russias-solntsepyok-heavy-flamethrower-in-luhansk-region.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

Ukraine president [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] announced the dismissal of his Defence Minister [[Oleksii Reznikov]] and his replacement by [[Rustem Umierov]], the manager of the [[State Property Fund of Ukraine]] and a negotiator in talks with Russia throughout the war. Zelenskyy said he had based his decision on finding "new approaches" for the ministry, which had also been caught up in several corruption scandals in recent weeks.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 4 September 2023 |title= Ukraine's defence minister Oleksii Reznikov dismissed |first1= Paul |last1= Adams |first2= Malu |last2= Cursino |language= en-UK |publisher= BBC |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66702893 |access-date= 4 September 2023 |archive-date= 4 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230904000432/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66702893 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ellyatt |first=Holly |title=Ukraine war live updates: Putin and Erdogan discuss grain deal; Kyiv replaces defense minister |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/04/ukraine-war-live-updates-latest-news-on-russia-and-the-war-in-ukraine.html |access-date=2023-09-04 |publisher=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904082306/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/04/ukraine-war-live-updates-latest-news-on-russia-and-the-war-in-ukraine.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Umierov's appointment was confirmed by the [[Verkhovna Rada]] on 6 September.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukraine's parliament confirms Umerov as new defense minister |url=https://efe.com/en/sin-categoria/2023-09-06/ukraines-parliament-confirms-umerov-as-new-defense-minister/ |date=2023-09-06 |website=EFE |language=en |access-date=2023-10-08 |archive-date=2023-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907080739/https://efe.com/en/sin-categoria/2023-09-06/ukraines-parliament-confirms-umerov-as-new-defense-minister/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, [[Roman Starovoit]], governor of [[Kursk Oblast]], claimed that a Ukrainian drone was shot down over [[Kurchatov, Russia|Kurchatov]], with falling debris setting fire to a "non-residential building".<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 September 2023 |title=Russia says Ukraine launched drone attacks on Kursk region |first=Lidia |last=Kelly |language=en-US |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-ukraine-launched-drone-attacks-kursk-region-2023-09-04/ |access-date=4 September 2023 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904044722/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-ukraine-launched-drone-attacks-kursk-region-2023-09-04/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

President Zelenskyy said [[France]] had agreed to help train Ukrainian pilots on the use of [[F-16]] fighter jets.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 4 September 2023 |title= Zelensky: France to train Ukrainian pilots on fighter jets |first= Dinara |last= Khalilova |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-france-to-train-ukrainian-pilots-on-fighter-jets/ |access-date= 4 September 2023 |archive-date= 4 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230904110820/https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-france-to-train-ukrainian-pilots-on-fighter-jets/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

===4 September===
[[File:School lessons in Kharkiv Metro during Russian invasion, 2023-09-04 (<span class="ltr">04</span>).jpg|thumb|School lessons in [[Kharkiv]], conducted in [[Kharkiv Metro|the metro]] due to the danger of shelling]]
Russia claimed to have shot down two drones over the Black Sea and in Kursk Oblast<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 September 2023 |title=Russia claims Ukrainian drones shot down over Black Sea and Kursk region |first=Rachel |last=Amran |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-air-defense-claims-ukrainian-drones-shot-down-near-crimea-and-kursk-region/ |access-date=4 September 2023 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904031010/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-air-defense-claims-ukrainian-drones-shot-down-near-crimea-and-kursk-region/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and destroyed four Ukrainian landing boats heading towards [[Crimea]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 September 2023 |title=Russia Says Destroyed 4 Ukrainian Military Boats Carrying Troops in Black Sea |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/04/russia-says-destroyed-4-ukrainian-military-boats-carrying-troops-in-black-sea-a82345 |access-date=4 September 2023 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904103526/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/04/russia-says-destroyed-4-ukrainian-military-boats-carrying-troops-in-black-sea-a82345 |url-status=live }}</ref> It also launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine's [[Danube]] ports, damaging several buildings but causing no injuries. Ukraine claimed to have shot down 23 of 32 drones launched,<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 September 2023 |title=Russian Drones Hit Danube River Port Infrastructure, Ukraine Military Says |language=en-US |work=New Yahoo! |url=https://au.finance.yahoo.com/video/russian-drones-hit-danube-river-070537571.html |access-date=4 September 2023 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904082254/https://au.finance.yahoo.com/video/russian-drones-hit-danube-river-070537571.html |url-status=live }}</ref> with [[Romania]] saying drone parts fell on its territory. [[NATO]] said it did not believe that the spillover constituted a deliberate attack by Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 September 2023 |title=NATO Chief Says No Sign Debris in Romania Indicates Deliberate Attack by Moscow |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/07/nato-chief-says-no-sign-debris-in-romania-indicates-deliberate-attack-by-moscow-a82385 |access-date=7 September 2023 |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907131015/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/07/nato-chief-says-no-sign-debris-in-romania-indicates-deliberate-attack-by-moscow-a82385 |url-status=live }}</ref> In response, the [[Romanian government]] introduced additional security measures on the border settlements of [[Plauru]] and [[Ceatalchioi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 September 2023 |title=Romania to set up shelters near area of Russian Danube strikes |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/romania-to-intrudce-air-raid-alerts-shelters-in-response-to-russian-danube-strikes/ |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908151221/https://kyivindependent.com/romania-to-intrudce-air-raid-alerts-shelters-in-response-to-russian-danube-strikes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One person was killed by shelling in [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 September 2023 |title=Russian attacks kill 1, injure 4 over past day |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-1-injures-x-over-past-day/ |access-date=5 September 2023 |archive-date=5 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905103929/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-1-injures-x-over-past-day/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Ukrainian Defence Ministry]] said its forces had retaken three square kilometers of territory around [[Bakhmut]] in the past week.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 September 2023 |title=Defense Ministry reports gains in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/defense-ministry-reports-gains-in-donetsk-zaporizhzhia-oblasts/ |access-date=4 September 2023 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904110840/https://kyivindependent.com/defense-ministry-reports-gains-in-donetsk-zaporizhzhia-oblasts/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

President Zelenskyy made another visit to Ukrainian positions in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia fronts.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 September 2023 |title=Zelensky visits front lines in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts |first=Elsa |last=Court |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/defense-ministry-reports-gains-in-donetsk-zaporizhzhia-oblasts/ |access-date=5 September 2023 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904120342/https://kyivindependent.com/defense-ministry-reports-gains-in-donetsk-zaporizhzhia-oblasts/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A court in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast sentenced two Ukrainian soldiers to more than 20 years' imprisonment for alleged war crimes during the [[Siege of Mariupol]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 September 2023 |title=Moscow-Installed Court Jails Ukrainian Soldier 22 Years for Killing Civilian |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/04/moscow-installed-court-jails-ukrainian-soldier-22-years-for-killing-civilian-a82348 |access-date=5 September 2023 |archive-date=5 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905022011/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/04/moscow-installed-court-jails-ukrainian-soldier-22-years-for-killing-civilian-a82348 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Russian media reported that [[T-14 Armata]] tanks were withdrawn from service in Ukraine after being deployed in indirect fire roles to test them in "real combat conditions".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-04 |title=Russia Pulls Armata Tanks From Ukraine |language=en |author=INDER SINGH BISHT |url=https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/09/04/russia-armata-tanks-ukraine/#google_vignette |publisher=thedefensepost |access-date=2023-10-08 |archive-date=2023-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004183726/https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/09/04/russia-armata-tanks-ukraine/#google_vignette |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Belgium]] pledged eight [[RIM-7 Sea Sparrow]] missiles to Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web |title= Belgium to supply Ukraine with Sea Sparrow missiles purchased from Germany |url= https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/september/13533-belgium-to-supply-ukraine-with-sea-sparrow-missiles-purchased-from-germany.html#google_vignette |access-date= 6 September 2023 |publisher= navyrecognition |date= 4 September 2023 |archive-date= 6 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230906092906/https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/september/13533-belgium-to-supply-ukraine-with-sea-sparrow-missiles-purchased-from-germany.html#google_vignette |url-status= live }}</ref>

===5 September===
Russia claimed to have shot down four drones over [[Tver Oblast|Tver]], [[Kaluga Oblast|Kaluga]], Moscow,<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 September 2023 |title=Russia Downs 3 Drones on Approach to Moscow |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/05/russia-downs-3-drones-on-approach-to-moscow-a82354 |access-date=5 September 2023 |archive-date=5 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905071412/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/05/russia-downs-3-drones-on-approach-to-moscow-a82354 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Bryansk Oblast]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia claims drone shot down over Bryansk region |first=Rachel |last=Amran |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-drone-shot-down-over-bryansk-region-2/ |access-date=6 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=6 September 2023 |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906011352/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-drone-shot-down-over-bryansk-region-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A Ukrainian [[Challenger 2]] was destroyed near [[Robotyne]], the first time a tank of that model was destroyed by a belligerent in action.<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch: First British Challenger 2 tank destroyed in Ukraine advance |first=Joe |last=Barnes |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/09/05/british-challenger-tank-destroyed-video-ukraine-robotyne/ |access-date=5 September 2023 |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=5 September 2023 |archive-date=5 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905111110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/09/05/british-challenger-tank-destroyed-video-ukraine-robotyne/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Yury Afanasyevsky]], head of the customs office of the Russian-installed [[Luhansk People's Republic]], was reportedly injured in a bomb attack at his home.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 September 2023 |title=Kremlin-Installed Official Targeted in Bomb Attack – Reports |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/05/kremlin-installed-official-targeted-in-bomb-attack-reports-a82359 |access-date=5 September 2023 |archive-date=5 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905132707/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/05/kremlin-installed-official-targeted-in-bomb-attack-reports-a82359 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Cuba]] announced the discovery of a [[human trafficking]] network that recruited its nationals to fight in Ukraine under Russian military forces, denouncing it as an act of "mercenarism",<ref>{{cite web |title=Cuba uncovers network trafficking Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/5/cuba-uncovers-network-trafficking-cubans-to-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine |access-date=5 September 2023 |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=5 September 2023 |archive-date=5 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905050622/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/5/cuba-uncovers-network-trafficking-cubans-to-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine |url-status=live }}</ref> and arrested 17 people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cuba arrests 17 for trafficking men to fight for Russia in Ukraine |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/8/cuba-arrests-17-for-trafficking-men-to-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine |access-date=8 September 2023 |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908051443/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/8/cuba-arrests-17-for-trafficking-men-to-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Germany]] delivered a military aid package to Ukraine that included 188 [[Mercedes-Benz Zetros]] off-road trucks, four border protection vehicles, a [[Beaver (armored bridgelayer vehicle)|Beaver bridge-laying tank]], 20,000 pairs of safety glasses, and ammunition for [[Flakpanzer Gepard]] self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.<ref>{{cite web |title=Germany delivers ammunition and vehicles to Ukraine in latest military aid package |first=Elsa |last=Court |url=https://kyivindependent.com/germany-delivers-ammunition-and-vehicles-to-ukraine-in-latest-military-aid-package/ |access-date=6 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=6 September 2023 |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906011348/https://kyivindependent.com/germany-delivers-ammunition-and-vehicles-to-ukraine-in-latest-military-aid-package/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===6 September===
[[File:Kostiantynivka after missile strike, 2023-09-06 (<span class="ltr">00</span>).webm|thumb|thumbtime=0:04|[[2023 Kostiantynivka missile strike|Missile strike on Kostiantynivka marketplace]]]]
[[2023 Kostiantynivka missile strike|A missile struck]] the central market of [[Kostiantynivka]], Donetsk Oblast, killing at least 17 people including a child, and injuring 33 others.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine war: 17 killed during attack on market in 'peaceful city' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66731927 |access-date=6 September 2023 |publisher=BBC |date=6 September 2023 |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906125610/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66731927 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Civilians reported killed as Russia shells outdoor market in east Ukraine |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/6/civilians-reported-killed-as-russia-shells-outdoor-market-in-east-ukraine |access-date=6 September 2023 |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=6 September 2023 |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906154652/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/6/civilians-reported-killed-as-russia-shells-outdoor-market-in-east-ukraine |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/world/europe/ukraine-missile-kostiantynivka-market.html|title=Evidence Suggests Ukrainian Missile Caused Market Tragedy|first1=John|last1=Ismay|first2=Thomas|last2=Gibbons-Neff|first3=Haley|last3=Willis|first4=Malachy|last4=Browne|first5=Christoph|last5=Koettl|first6=Alexander|last6=Cardia|date=18 September 2023|access-date=19 September 2023|newspaper=The New York Times|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919001333/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/world/europe/ukraine-missile-kostiantynivka-market.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

A Russian drone attacked the port of [[Izmail]], killing one person.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine war: Deadly new Russian attack reported on Izmail port area |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66725752 |access-date=6 September 2023 |publisher=BBC |date=6 September 2023 |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906040334/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66725752 |url-status=live }}</ref>

President Zelenskyy announced the transfer of [[Pavlo Kyrylenko]] from his position as governor of [[Donetsk Oblast]] to become head of the [[Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Former Donetsk Oblast governor appointed as new head of Antimonopoly Committee |url= https://kyivindependent.com/former-donetsk-oblast-governor-appointed-as-new-head-of-antimonopoly-committee/ |access-date= 6 September 2023 |publisher= The Kyiv Independent |date= 6 September 2023 |archive-date= 6 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230906130805/https://kyivindependent.com/former-donetsk-oblast-governor-appointed-as-new-head-of-antimonopoly-committee/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

US Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] visited [[Kyiv]] and announced another aid package to Ukraine valued at more than $1 billion, which included about $665 million worth of security assistance and $175 million in military hardware that included [[HIMARS]] artillery, [[FGM-148 Javelin|Javelin]] antitank weapons, Abrams tanks, and depleted uranium ammunition.<ref>{{cite web |title= Blinken hails Ukraine counteroffensive as US announces $1bn in new aid |url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/6/blinken-hails-ukraine-counteroffensive-as-us-announces-1bn-in-new-aid |access-date= 7 September 2023 |publisher= Al Jazeera |date= 6 September 2023 |archive-date= 7 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230907013420/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/6/blinken-hails-ukraine-counteroffensive-as-us-announces-1bn-in-new-aid |url-status= live }}</ref> France also delivered 150 [[Delair]] drones to Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web |title= France delivers 150 Delair drones to Ukraine |url= https://kyivindependent.com/france-delivers-150-delair-drones-to-ukraine/ |access-date= 7 September 2023 |publisher= The Kyiv Independent |date= 7 September 2023 |archive-date= 7 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230907130706/https://kyivindependent.com/france-delivers-150-delair-drones-to-ukraine/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

Ukraine claimed that a HIMARS strike on the village of [[Myronivskyi|Myronivs'kyi]] in occupied Donetsk Oblast destroyed a stockpile of [[Vikhr]] missiles used by Russian [[Ka-52]] attack helicopters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Video shows massive HIMARS strike on an ammo dump used by Russia's powerful Ka-52 attack helicopters, Ukraine says |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/video-massive-ukraine-himars-strike-russia-ka-52-ammo-dump-2023-9 |access-date=12 September 2023 |work=Business Insider |first=Mia |last=Jankowicz |date=7 September 2023 |archive-date=12 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912204353/https://www.businessinsider.com/video-massive-ukraine-himars-strike-russia-ka-52-ammo-dump-2023-9 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===7 September===
Another wave of drone attacks was reported across Russia. In [[Rostov-on-Don]], one person was injured and three buildings were damaged in a reported strike by two drones at the headquarters of the [[Southern Military District]]. Another drone was shot down over Moscow Oblast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Powerful Explosion Rocks Southern Russian City Amid Latest Wave of Drone Attacks |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/07/powerful-explosion-rocks-southern-russian-city-amid-latest-wave-of-drone-attacks-a82380 |access-date=7 September 2023 |work=Moscow Times |date=7 September 2023 |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907103647/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/07/powerful-explosion-rocks-southern-russian-city-amid-latest-wave-of-drone-attacks-a82380 |url-status=live }}</ref> A drone fell on a military facility in [[Volgograd Oblast]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian Air Defense Downs Drone in Southern Volgograd Region |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/07/russian-air-defense-downs-drone-in-southern-volgograd-region-a82392#google_vignette |access-date=8 September 2023 |work=Moscow Times |date=7 September 2023 |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907235144/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/07/russian-air-defense-downs-drone-in-southern-volgograd-region-a82392#google_vignette |url-status=live }}</ref> while another drone caused a fire at an industrial facility in [[Bryansk]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia claims drone attack on Bryansk, industrial facility on fire |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-drone-attack-on-bryansk-industrial-facility-on-fire/ |access-date=7 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=7 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908015144/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-drone-attack-on-bryansk-industrial-facility-on-fire/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

More than 270,000 tonnes of grain were reportedly destroyed by a Russian drone attack in the Danube river ports. Ukraine claimed to have shot down 14 drones.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia's Ukraine Danube attacks threaten Kyiv's economic lifeline |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66750308 |access-date=9 September 2023 |publisher=BBC |date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908220546/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66750308 |url-status=live }}</ref> Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian attacks kill 2, injure 8 in past day, overnight |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-2-injure-8-in-past-day-overnight/ |access-date=8 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908093808/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-2-injure-8-in-past-day-overnight/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ukrainian border guards reclaimed the frontier settlements of [[Stroivka, Kharkiv Oblast|Stroivka]] and [[Topoli (rural-type settlement)|Topoli]], both of which lay in a recently de-mined "gray zone" between Ukrainian and Russian positions in [[Kharkiv Oblast]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Border guards raise flags in two 'gray zone' settlements near Russian border |url=https://kyivindependent.com/border-guards-raise-flags-in-kharkiv-oblast-gray-zone-settlements-near-russian-border/ |access-date=7 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=7 September 2023 |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907130705/https://kyivindependent.com/border-guards-raise-flags-in-kharkiv-oblast-gray-zone-settlements-near-russian-border/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The British [[Royal Air Force]] began surveillance flights over the Black Sea to protect grain shipments from Russian attacks.<ref>{{cite web |title=UK planes guard Ukrainian grain ships in Black Sea |url=https://kyivindependent.com/uk-planes-guard-ukrainian-grain-ships-in-black-sea/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=9 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909074648/https://kyivindependent.com/uk-planes-guard-ukrainian-grain-ships-in-black-sea/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[The Pentagon]] pledged another military aid package to Ukraine worth $600 million which included air defense equipment, additional ammunition for HIMARS systems, 105&nbsp;mm artillery rounds, electronic warfare, mine-clearing equipment, demolition munitions, training, and maintenance support.<ref>{{cite web |title=US to provide Ukraine with another military aid package |url=https://kyivindependent.com/us-to-provide-ukraine-with-another-military-aid-package/ |access-date=8 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908061318/https://kyivindependent.com/us-to-provide-ukraine-with-another-military-aid-package/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A court in [[Abakan]], Russia, sentenced journalist [[Mikhail Afanasyev]] to more than 5 years in prison and a 2.5-year ban on him practicing his profession for reporting on antiwar sentiment in [[Khakassia]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Siberian Journalist Jailed Over 5 Years for 'Fake' War Reporting |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/07/siberian-journalist-jailed-over-5-years-for-fake-war-reporting-a82381 |access-date= 7 September 2023 |work= Moscow Times |date= 7 September 2023 |archive-date= 7 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230907125124/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/07/siberian-journalist-jailed-over-5-years-for-fake-war-reporting-a82381 |url-status= live }}</ref>

[[UNESCO]] approved a request by Ukraine to place 20 landmarks to the international list of [[World Heritage Site|cultural heritage sites]] under enhanced protection to deter military attacks. The sites included the [[Kyiv Pechersk Lavra]], the [[Old Town (Lviv)|Historic Centre of Lviv]], [[Taras Hill]] in [[Cherkasy Oblast]], the [[Derzhprom]] building in Kharkiv, and the [[Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine|wooden churches of the Carpathian regions]].<ref>{{cite web |title=UNESCO adds 20 Ukrainian cultural heritage sites to enhanced protection list |url=https://kyivindependent.com/unesco-adds-20-ukrainian-cultural-heritage-sites-to-enhanced-protection-list/ |access-date=7 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=7 September 2023 |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907192420/https://kyivindependent.com/unesco-adds-20-ukrainian-cultural-heritage-sites-to-enhanced-protection-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The US and the UK sanctioned 11 members of the Russian [[cybercrime]] group [[Wizard Spider|Trickbot]] for launching [[ransomware]] attacks on foreign entities and targeting critics of the invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web |title=US, UK sanction members of Russian cybercrime ring |url=https://kyivindependent.com/us-uk-sanction-members-of-russian-cybercrime-ring/ |access-date=7 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908020034/https://kyivindependent.com/us-uk-sanction-members-of-russian-cybercrime-ring/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===8 September===
[[File:Destructions in Kryvyi Rih after rocket strike, 2023-08-08 (<span class="ltr">25</span>).jpg|thumb|Destroyed police station in [[Kryvyi Rih]]]]
Russia launched a wave of [[missile]] attacks on cities across Ukraine, including in [[Zaporizhzhia]] and [[Sumy]]. In [[Kryvyi Rih]], a police officer was killed and 74 others were injured in a missile strike on a police station, while 69 structures were damaged.<ref>{{cite web |title=Update: 1 killed, 74 injured in Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih. |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-1-killed-74-injured-in-russian-attack-on-kryvyi-rih/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913053101/https://kyivindependent.com/update-1-killed-74-injured-in-russian-attack-on-kryvyi-rih/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Three people were killed by Russian shelling in Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor: Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast kill 3, injure 5 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-attacks-in-kherson-oblast-kill-3-injure-5/ |access-date=8 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908122620/https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-attacks-in-kherson-oblast-kill-3-injure-5/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Ukrainian military claimed to have retaken more than half of the village of [[Klishchiivka]], south of [[Bakhmut]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Military: Ukraine controls most of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast |url=https://kyivindependent.com/military-ukraine-controls-most-of-klishchiivka-donetsk-oblast/ |access-date=8 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908153922/https://kyivindependent.com/military-ukraine-controls-most-of-klishchiivka-donetsk-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while noting that Russia had assembled a strike force near the village of [[Novohryhorivka, Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast|Novohryhorivka]] in Luhansk Oblast in preparation for an offensive towards [[Lyman, Ukraine|Lyman]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Military: Russia prepares strike force near Novoiehorivka in Lyman direction |url=https://kyivindependent.com/military-russia-accumulates-forces-at-novoyehorivka-in-lyman-direction/ |access-date=8 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908151218/https://kyivindependent.com/military-russia-accumulates-forces-at-novoyehorivka-in-lyman-direction/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Russia began holding local sham elections in occupied areas of Ukraine until 10 September.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 September 2023 |title=Russia holds elections denounced by Kyiv in occupied Ukrainian regions |language=en-US |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/8/russia-holds-elections-in-occupied-ukrainian-regions |access-date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908234044/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/8/russia-holds-elections-in-occupied-ukrainian-regions |url-status=live }}</ref> During polling, the exiled mayor of [[Melitopol]] claimed that the regional headquarters of the [[United Russia]] party was destroyed in an incendiary incident, producing casualties on Russian authorities.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 September 2023 |title=Official: 'United Russia' HQ destroyed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast amid sham elections |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/official-united-russia-hq-destroyed-in-zaporizhzhia-oblast-amid-sham-elections/ |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=9 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909194126/https://kyivindependent.com/official-united-russia-hq-destroyed-in-zaporizhzhia-oblast-amid-sham-elections/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Ukrainian government announced the repatriation of nine children deported to Russia, one of whom was imprisoned for allegedly blowing up a bridge.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 September 2023 |title=Ombudsman: 9 more Ukrainian children illegally held by Russia return home |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ombudsman-9-more-ukrainian-children-illegally-held-by-russia-return-home/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908182835/https://kyivindependent.com/ombudsman-9-more-ukrainian-children-illegally-held-by-russia-return-home/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Lithuania]] delivered 1.5 million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 September 2023 |title=Lithuania transfers over 1.5 million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/lithuania-transfers-over-1-5-million-rounds-of-ammunition-to-ukraine/ |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908170107/https://kyivindependent.com/lithuania-transfers-over-1-5-million-rounds-of-ammunition-to-ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===9 September===
One person was killed by Russian shelling in Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor: Russian troops attack Kherson Oblast, killing 1 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-troops-attack-kherson-oblast-killing-1/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914194602/https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-troops-attack-kherson-oblast-killing-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A Canadian volunteer for the [[non-government organisation]] (NGO) [[Road to Relief]] and the organization's Spanish director were killed after their vehicle came under Russian artillery fire near [[Chasiv Yar]]. Two other foreign volunteers were wounded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine war: Aid workers killed in Ukraine as Kyiv foils Russian drone attack |url=https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/10/ukraine-war-kyiv-foils-russian-drone-attack-as-russia-destroys-ukrainian-boats-in-black-se |access-date=11 September 2023 |publisher=Euronews |date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911021824/https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/10/ukraine-war-kyiv-foils-russian-drone-attack-as-russia-destroys-ukrainian-boats-in-black-se |url-status=live }}</ref>

A Russian soldier guarding polling stations during the [[2023 Russian elections|Russian-organized local elections]] was reportedly killed in a car bombing in [[Nova Kakhovka]] by Ukrainian [[Partisan (military)|partisans]], who also hacked into Russian television broadcasts in Crimea and called for a boycott of the elections.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Resistance Center: Partisans blow up soldiers who protected sham elections in occupied areas |url=https://kyivindependent.com/national-resistance-center-partisans-blow-up-russian-army-car-in-nova-kakhovka/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=9 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909232008/https://kyivindependent.com/national-resistance-center-partisans-blow-up-russian-army-car-in-nova-kakhovka/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Russian-installed head of Crimea [[Sergey Aksyonov]] claimed three drones were shot down over the peninsula.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian official: 3 drones downed over Crimea |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-to-destroy-3-drones-over-crimea/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914194602/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-to-destroy-3-drones-over-crimea/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[G20]] issued a joint declaration at the end of its annual meeting in [[New Delhi]] that produced a milder stance on the invasion of Ukraine compared with the previous summit held in [[Bali]], avoiding mention of Russian involvement in the conflict.<ref>{{cite web |title=G20 leaders agree joint declaration after deal on Ukraine statement |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/09/g20-leaders-agree-joint-declaration-after-deal-on-ukraine-statement |access-date=9 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=10 September 2023 |archive-date=9 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909121049/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/09/g20-leaders-agree-joint-declaration-after-deal-on-ukraine-statement |url-status=live }}</ref>

Major General [[Kyrylo Budanov]], chief of Ukrainian military intelligence, said that their counteroffensive would go on into winter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ukraine's counteroffensive to continue after onset of bad weather, spy chief says|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-counteroffensive-continue-after-onset-bad-weather-spy-chief-2023-09-09/|access-date=9 September 2023|work=Reuters|date=10 September 2023|archive-date=10 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910102235/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-counteroffensive-continue-after-onset-bad-weather-spy-chief-2023-09-09/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===10 September===
Russia launched an overnight drone attack on [[Kyiv]], injuring one person in the [[Podil]] neighborhood. Ukraine claimed to have shot down more than 24 drones launched.<ref name="dozens">{{cite web |title=Ukraine, Russia report downing dozens of drones over Kyiv, Crimea |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/10/ukraine-russia-report-downing-dozens-of-drones-over-kyiv-crimea |access-date=10 September 2023 |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=10 September 2023 |archive-date=10 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910044937/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/10/ukraine-russia-report-downing-dozens-of-drones-over-kyiv-crimea |url-status=live }}</ref> One person was killed in a separate attack in [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian strikes kill 1, injure 3 over past day |url=https://kyivindependent.com/attacks-16/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=11 September 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914194602/https://kyivindependent.com/attacks-16/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Eight Ukrainian drones were reportedly shot down by Russian air defenses near Crimea,<ref name="dozens"/> while Russia also claimed to have destroyed three Ukrainian military transport vessels north-east of [[Snake Island (Ukraine)|Snake Island]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine war: Kyiv foils big Russian drone attack, officials say |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66766541 |access-date=10 September 2023 |publisher=BBC |date=10 September 2023 |archive-date=10 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910042656/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66766541 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[South Korea]]n president [[Yoon Suk-yeol]] announced the establishment of a $2.3 billion aid package to Ukraine for humanitarian and postwar recovery concerns.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Haye-ah |title=Yoon pledges US$2.3 bln in additional aid for Ukraine |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230910000200315 |access-date=10 September 2023 |publisher=Yonhap |date=10 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913032420/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230910000200315 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===11 September===
The Ukrainian defence ministry claimed its forces had retaken parts of the village of [[Opytne, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast|Opytne]], three kilometers northwest of [[Donetsk]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Defense Ministry: Ukraine liberates part of Opytne in Donetsk Oblast |url=https://kyivindependent.com/defense-ministry-ukraine-liberates-part-of-opytne-in-donetsk-oblast/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=11 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913063332/https://kyivindependent.com/defense-ministry-ukraine-liberates-part-of-opytne-in-donetsk-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as 4.8 square kilometers of territory in the southern front over the past week.<ref>{{cite web |title=Defense Ministry: Ukraine retakes more than 4 square kilometers on southern front over last week |url=https://kyivindependent.com/defense-ministry-ukraine-liberates-4-8-square-kilometers-on-southern-front-in-last-week/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=11 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913095000/https://kyivindependent.com/defense-ministry-ukraine-liberates-4-8-square-kilometers-on-southern-front-in-last-week/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ukrainian military intelligence claimed that special forces had recovered several oil and gas drilling platforms off the Crimean coast that had been occupied and fortified by Russia since 2015. Among the facilities retaken were the [[Boyko Towers]] platforms and the 'Tavryda' and 'Syvash' mobile rigs following clashes during which a Russian [[Su-30]] fighter jet, according to Ukrainian sources, tried to sink the assault boats with various weapons. Initially it was shot at with "service weapons" until it was reportedly struck by a Ukrainian [[MANPAD]], damaging it and forcing it to retreat. Ukrainian forces also seized helicopter ammunition and a [[Neva radar system]] from the sites.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dramatic video shows Ukrainian special forces battling a Russian Su-30 from small boats at sea. Kyiv's forces say they scored a hit, forcing the jet to flee |first=Kelsey |last=Vlamis |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ukrainian-special-forces-claim-hit-russian-su-30-fighter-jet-2023-9 |access-date=12 September 2023 |work=Business Insider |date=12 September 2023 |archive-date=12 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912064559/https://www.businessinsider.com/ukrainian-special-forces-claim-hit-russian-su-30-fighter-jet-2023-9 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Ukrainian military claimed to have struck a Russian drone base in [[Luhanske]], occupied Donetsk Oblast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine strikes Russian military base of drone operators |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-russian-military-base-of-drone-operators/ |access-date=12 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=12 September 2023 |archive-date=12 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912182059/https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-russian-military-base-of-drone-operators/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, two drones were reportedly shot down over Belgorod Oblast,<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor says 2 drones destroyed over Belgorod Oblast |url=https://kyivindependent.com/governor-says-2-drones-destroyed-over-belgorod-oblast/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=11 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913100730/https://kyivindependent.com/governor-says-2-drones-destroyed-over-belgorod-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while two houses were reportedly damaged in a drone attack on [[Rylsk, Russia|Rylsk]], Kursk Oblast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian governor claims drone attack in Kursk |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-governor-claims-drone-attack-in-kursk/ |access-date=12 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=11 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913095117/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-governor-claims-drone-attack-in-kursk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Rheinmetall]] pledged 40 [[Marder (infantry fighting vehicle)|Marder infantry fighting vehicles]] to Ukraine as part of an order placed by the German government.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rheinmetall to refit, deliver 40 Marder armored vehicles to Ukraine |url=https://kyivindependent.com/rheinmetall-to-send-40-marder-armored-vehicles-to-ukraine/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=11 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913073202/https://kyivindependent.com/rheinmetall-to-send-40-marder-armored-vehicles-to-ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Russia began manufacturing upgraded [[T-80BVM]] tanks equipped with protection from drone attacks and [[top attack]] anti-tank missiles following observations in Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web |title= Russia unveils upgraded and battle-ready T-80BVM Model 2023 tank |url= https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russia_conflict_war_2022/russia_unveils_upgraded_and_battle-ready_t-80bvm_model_2023_tank.amp.html |access-date= 11 September 2023 |publisher= Defence Connect |date= 11 September 2023 |archive-date= 14 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230914203109/https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russia_conflict_war_2022/russia_unveils_upgraded_and_battle-ready_t-80bvm_model_2023_tank.amp.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

Russian media reported that the National Guard, [[Rosgvardia]], had begun recruiting former convicts who served in Ukraine as members of the [[Wagner Group]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Media: Rosgvardia recruiting convicts pardoned after fighting for Wagner |url= https://kyivindependent.com/istories-rosgvardiya-recruiting-convicts-pardoned-after-fighting-for-wagner/ |access-date= 12 September 2023 |first= Kris |last= Parker |publisher= The Kyiv Independent |date= 12 September 2023 |archive-date= 18 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230918104736/https://kyivindependent.com/istories-rosgvardiya-recruiting-convicts-pardoned-after-fighting-for-wagner/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

===12 September===
Three people were killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian shelling of Donetsk Oblast kills 2, injures 3 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-of-donetsk-oblast-kills-2-injures-3/ |access-date=12 September 2023 |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=12 September 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914194602/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-of-donetsk-oblast-kills-2-injures-3/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Russian attacks in Kherson, Luhansk oblasts kill 1, injure 3 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-in-kherson-luhansk-oblasts-kill-1-injure-3/ |access-date=13 September 2023 |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=12 September 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914200105/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-in-kherson-luhansk-oblasts-kill-1-injure-3/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Denmark]] pledged a 5.8-billion-Danish-kroner ($830 million) military aid package to Ukraine that would include tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, ammunition, and anti-aircraft guns.<ref>{{cite web |title=Denmark to send Ukraine $830 million military aid package |url=https://kyivindependent.com/denmark-to-send-ukraine-800-million-military-aid-package/ |access-date=13 September 2023 |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=12 September 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914200106/https://kyivindependent.com/denmark-to-send-ukraine-800-million-military-aid-package/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The NGO Save Ukraine returned 13 children in Russian-occupied areas in Ukraine to relatives living in Kyiv-controlled territory.<ref>{{cite web |title=NGO Save Ukraine rescues 13 more children from Russian occupation |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ngo-save-ukraine-rescues-13-more-children-from-russian-occupation/ |access-date=16 September 2023 |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=12 September 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915002948/https://kyivindependent.com/ngo-save-ukraine-rescues-13-more-children-from-russian-occupation/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===13 September===
The Russian-appointed governor of [[Sevastopol]] [[Mikhail Razvozhaev]] claimed that the [[Sevastopol Shipyard]] was struck by a Ukrainian "missile attack" at 2 am, causing a large fire. The [[Russian Ministry of Defence]] claimed that 10 cruise missiles were fired, with 7 shot down. The attack also involved three "maritime drones", which were all destroyed. The Ministry said, "As a result of being hit by enemy cruise missiles, two ships under repair were damaged". At least 24 people were reported injured. The ships damaged were identified as the landing ship ''[[Russian landing ship Minsk|Minsk]]'' and the ''[[Russian submarine B-237|Rostov-na-Donu]]'', a [[Kilo-class submarine]]. The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that [[Storm Shadow missile]]s were used.<ref>{{cite web |title=UPDATE: Explosions reported at marine plant in occupied Sevastopol, 24 reported injured |url=https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-reported-in-occupied-sevastopol-2/ |access-date=13 September 2023 |first=Rachel |last=Amran |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915010010/https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-reported-in-occupied-sevastopol-2/ |url-status=live }}|{{cite web |title= Fire at naval shipyard in Russia-annexed Crimea after Ukraine air attack |url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/13/fire-at-naval-shipyard-in-russia-annexed-crimea-after-ukraine-air-attack |access-date= 13 September 2023 |publisher= Al Jazeera |date= 13 September 2023 |archive-date= 15 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230915105137/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/13/fire-at-naval-shipyard-in-russia-annexed-crimea-after-ukraine-air-attack |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Ukraine Strikes Russian Naval Ships in Black Sea|first1= Andrés R.|last1= Martínez|first2= Marc|last2= Santora|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/world/europe/sevastopol-explosion-black-sea-ukraine.html|access-date= 13 September 2023|work= The New York Times|date= 13 September 2023|archive-date= 16 September 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230916071747/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/world/europe/sevastopol-explosion-black-sea-ukraine.html|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{Unbulleted list citebundle|{{cite web |title=Russia's $300 million Kilo-class submarine hit in attack on Black Sea Fleet naval base as fireballs light up shipyard |first=Will |last=Taylor |url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/russian-submarine-hit-missile-attack-crimea/ |access-date=13 September 2023 |publisher=LBC |date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914194604/https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/russian-submarine-hit-missile-attack-crimea/ |url-status=live }}|{{cite web |title=Ukraine launches missile attack on Crimea |first1=Paul |last1=Adams |first2=Megan |last2=Fisher |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66793900 |access-date=13 September 2023 |publisher=BBC |date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913044106/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66793900 |url-status=live }}}}</ref> The [[Institute for the Study of War]] (ISW) later assessed that 62 Russian servicemen were killed in the attack.<ref>{{cite web |title= Ukraine says Russian Black Sea Fleet commander among 34 officers killed |url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/26/ukraine-says-russian-black-sea-fleet-commander-among-34-officers-killed |access-date= 26 September 2023 |publisher= Al Jazeera |date= 26 September 2023 |archive-date= 26 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230926050455/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/26/ukraine-says-russian-black-sea-fleet-commander-among-34-officers-killed |url-status= live }}</ref>

Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Izmail, injuring six people.<ref>{{cite web |title= Ukraine war: Overnight air attacks reported on Sevastopol and Izmail |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66793900 |access-date= 13 September 2023 |publisher= BBC |date= 13 September 2023 |archive-date= 13 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230913044106/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66793900 |url-status= live }}</ref>

Ukrainian soldiers from the [[3rd Assault Brigade]] released footage of [[First-person view (radio control)|first person drones]] destroying a [[T-90A]] tank near Bakhmut. The footage was undated but believed to have been filmed in early August.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine Drone Dudes Set Russia's Best Tank Ablaze, T-90 Crew Runs Away |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/21500 |access-date=13 September 2023 |work=The Kyiv Post |date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913101155/https://www.kyivpost.com/post/21500 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A court in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast sentenced two alleged members of the [[Azov Regiment]] to 29 years' imprisonment for alleged war crimes during the Siege of Mariupol.<ref>{{cite web |title= Russian Proxy Court Jails 2 Ukrainian Soldiers |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/13/russian-proxy-court-jails-2-ukrainian-soldiers-a82448 |access-date= 14 September 2023 |work= Moscow Times |date= 13 September 2023 |archive-date= 14 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230914070422/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/13/russian-proxy-court-jails-2-ukrainian-soldiers-a82448 |url-status= live }}</ref>

Germany delivered a military aid package to Ukraine that included 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, a Satcom surveillance system, 20 RQ-35 HEIDRUN reconnaissance drones, two mobile antenna mast systems, 10 drone detection systems, two WISENT 1 mine clearing tanks, explosive ordnance disposal material, 3,000 155&nbsp;mm artillery shells, 1.5 million small arms ammunition rounds, an 8x8 HX81 truck tractor train, four semi-trailers, nine transport vehicles, five 8x8 load-handling trucks, and three ambulances.<ref>{{cite web |title=Germany delivers 20 Marder armored vehicles, other aid to Ukraine |url=https://kyivindependent.com/germany-hands-over-20-marder-armored-vehicles-to-ukraine/ |access-date=13 September 2023 |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913111926/https://kyivindependent.com/germany-hands-over-20-marder-armored-vehicles-to-ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[European Parliament]] formally recognized [[Belarus]]ian President [[Aleksandr Lukashenko]] as an "accomplice" to Russian war crimes in Ukraine, particularly for staging Russian troops and hosting deported children.<ref>{{cite web |title= EU Parliament Calls Lukashenko 'Accomplice' to Russian War Crimes |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/14/eu-parliament-calls-lukashenko-accomplice-to-russian-war-crimes-a82455 |access-date= 15 September 2023 |work= Moscow Times |date= 14 September 2023 |archive-date= 15 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230915031422/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/14/eu-parliament-calls-lukashenko-accomplice-to-russian-war-crimes-a82455 |url-status= live }}</ref>

===14 September===
Russia claimed to have shot down four drones over Bryansk Oblast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia claims 4 drones shot down over Bryansk Oblast |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-4-drones-shot-down-over-bryansk-oblast/ |access-date=14 September 2023 |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=14 September 2023 |archive-date=18 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918104733/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-4-drones-shot-down-over-bryansk-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It also claimed to have destroyed 16 aerial and naval drones in Crimea, with explosions reported in the vicinity of a Russian military garrison near the village of [[Uiutne, Saky Raion|Uiutne]], outside [[Yevpatoriya]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia claims 11 aerial, 5 sea drones destroyed in occupied Crimea |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-11-aerial-5-sea-drones-destroyed-in-occupied-crimea/ |access-date=14 September 2023 |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=14 September 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915011551/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-11-aerial-5-sea-drones-destroyed-in-occupied-crimea/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the same time, Russian officials closed the Crimean Bridge to traffic.<ref>{{cite web|title= Invaders once again shut traffic across Crimea Bridge while blasts reported in Yevpatoria|url= https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3761041-invaders-once-again-shut-traffic-across-crimea-bridge-while-blasts-reported-in-yevpatoria.html|access-date= 14 September 2023|agency= Ukrinform|date= 14 September 2023|archive-date= 15 September 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230915015624/https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3761041-invaders-once-again-shut-traffic-across-crimea-bridge-while-blasts-reported-in-yevpatoria.html|url-status= live}}</ref> Ukrainian forces subsequently claimed to have destroyed [[S-300 missile system|S-300]] and [[S-400 missile system|S-400]] missile systems near Yevpatoriya using drones and [[R-360 Neptune]] missiles<ref>{{cite web |title= Russian air defence system destroyed in Crimea, Ukraine says |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66805897 |access-date= 14 September 2023 |first1= Ece |last1= Goksedef |first2= Vitalii |last2= Chervonenko |publisher= BBC |date= 14 September 2023 |archive-date= 14 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230914113727/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66805897 |url-status= live }}</ref> and damaged the Russian patrol ships ''Sergei Kotov'' and ''[[Russian patrol ship Vasily Bykov|Vasily Bykov]]'' in a separate attack in the Black Sea;<ref>{{cite web |title= Ukraine says Russian missile defence destroyed in Crimea, 2 warships hit |url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/15/ukraine-says-russian-missile-defence-destroyed-in-crimea-2-warships-hits |access-date= 15 September 2023 |publisher= Al Jazeera |date= 15 September 2023 |archive-date= 15 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230915043847/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/15/ukraine-says-russian-missile-defence-destroyed-in-crimea-2-warships-hits |url-status= live }}</ref> the Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that the ''Vasily Bykov'' engaged and destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones when escorting the merchant vessels ''Yaz'' and ''Ursa Major'', the latter an alleged arms-runner, heading towards [[Istanbul]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sutton |first=H. I. |date=2023-09-14 |title=Ukraine's Attack On Sevastopol Also Targeted Important Ships Crossing Black Sea |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/09/ukraines-attack-on-sevastopol-also-targeted-important-ships-crossing-black-sea/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Naval News |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914083106/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/09/ukraines-attack-on-sevastopol-also-targeted-important-ships-crossing-black-sea/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Another Russian vessel, the corvette ''Samun'' was reportedly hit by a Ukrainian naval drone as it entered [[Sevastopol Bay]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Media: Ukraine hits Russian missile-carrying ship with sea drone |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-ukraine-hits-russian-missile-carrying-ship-with-sea-drone/ |access-date=15 September 2023 |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=15 September 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915205741/https://kyivindependent.com/media-ukraine-hits-russian-missile-carrying-ship-with-sea-drone/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A six-year-old child was killed by Russian shelling in [[Novodmitryk]], Kherson Oblast. Later in the day, authorities ordered the mandatory evacuation of families with children in 31 settlements across the oblast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Evacuations ordered for children near Kherson Oblast front lines |url=https://kyivindependent.com/evacuations-order-for-families-with-children-in-kherson-region/ |access-date=15 September 2023 |first=Kris |last=Parker |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=15 September 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915001447/https://kyivindependent.com/evacuations-order-for-families-with-children-in-kherson-region/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Vasily Popov, commander of the Russian 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment, was reportedly killed in action in Ukraine according to the ISW.<ref>{{cite web |title=ISW: Commander of elite Russian unit killed |url=https://kyivindependent.com/isw-commander-of-eli/ |access-date=15 September 2023 |first=Rachel |last=Amran |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=15 September 2023 |archive-date=17 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917180624/https://kyivindependent.com/isw-commander-of-eli/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ukrainian Prosecutor-General [[Andriy Kostin]] announced that the [[International Criminal Court]] opened a field office in Kyiv to improve its effectiveness in its [[International Criminal Court investigation in Ukraine|investigation in Russian war crimes]], calling the office the ICC's largest after its headquarters in [[The Hague]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ICC opens office in Kyiv to investigate Russian war crimes |url=https://kyivindependent.com/icc-opens-office-in-kyiv-to-investigate-russian-war-crimes/ |access-date=14 September 2023 |first=Elsa |last=Court |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=14 September 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914194604/https://kyivindependent.com/icc-opens-office-in-kyiv-to-investigate-russian-war-crimes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In response to spillovers from Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian Danube ports, Romania imposed a ban on aircraft flying at an altitude of less than 4,000 meters (more than 13,000 feet) over a zone within {{Convert|30|km|abbr=off|sp=us}} of the eastern section of the Ukrainian border, in the vicinity of the ports of [[Sulina]] and [[Galați]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Romania ups flight restrictions at Ukraine border as drone debris found |url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/15/romania-ups-flight-restrictions-at-ukraine-border-as-drone-debris-found |access-date= 15 September 2023 |publisher= Al Jazeera |date= 15 September 2023 |archive-date= 15 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230915103711/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/15/romania-ups-flight-restrictions-at-ukraine-border-as-drone-debris-found |url-status= live }}</ref>

The United States announced sanctions on more than 100 individuals and entities involved in the Russian war effort in Ukraine. Among those sanctioned included Russian oligarch [[Andrei Bokarev]], the head of major rolling stock manufacturer [[Transmashholding]], his business partner [[Iskandar Makhmudov]], and their family members, as well as Russian Deputy Defense Minister [[Aleksei Krivoruchko]] and [[Mkrtich Okroyan]], the chief designer and board member for two Russian aerospace companies. Among companies sanctioned were Finnish and Turkish entities exporting goods to Russia, and leading Russian banking, investment, manufacturing, construction, and electronics firms.<ref>{{cite web |title=US announces new sanctions targeting Russia's military-linked elites, industrial base |url=https://kyivindependent.com/us-announces-new-sanctions-targeting-russias-military-linked-elites-industrial-base/ |access-date=15 September 2023 |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=14 September 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914205603/https://kyivindependent.com/us-announces-new-sanctions-targeting-russias-military-linked-elites-industrial-base/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Meanwhile, the EU lifted sanctions against Russian businessmen [[Grigory Berezkin]], [[Farkhad Akhmedov]], and [[Alexander Shulgin (businessman)|Alexander Shulgin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=EU removes 3 Russian businessmen from sanctions list |url=https://kyivindependent.com/eu-removes-3-russian-businessmen-from-sanctions-list/ |access-date=15 September 2023 |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=14 September 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914194604/https://kyivindependent.com/eu-removes-3-russian-businessmen-from-sanctions-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===15 September===
The Ukrainian military claimed it had retaken full control of the village of [[Andriivka, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast|Andriivka]], south of Bakhmut.<ref>{{cite web |title=General Staff confirms liberation of Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-general-staff-confirms-liberation-of-andriivka/ |access-date=15 September 2023 |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=15 September 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915132358/https://kyivindependent.com/update-general-staff-confirms-liberation-of-andriivka/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It also accused Russia of accidentally dropping a bomb on occupied [[Nova Kakhovka]] and blaming Ukraine for the incident.<ref>{{cite web |title=Military: Russia accidentally drops aerial bomb on occupied Nova Kakhovka |url=https://kyivindependent.com/national-resistance-center-russia-drops-aerial-bomb-on-occupied-nova-kakhovka/ |access-date=15 September 2023 |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=15 September 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915132539/https://kyivindependent.com/national-resistance-center-russia-drops-aerial-bomb-on-occupied-nova-kakhovka/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Russian patrol boat ''Askold'' was reportedly attacked by Ukraine in the Black Sea.<ref>{{cite web |title= Ukraine strikes Russian ships, state-of-the-art aerial defences in Crimea |url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/21/ukraine-strikes-russian-ships-state-of-the-art-aerial-defences-in-crimea |access-date= 21 September 2023 |publisher= Al Jazeera |date= 21 September 2023 |archive-date= 21 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230921032823/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/21/ukraine-strikes-russian-ships-state-of-the-art-aerial-defences-in-crimea |url-status= live }}</ref>

The [[Security Service of Ukraine]] (SBU) formally charged former MP [[Nestor Shufrych]] for [[treason]] and [[Collaboration with Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine|working]] with [[Russian intelligence]].<ref>{{cite web |title=UPDATE: Pro-Russian lawmaker Shufrych officially charged with treason |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-lawmaker-shufrych-officially-charged-with-treason/ |access-date=15 September 2023 |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=15 September 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915132539/https://kyivindependent.com/update-lawmaker-shufrych-officially-charged-with-treason/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

UNESCO formally placed the [[Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv|Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv]], the [[Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra]], and the [[Old Town (Lviv)|Old Town of Lviv]] on its [[List of World Heritage in Danger]], citing the continued threat posed by the Russian invasion.<ref>{{cite web |title= Historic Ukrainian sites in Kyiv and Lviv added to UN danger list |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66827743 |access-date= 16 September 2023 |publisher= BBC |date= 16 September 2023 |archive-date= 16 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230916032607/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66827743 |url-status= live }}</ref>

The United States provided the Ukrainian military with [[3D printers]] to manufacture spare parts for military equipment.<ref>{{cite web |title= US provides Ukraine with 3D printers for battlefield spare parts |url= https://kyivindependent.com/us-official-ukraine-supplied-with-industrial-size-3d-printers-for-battlefield-spare-parts/ |access-date= 17 September 2023 |publisher= The Kyiv Independent |date= 16 September 2023 |archive-date= 16 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230916152821/https://kyivindependent.com/us-official-ukraine-supplied-with-industrial-size-3d-printers-for-battlefield-spare-parts/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

The [[European Commission]] lifted a ban on the import of Ukrainian grain to [[Poland]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Hungary]], Romania and [[Slovakia]] that had been in place since May 2023 to protect domestic production. However, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia stated that they would continue to enforce the ban.<ref>{{cite web |title= Hungary, Poland, Slovakia to continue own bans on Ukraine grains |url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/15/poland-hungary-to-continue-ban-on-ukrainian-grain-after-eu-lifts-embargo |access-date= 16 September 2023 |publisher= Al Jazeera |date= 15 September 2023 |archive-date= 16 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230916111001/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/15/poland-hungary-to-continue-ban-on-ukrainian-grain-after-eu-lifts-embargo |url-status= live }}</ref>

The United Kingdom formally designated the Wagner Group as a [[terrorist]] organisation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wagner group formally banned as terror organisation in the UK |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66822833 |access-date=16 September 2023 |first=Matt |last=Murphy |publisher=BBC |date=16 September 2023 |archive-date=16 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916004337/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66822833 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===16 September===
Two people were killed after a car was attacked by Russian forces near the border village of [[Strilecha]], [[Kharkiv Oblast]]. Five others were injured in a missile attack on the [[Kholodnohirskyi district]] in [[Kharkiv]] city.<ref>{{cite web |title= Russian attacks on Kharkiv Oblast kill 2, injure 7 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-on-kharkiv-oblast-kill-2-injure-7/ |access-date= 16 September 2023 |publisher= The Kyiv Independent |date= 16 September 2023 |archive-date= 19 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230919031658/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-on-kharkiv-oblast-kill-2-injure-7/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

In Russia, two drones were reportedly shot down over Tver and Kaluga Oblasts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia claims 2 drones shot down over Tver, Kaluga oblasts |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-2-drones-shot-down-over-tver-kaluga-oblasts/ |access-date=16 September 2023 |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=16 September 2023 |archive-date=18 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918104733/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-2-drones-shot-down-over-tver-kaluga-oblasts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One person was reportedly killed by shelling in the border village of [[Plekhovo]], [[Kursk Oblast]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Ukrainian Strike Kills 1 in Russian Village: Authorities |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/16/ukrainian-strike-kills-1-in-russian-village-authorities-a82488 |access-date= 17 September 2023 |work= Moscow Times |date= 16 September 2023 |archive-date= 17 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230917190917/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/16/ukrainian-strike-kills-1-in-russian-village-authorities-a82488 |url-status= live }}</ref>

The [[Palau]]an-flagged cargo ships ''Resilient Africa'' and ''Aroyat'' arrived at the port of [[Chornomorsk]], [[Odesa Oblast]] to load grain, the first vessels to do so under the maritime corridor introduced by Ukraine following the collapse of the [[Black Sea Grain Initiative]].<ref>{{cite web |title= First grain ships arrive in Ukraine using new route |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66835210 |access-date= 17 September 2023 |publisher= BBC |date= 15 September 2023 |archive-date= 17 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230917002108/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66835210 |url-status= live }}</ref>

Commander of the [[47th Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine)|47th Mechanized Brigade]] Lieutenant Colonel [[Oleksandr Sak]] was sacked and replaced by Colonel [[Oleksandr Pavlii]] who had previously commanded the 112th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces in Kyiv since 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/16/7420103/|title=Ukraine's 47th Separate Brigade, one of first to launch counteroffensive in Zaporizhzhia, has new commander|website=Ukrainska Pravda}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-war-47th-separate-mechanised-brigade-1833740|title=Infighting engulfs one of Ukraine's top brigades amid heavy losses|first=Brendan|last=Cole|date=October 11, 2023|website=Newsweek}}</ref>

===17 September===
[[File:Liberation of Klishchiivka, 2023-09-17 (<span class="ltr">01</span>).jpg|thumb|Ukrainian military in retaken [[Klishchiivka]]]]
One person was killed by Russian shelling in [[Sumy Oblast]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian army shells Sumy Oblast, kills 1 civilian, injures 1 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-army-shells-sumy-oblast-kills-1-civilian-injure-1/ |access-date=17 September 2023 |first=Natalia |last=Datskevych |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=17 September 2023 |archive-date=17 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917180652/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-army-shells-sumy-oblast-kills-1-civilian-injure-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Four others were killed in separate attacks in Kherson Oblast.<ref name="khd14">{{cite web |title=Authorities: Russian attacks in Kherson, Donetsk oblasts kill 1, injure 4 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/authorities-russian-attacks-in-kherson-donetsk-oblasts-kill-2-injure-4/ |access-date=18 September 2023 |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=18 September 2023 |archive-date=19 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919031700/https://kyivindependent.com/authorities-russian-attacks-in-kherson-donetsk-oblasts-kill-2-injure-4/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Ukrainian military claimed it had retaken [[Klishchiivka]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Bigg |first1=Matthew Mpoke |last2=Vinograd |first2=Cassandra |last3=Shankar |first3=Vivek |date=2023-09-17 |title=Ukraine Says It Has Retaken Strategic Village Near Bakhmut |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/17/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-klishchiivka-bakhmut.html |access-date=2023-09-18 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2023-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918010111/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/17/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-klishchiivka-bakhmut.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Explosions were reported in [[Tokmak]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Explosion reported in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast |url=https://kyivindependent.com/explosion-reported-in-occupied-zaporizhzhia-oblast/ |access-date=18 September 2023 |first=Rachel |last=Amran |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=18 September 2023 |archive-date=17 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917231804/https://kyivindependent.com/explosion-reported-in-occupied-zaporizhzhia-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and in [[Sevastopol]], with the latter occurring near Russian radio intelligence and air defence facilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Explosions reported in Sevastopol, Russian sources report drone attack |url=https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-reported-in-sevastopol-in-russian-occupied-crimea/ |access-date=18 September 2023 |first=Natalia |last=Datskevych |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=17 September 2023 |archive-date=17 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917231804/https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-reported-in-sevastopol-in-russian-occupied-crimea/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Colonel [[Andrei Kondrashkin]], commander of the Russian 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade, was reportedly killed in action in Andriivka, near [[Bakhmut]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Commander of Elite Russian Airborne Unit Killed in Ukraine |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/18/commander-of-elite-russian-airborne-unit-killed-in-ukraine-a82496 |access-date= 19 September 2023 |work= Moscow Times |date= 18 September 2023 |archive-date= 18 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230918111806/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/18/commander-of-elite-russian-airborne-unit-killed-in-ukraine-a82496 |url-status= live }}</ref>

Russia claimed to have shot down five drones over Crimea and Moscow Oblast,<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia claims 4 drones shot down over Crimea, 1 over Moscow region |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-4-drones-shot-down-over-crimea-1-over-moscow-region/ |access-date=17 September 2023 |first=Olena |last=Goncharova |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=17 September 2023 |archive-date=17 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917180628/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-4-drones-shot-down-over-crimea-1-over-moscow-region/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while another damaged an oil depot in [[Oryol]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor: Drone damages oil depot in southwestern Russia |url=https://kyivindependent.com/governor-drone-damages-oil-depot-in-southwestern-russia/ |access-date=17 September 2023 |first=Olena |last=Goncharova |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=17 September 2023 |archive-date=18 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918104733/https://kyivindependent.com/governor-drone-damages-oil-depot-in-southwestern-russia/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Canada]] pledged $33 million CAD ($24.4 million) in military aid to Ukraine as part of a joint initiative with other Western countries to improve the country's air defence capabilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada pledges nearly $25 million to bolster Ukraine's air defense |url=https://kyivindependent.com/canada-pledges-25-million-to-bolster-ukraines-air-defense/ |access-date=17 September 2023 |first=Asami |last=Terajima |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=17 September 2023 |archive-date=18 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918104733/https://kyivindependent.com/canada-pledges-25-million-to-bolster-ukraines-air-defense/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ukraine formally filed lawsuits in the [[World Trade Organization]] against Poland, Slovakia and Hungary for their continued refusal to lift their ban on imports of Ukrainian grain, saying that their actions violated international obligations.<ref>{{cite web |title= Ukraine sues EU neighbours over food imports ban |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66849185 |access-date= 19 September 2023 |publisher= BBC |date= 18 September 2023 |archive-date= 19 September 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230919002829/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66849185 |url-status= live }}</ref>

===18 September===
President Zelenskyy ordered the dismissal of deputy defence ministers [[Hanna Maliar]], [[Vitalii Deyneha]], [[Denys Sharapov]], [[Volodymyr Havrylov (politician)|Volodymyr Havrylov]], [[Andrii Shevchenko (politician)|Andrii Shevchenko]] and [[Rostyslav Zamlynskyi]], as well as the ministry's state secretary, [[Kostiantyn Vashchenko]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Government dismisses six deputy defense ministers |url=https://kyivindependent.com/government-dismisses-all-deputy-defense-ministers-and-state-secretary-for-defense/ |access-date=18 September 2023 |first=Elsa |last=Court |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=18 September 2023 |archive-date=18 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918104741/https://kyivindependent.com/government-dismisses-all-deputy-defense-ministers-and-state-secretary-for-defense/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to her dismissal, Maliar announced that Ukrainian forces had retaken {{Convert|2|km2|abbr=off|sp=us|spell=in}} of territory around [[Bakhmut]] and 5.2 square kilometers of territory in the southern front in the past week.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine Claims Gains In South And East, Downs Drones, Missiles |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/ukraine-says-recaptured-7-sq-km-from-russian-forces-last-week-332e6717 |access-date=18 September 2023 |publisher=Barron's |date=18 September 2023 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928151015/https://www.barrons.com/news/ukraine-says-recaptured-7-sq-km-from-russian-forces-last-week-332e6717 |url-status=live }}</ref> Army commander [[Oleksandr Syrskyi]] also claimed Ukrainian forces had breached the Russian defensive lines stretching from Bakhmut to [[Horlivka]], and that the Russian military's [[72nd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade]], the [[31st Guards Air Assault Brigade]] and the [[83rd Air Assault Brigade]] were severely decimated and put out of action during the fighting.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-19 |title=Ukraine's army commander claims 3 elite Russian brigades 'crushed' in east |language=en-US |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/19/ukraines-army-commander-claims-3-elite-russian-brigades-crushed-in-east |access-date=2023-09-19 |archive-date=2023-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919043729/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/19/ukraines-army-commander-claims-3-elite-russian-brigades-crushed-in-east |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ukraine reportedly launched a HIMARS missile strike on a command post of the Russian [[70th Motorized Rifle Division]] in [[Radensk]], Kherson Oblast, killing eight officers and injuring seven others.<ref>{{cite web |title=Media: Ukraine hits Russian command post in occupied Kherson Oblast |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-ukraine-hits-russian-command-post-near-kherson/ |access-date=27 September 2023 |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=26 September 2023 |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926235324/https://kyivindependent.com/media-ukraine-hits-russian-command-post-near-kherson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukraine)|Ukrainian military intelligence]] claimed that an [[An-148]], an [[Ilyushin Il-20]] and a Mil [[Mi-28]] helicopter was damaged or destroyed in a sabotage attack at [[Chkalovsky Air Base]] near [[Moscow]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2023-09-20 |first= Jake |last= Epstein |title= Saboteurs 'blew up' aircraft at a Russian base in the latest in a string of attacks, causing 'hysteria,' Ukrainian military intelligence reports |language= en-US |work= Business Insider |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/saboteurs-blew-up-aircraft-russian-military-base-cause-hysteria-ukraine-2023-9?amp |access-date= 2023-09-21 |archive-date= 2023-09-21 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230921023153/https://www.businessinsider.com/saboteurs-blew-up-aircraft-russian-military-base-cause-hysteria-ukraine-2023-9?amp |url-status= live }}</ref>

[[File:Avdiivka after Russian shelling, 2023-09-18 (<span class="ltr">02</span>).jpg|thumb|Residential building in [[Avdiivka]] (Donetsk Oblast) after the attack]]
Seven people were killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk and Kherson Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-19 |last=Court |first=Elsa |title=Russian attacks kill 8, injure 16 in past day, overnight |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-8-injure-16-in-past-day-overnight/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |archive-date=2023-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919075500/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-8-injure-16-in-past-day-overnight/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Denis Pushilin]], the head of the Russian-installed [[Donetsk People's Republic]] claimed that the offices of the regional administration in Donetsk city were damaged by a Ukrainian [[airstrike]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian state media: Strike on Donetsk damages building of occupation administration |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-state-media-strike-on-donetsk-damages-building-of-occupation-administration/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=18 September 2023 |archive-date=19 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919031700/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-state-media-strike-on-donetsk-damages-building-of-occupation-administration/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Russia claimed to have shot down three aerial projectiles over Belgorod Oblast.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian media claims 3 aerial targets shot down over Belgorod Oblast |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-media-claims-3-objects-shot-down-over-belgorod-region/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |first=Kris |last=Parker |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=19 September 2023 |archive-date=19 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919031700/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-media-claims-3-objects-shot-down-over-belgorod-region/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Germany pledged a €400 million ($430 million) military aid package to Ukraine that would include explosives, [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar]] ammunition, rockets, [[armored vehicles]], [[demining]] equipment, clothing and power generators for the winter,<ref>{{cite web |title=Germany readies new aid package for Ukraine worth $430 million |url=https://kyivindependent.com/german-defense-minister-germany-readies-new-aid-package-for-ukraine-worth-430-million/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=18 September 2023 |archive-date=19 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919031700/https://kyivindependent.com/german-defense-minister-germany-readies-new-aid-package-for-ukraine-worth-430-million/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while South Korea pledged two [[K1 88-Tank|K600]] anti-mine vehicles.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2023-09-19 |title= South Korea to supply Ukraine with two K600 Rhino anti-mine vehicles |language= en-US |work= The New Voice of Ukraine |url= https://news.yahoo.com/south-korea-supply-ukraine-two-092300071.html |access-date= 2023-09-19 |archive-date= 2023-09-20 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230920184126/https://news.yahoo.com/south-korea-supply-ukraine-two-092300071.html |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 2023-09-18 |title= Republic of Korea Hands Over the K600 Rhino Combat Engineering Vehicles to Ukraine |language= en-US |work= Defence Express |url= https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/south_korea_hands_over_the_k600_rhino_combat_engineering_vehicles_to_ukraine-7986.html |access-date= 2023-09-19 |archive-date= 2023-09-22 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230922195140/https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/south_korea_hands_over_the_k600_rhino_combat_engineering_vehicles_to_ukraine-7986.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

===19 September===
[[File:Destructions in Lviv Oblast after Russian attack, 2023-09-19 (<span class="ltr">01</span>).webp|thumb|Warehouse in Lviv region after the attack]]
Russia launched an early morning drone attack on [[Lviv]], killing one person, injuring another and setting fire to a warehouse.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-19 |title=Russia launches air attacks against Ukraine's western Lviv city |language=en-US |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/19/russia-launches-air-attacks-against-ukraines-western-lviv-city |access-date=2023-09-19 |archive-date=2023-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919130045/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/19/russia-launches-air-attacks-against-ukraines-western-lviv-city |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/c25zlzrpnx2o |title=Массированная атака на Львов.『Шахеды』летели над самым центром города |date=2023-09-19 |publisher=BBC |language=ru |access-date=2023-10-08 |archive-date=2023-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928182854/https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/c25zlzrpnx2o |url-status=live }}</ref> Two people, including a police sergeant, were killed in a separate attack on a trolleybus in Kherson.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Court |first=Elsa |date=2023-09-19 |title=Update: Morning attack on Kherson kills 2, injures 1 |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-2-killed-1-injured-in-kherson-trolleybus-attack/ |access-date=2023-09-19}}</ref> Six people were killed in an airstrike in [[Kupiansk]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khalilova |first=Dinara |date=2023-09-19 |title=Police: Death toll of Russian attack on Kupiansk rises to 6 |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/police-death-toll-of-russian-attack-on-kupiansk-rises-to-6/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |archive-date=2023-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920072232/https://kyivindependent.com/police-death-toll-of-russian-attack-on-kupiansk-rises-to-6/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Russia claimed two drones were shot down over Belgorod and [[Oryol Oblast]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fenbert |first=Abbey |date=2023-09-20 |title=Russia claims drones shot down over Belgorod, Oryol oblasts |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-drones-shot-down-over-belgorod-oryol-oblasts/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |archive-date=2023-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920072222/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-drones-shot-down-over-belgorod-oryol-oblasts/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Ukrainian government said that the cargo ship ''Resilient Africa'' left Chornomorsk after loading grain and was now heading to [[Istanbul]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Polityuk |first=Pavel |date=2023-09-19 |title=Cargo vessel leaves Ukraine's Chornomorsk after loading grain - Deputy PM |language=en-US |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/cargo-vessel-leaves-ukraines-chornomorsk-after-loading-grain-industry-source-2023-09-19/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |archive-date=2023-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919073517/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/cargo-vessel-leaves-ukraines-chornomorsk-after-loading-grain-industry-source-2023-09-19/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It also announced that it would ban the import of Polish fruits and vegetables into the country in retaliation for Warsaw's continued ban on Ukrainian grain.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Amran |first=Rachel |date=2023-09-20 |title=Ukraine to introduce embargo on Polish fruits and vegetables |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-to-introduce-embargo-of-polish-fruits-and-vegetables/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |archive-date=2023-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920072318/https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-to-introduce-embargo-of-polish-fruits-and-vegetables/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Belarusian state media reported the arrival in the country of 48 children taken from Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine as part of what it called a "holiday" organized by a charity supported by President Lukashenko.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-19 |title=Ukraine calls for return of 'abducted' children as more arrive in Belarus |language=en-US |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/20/ukraine-calls-for-return-of-abducted-children-as-more-arrive-in-belarus |access-date=2023-09-20 |archive-date=2023-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920045437/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/20/ukraine-calls-for-return-of-abducted-children-as-more-arrive-in-belarus |url-status=live }}</ref>

Denmark pledged 15 [[T-72]]EA tanks and 30 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khalilova |first=Dinara |date=2023-09-19 |title=Minister: Denmark to send Ukraine 45 more tanks in cooperation with partners |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/minister-denmark-to-send-ukraine-45-more-tanks-in-cooperation-with-partners/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |archive-date=2023-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920221716/https://kyivindependent.com/minister-denmark-to-send-ukraine-45-more-tanks-in-cooperation-with-partners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===20 September===
An [[oil refinery]] in [[Kremenchuk]] was set on fire following a Russian drone attack,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Court |first=Elsa |date=2023-09-20 |title=Russia attacks Ukraine with 24 drones overnight, Kremenchuk oil depot hit |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-attacks-ukraine-with-24-drones-overnight-kremenchuk-oil-depot-hit/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |archive-date=2023-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920072313/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-attacks-ukraine-with-24-drones-overnight-kremenchuk-oil-depot-hit/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while a [[Ukrainian Air Force]] [[MiG-29]] was struck by a [[ZALA Lancet|Lancet]] drone at [[Dolgintsevo air base]] near [[Kryvyi Rih]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2023-09-20 |title= Russian drone damaged Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter at military airfield |language= en-US |first= Dylan |last= Malyasov |work= Defence Blog |url= https://defence-blog.com/russian-drone-damaged-ukrainian-mig-29-fighter-at-military-airfield/?amp |access-date= 2023-09-20 |archive-date= 2023-09-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230928182855/https://defence-blog.com/russian-drone-damaged-ukrainian-mig-29-fighter-at-military-airfield/?amp |url-status= live }}</ref> Four people were killed by shelling in [[Toretsk]] and in the adjacent settlement of [[Pivnichne, Donetsk Oblast|Pivnichne]] in Donetsk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fornusek |first=Martin |date=2023-09-20 |title=Russian shelling of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast kills 4 |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-of-toretsk-donetsk-oblast-kills-4/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920192426/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-of-toretsk-donetsk-oblast-kills-4/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A car carrying two Swedish journalists was attacked by a drone in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injuring their Ukrainian officer and two police escorts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fornusek |first=Martin |date=2023-09-20 |title=Swedish journalists attacked by Russian drone in Ukraine |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/swedish-journalists-attacked-by-russian-drones/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920185029/https://kyivindependent.com/swedish-journalists-attacked-by-russian-drones/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol, [[Mikhail Razvozhayev]], claimed Russian forces stopped two attacks on the city which involved Ukrainian naval drones and missiles, respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-20 |title=Russia thwarts missile attack on Sevastopol, local official says |language=en-US |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-thwarts-missile-attack-sevastopol-local-official-says-2023-09-20/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |archive-date=2023-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928182859/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-thwarts-missile-attack-sevastopol-local-official-says-2023-09-20/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ukraine claimed to have struck a command post of the [[Black Sea Fleet]] near [[Sevastopol International Airport|Belbek air base]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ostiller |first=Nate |date=2023-09-20 |title=Ukrainian military claims successful strike on Black Sea Fleet command post near Sevastopol |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-reported-in-occupied-sevastopol-ukrainian-military-claims-successful-strike-on-black-sea-fleet-command-post/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920184707/https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-reported-in-occupied-sevastopol-ukrainian-military-claims-successful-strike-on-black-sea-fleet-command-post/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, a fuel storage tank caught fire near [[Sochi International Airport|Sochi airport]] following a suspected drone attack.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-20 |title=Ukraine oil refinery fire sparked by drone attack, Russia downs four UAVs |language=en-US |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/20/ukraine-oil-refinery-fire-sparked-by-drone-attack-russia-downs-four-uavs |access-date=2023-09-20 |archive-date=2023-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920133254/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/20/ukraine-oil-refinery-fire-sparked-by-drone-attack-russia-downs-four-uavs |url-status=live }}</ref>

Polish Prime Minister [[Mateusz Morawiecki]] announced that the country would no longer supply Ukraine with weapons in response to disputes over the flow of agricultural products between the two countries. The Polish government later clarified that it would continue to honor preexisting agreements to deliver weapons to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Radford |first1=Antonette |last2=Easton |first2=Adam |date=2023-09-20 |title=Poland no longer supplying weapons to Ukraine amid grain row |language=en-US |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66873495 |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920234612/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66873495 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===21 September===
[[File:Hotel in Cherkasy after Russian attack, 2023-09-21 (<span class="ltr">01</span>).jpg|thumb|Damaged hotel in [[Cherkasy]]]]
Russia launched a series of missile attacks across Ukraine. In Kyiv, falling debris set a residential building on fire and hospitalised two, including a child. In [[Cherkasy]], falling debris damaged a hotel and injured several people. Other explosions were reported in [[Kharkiv]], [[Khmelnytskyi]], [[Rivne]], [[Vinnytsia]], [[Lviv]] and [[Ivano-Frankivsk]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-21 |title=Blasts heard in Kyiv, other parts of Ukraine |language=en-US |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/blasts-heard-kyiv-other-parts-ukraine-2023-09-21/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921055539/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/blasts-heard-kyiv-other-parts-ukraine-2023-09-21/ |url-status=live }}</ref> More than 20 people were reportedly injured in the attacks,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-21 |title=Russian air attacks hit Ukraine cities from east to west, more than 20 hurt |language=en-US |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/21/russian-air-attacks-hit-ukraine-cities-from-east-to-west-at-least-14-hurt |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921131707/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/21/russian-air-attacks-hit-ukraine-cities-from-east-to-west-at-least-14-hurt |url-status=live }}</ref> which was also the first strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in six months. The Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have shot down 36 of 43 missiles launched.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Court |first=Elsa |date=2023-09-21 |title=Ukrenergo: First mass strike on energy infrastructure in 6 months |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukrenergo-first-mass-strike-on-energy-infrastructure-in-six-months/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921194233/https://kyivindependent.com/ukrenergo-first-mass-strike-on-energy-infrastructure-in-six-months/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Seven people were killed and 11 others were injured in separate attacks in Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khalilova |first=Dinara |date=2023-09-21 |title=Governor: Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast kill 5, injure 10 |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-attacks-in-kherson-oblast-kill-5-injure-10/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921203408/https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-attacks-in-kherson-oblast-kill-5-injure-10/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Khalilova |first=Dinara |date=2023-09-21 |title=UPDATE: 2 more killed, 1 injured in Russian attacks against Kherson Oblast |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-2-more-killed-1-injured-in-russian-attacks-against-kherson-oblast/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928151018/https://kyivindependent.com/update-2-more-killed-1-injured-in-russian-attacks-against-kherson-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Ukrainian military claimed to have killed 30 Russian servicemen and damaged military equipment in an air attack on [[Saky (air base)|Saky air base]] in Crimea.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-21 |title=Ukraine's military confirms its forces struck Saky air base in Crimea |language=en-US |work=al-Arabiya |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/09/21/Ukraine-strikes-Saky-air-base-in-Crimea-causes-serious-damage-Intelligence-source |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921183523/https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/09/21/Ukraine-strikes-Saky-air-base-in-Crimea-causes-serious-damage-Intelligence-source |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3764146-ukraine-strikes-russias-saky-air-base-in-occupied-crimea.html Ukraine strikes Russia's Saky air base in occupied Crimea]</ref> Ukrainian [[Stryker]] and [[Marder (IFV)|Marder]] [[infantry fighting vehicles]] were reportedly seen on the [[Sergey Surovikin|Surovikin]] Line near [[Verbove, Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Verbove]] for the first time, indicating that the main Russian line of defence had been breached.<ref>{{Cite news |first1= Howard |last1= Altman |first2= Thomas |last2= Newdick |date= 2023-09-21 |title= Ukraine Situation Report: Russia's Main Defensive Line Breached |language= en-US |work= The War Zone |url= https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-situation-report-russias-main-defensive-line-breached |access-date= 2023-09-22 |archive-date= 2023-09-22 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230922005814/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-situation-report-russias-main-defensive-line-breached |url-status= live }}</ref>

Russia claimed to have shot down 19 Ukrainian drones over Crimea and in Kursk, Belgorod and Oryol Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-21 |title=Russia says 19 Ukrainian drones downed over Crimea, Black Sea, and regions |language=en-US |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/21/moscow-says-19-ukrainian-drones-downed-over-crimea-black-sea-and-russia |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921034631/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/21/moscow-says-19-ukrainian-drones-downed-over-crimea-black-sea-and-russia |url-status=live }}</ref>

Sweden delivered ten [[Stridsvagn 122]] tanks to Ukraine,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fornusek |first=Martin |date=2023-09-21 |title=Sweden delivers 10 Leopard 2 tank variants to Ukraine |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/sweden-delivers-10-stridsvagn-122-tanks-to-ukraine/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921192013/https://kyivindependent.com/sweden-delivers-10-stridsvagn-122-tanks-to-ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while Germany delivered 17 SatCom terminals, an antenna hub station, four 8x8 [[RMMV HX range of tactical trucks|HX81]] truck tractor trains, four semi-trailers, 12 Zetros trucks, and spare parts for WISENT 1 mine clearing tanks as part of a military aid package to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khalilova |first=Dinara |date=2023-09-21 |title=Germany delivers another military aid package to Ukraine |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/germany-delivers-another-military-aid-package-to-ukraine/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921191601/https://kyivindependent.com/germany-delivers-another-military-aid-package-to-ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The United States pledged another military aid package to Ukraine worth $325 million that would include air defense and [[cluster munition]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fenbert |first=Abbey |date=2023-09-21 |title=US announces $325 in new security assistance for Ukraine |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/us-announces-325-in-new-security-assistance-for-ukraine/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922053729/https://kyivindependent.com/us-announces-325-in-new-security-assistance-for-ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ukraine reached an agreement with Slovakia for a grain licensing system that would see the dropping of Kyiv's lawsuit against the country over its ban on grain imports and the end of Slovakian bans on Ukrainian agricultural products.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khalilova |first=Dinara |date=2023-09-21 |title=Ministry: Ukraine, Slovakia agree on grain trade system to replace ban |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ministry-ukraine-slovakia-agree-on-grain-trade-system-to-replace-ban/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921124128/https://kyivindependent.com/ministry-ukraine-slovakia-agree-on-grain-trade-system-to-replace-ban/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===22 September===
[[File:Повреждения исторического здания штаба Черноморского флота в Севастополе 22.09.2023 v.1.jpg|thumb|Headquarters of Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol after [[2023 missile strike on the Sevastopol Naval Base|the strike]]]]
The headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol was reportedly [[2023 missile strike on the Sevastopol Naval Base|struck]] and destroyed by a Ukrainian missile. One serviceman was reported missing by Russian authorities,<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Kullab |first1=Samya |last2=Litvinova |first2=Dasha |date=2023-09-22 |title=Russia says a Ukrainian missile strike hit its Black Sea Fleet headquarters, a serviceman is missing |language=en-US |work=Associated Press News |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-fcab4c6f0bd3738b34f9032cbef0833f |access-date=2023-09-22 |archive-date=2023-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922112751/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-fcab4c6f0bd3738b34f9032cbef0833f |url-status=live }}</ref> while Ukrainian military officials claimed 34 officers, including fleet commander Admiral [[Viktor Sokolov (naval officer)|Viktor Sokolov]], were killed and 105 servicemen injured, including two generals and "the top management of the fleet".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fornusek |first=Martin |date=2023-09-25 |title=Military: 34 Russian Black Sea Fleet officers, including commander, killed in Sevastopol strike |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/military-russian-black-sea-fleet-commander-33-other-officers-killed-in-sevastopol-strike/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |archive-date=2023-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925115053/https://kyivindependent.com/military-russian-black-sea-fleet-commander-33-other-officers-killed-in-sevastopol-strike/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2023-09-24|title=Ukraine claims Sevastopol strike hit navy commanders|language=en-US|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66901227|first=Robert|last=Plummer|access-date=2023-09-24|archive-date=2023-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924001429/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66901227|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Russia released a video appearing to show Sokolov alive on 26 September.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Guy |last= Faulconbridge |date= 2023-09-26 |title= Russian Black Sea commander shown working after Ukraine said it killed him |language= en-US |work= Reuters |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-black-sea-commander-shown-working-after-ukraine-said-it-killed-him-2023-09-26/ |access-date= 2023-09-26 |archive-date= 2023-09-26 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230926112125/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-black-sea-commander-shown-working-after-ukraine-said-it-killed-him-2023-09-26/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Ukrainian sources said that [[Storm Shadow missile]]s were used, Russian sources claimed that seven missiles, including one [[Neptune missile]], were used, with air defences shooting down five missiles.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |via=Yahoo! News |date=2023-09-23 |title=Sky News: Ukraine used Storm Shadow missiles to strike Black Sea Fleet headquarters |language=en-US |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://news.yahoo.com/sky-news-ukraine-used-storm-194210397.html |access-date=2023-09-23 |archive-date=2023-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927194437/https://news.yahoo.com/sky-news-ukraine-used-storm-194210397.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Joe |last=Barnes |date=2023-09-22 |title=Storm Shadow missile 'tears open' Black Sea Fleet HQ in Crimea |language=en-UK |newspaper=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/09/22/british-storm-shadow-strikes-black-sea-fleet-hq-in-crimea/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |archive-date=2023-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923061120/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/09/22/british-storm-shadow-strikes-black-sea-fleet-hq-in-crimea/ |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}</ref> Russian officials also reported a "large-scale [[cyberattack]]" in occupied Crimea.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ostiller |first=Nate |date=2023-09-22 |title=Large-scale cyberattack reported in occupied Crimea |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/large-scale-cyber-attack-reported-in-occupied-crimea/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |archive-date=2023-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922151330/https://kyivindependent.com/large-scale-cyber-attack-reported-in-occupied-crimea/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

One person was killed and 55 others were injured in a Russian missile attack on Kremenchuk.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-24 |title=Update: Number of injured in Kremenchuk attack rises to 55, including 6 children |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-number-of-injured-in-russian-attack-on-kremenchuk-rises-to-55-including-6-children/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |archive-date=2023-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927103634/https://kyivindependent.com/update-number-of-injured-in-russian-attack-on-kremenchuk-rises-to-55-including-6-children/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Another person was killed by shelling in Kherson.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ostiller |first=Nate |date=2023-09-22 |title=Governor: Russian forces shell Kherson, killing 1, injuring 1 |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/authorities-russian-forces-shell-kherson-killing-1-injuring-1/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |archive-date=2023-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922144205/https://kyivindependent.com/authorities-russian-forces-shell-kherson-killing-1-injuring-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ukraine and the United States announced a program to manufacture "air defence systems" in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Olena |last=Harmash |date=2023-09-22 |title=Ukraine to launch joint weapons production with US, Zelenskiy says |language=en-US |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-launch-joint-weapons-production-with-us-zelenskiy-2023-09-22/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |archive-date=2023-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922095512/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-launch-joint-weapons-production-with-us-zelenskiy-2023-09-22/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

During President Zelenskyy's visit to [[Ottawa]], Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] pledged 650 million Canadian dollars ($480 million) in military aid for Ukraine that included 50 armored vehicles and training on F-16 fighter jets. The Canadian government also imposed sanctions on 63 Russian individuals and entities for their role in the invasion and the deportation of Ukrainian children. Among those sanctioned were Russian Labour Minister [[Anton Kotyakov]], advisor to the Commissioner for Children's' Rights Alexey Petrov, the [[Moscow State Institute of International Relations]] and its director [[Anatoly Torkunov]], the [[Higher School of Economics]], the publications ''[[Vzglyad (newspaper)|Vzglyad]]'' and ''[[Komsomolskaya Pravda]]'', and several youth organizations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Amran |first=Rachel |date=2023-09-22 |title=Canada imposes 63 sanctions against Russian individuals, entities |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/canada-imposes-63-sanctions-against-russian-individuals-entities/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |archive-date=2023-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928154112/https://kyivindependent.com/canada-imposes-63-sanctions-against-russian-individuals-entities/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===23 September===
The Russian-appointed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, claimed that another missile attack on the city occurred, with debris landing near the pier. Explosions were also reported in [[Vilne, Dzhankoi Raion|Vilne]], in northern Crimea.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Susie |last= Blann |date= 2023-09-23 |title= Ukraine targets key Crimean city a day after striking Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters |language= en-US |work= Associated Press News |url= https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-crimea-9c287d5bad840beedbd68eb32c4c76a3 |access-date= 2023-09-23 |archive-date= 2023-09-23 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230923113258/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-crimea-9c287d5bad840beedbd68eb32c4c76a3 |url-status= live }}</ref>
The Ukrainians claimed that nine people were killed and 16 others were wounded in the strike.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ukrainian-forces-second-missile-strike-crimea-sevastopol-black-sea-fleet/ Ukrainian forces launch second missile strike on Crimean city of Sevastopol]</ref>

Three people were killed in separate Russian attacks in Kherson, Donetsk and Sumy Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Alexander |last= Khrebet |date= 2023-09-23 |title= Update: Russian attacks kill 1, injure 2 in Kherson Oblast |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-air-attack-heavily-injures-1-in-kherson-oblast/ |access-date= 2023-09-24 |archive-date= 2023-09-25 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230925171248/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-air-attack-heavily-injures-1-in-kherson-oblast/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first= Abbey |last= Fenbert |date= 2023-09-24 |title= Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast kills 1, injures 1 |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-in-donetsk-oblast-kills-1-injures-1/ |access-date= 2023-09-24 |archive-date= 2023-09-23 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230923220816/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-in-donetsk-oblast-kills-1-injures-1/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-23 |title=Russian forces shell Sumy Oblast, killing 1 |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-forces-shell-sumy-oblast-killing-1/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |archive-date=2023-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925171249/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-forces-shell-sumy-oblast-killing-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===24 September===
Two people were killed in Russian airstrikes on Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kossov |first=Igor |date=2023-09-24 |title=Governor: Russian airstrikes kill 2, injure 3 in Kherson Oblast |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russians-kill-1-injure-3-with-intense-shelling-in-kherson-oblast/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |archive-date=2023-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924104011/https://kyivindependent.com/russians-kill-1-injure-3-with-intense-shelling-in-kherson-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, the governor of Kursk Oblast claimed that a government building was damaged by a Ukrainian drone in [[Kursk]] city.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-24 |title=Ukrainian Drone Strikes Russia's Kursk - Official |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/24/ukrainian-drone-strikes-russias-kursk-official-a82547 |access-date=2023-09-24 |archive-date=2023-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924114705/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/24/ukrainian-drone-strikes-russias-kursk-official-a82547 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ukrainian military intelligence claimed that a drone strike on the [[Kursk Vostochny Airport|Khalino air field]] in the same region killed or wounded the commander and other officers of the Russian [[14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khalilova |first=Dinara |date=2023-09-25 |title=Media: Russian air regiment command hit in drone attack near Kursk |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-russian-air-regiment-command-comes-under-drone-attack-near-kursk/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |archive-date=2023-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925173046/https://kyivindependent.com/media-russian-air-regiment-command-comes-under-drone-attack-near-kursk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Another drone was reportedly intercepted over Bryansk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goncharova |first=Olena |date=2023-09-25 |title=Russia claims drones shot down over Kursk, Bryansk oblasts |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-drones-shot-down-over-kursk-bryansk-oblasts/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |archive-date=2023-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925015323/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-drones-shot-down-over-kursk-bryansk-oblasts/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===25 September===
Russia launched an overnight air attack on Odesa, damaging port infrastructure and a disused hotel and killing two people in a strike on a grain warehouse.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khalilova |first=Dinara |date=2023-09-25 |title=Update: Russian overnight attack on Odesa kills 2, injures 1 |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-russian-overnight-attack-on-odesa-kills-2-injures-1/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |archive-date=2023-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925123737/https://kyivindependent.com/update-russian-overnight-attack-on-odesa-kills-2-injures-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Several buildings in the historic centre, including the [[Vorontsov Palace (Odesa)|Vorontsov Palace]] and eight buildings on [[Prymorskyi Boulevard]], where also damaged,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Court |first=Elsa |date=2023-09-25 |title=Russian attack on Odesa damages 9 buildings in historic city center |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strike-on-odesa-damages-9-buildings-in-historic-city-center/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |archive-date=2023-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926003134/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strike-on-odesa-damages-9-buildings-in-historic-city-center/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while missile debris was later found in [[Chițcani]], across the border in the breakaway [[Moldova]]n region of [[Transnistria]]. Though similar cases had happened before in government-controlled regions of Moldova, this was the first time it happened in Transnistria.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Court |first=Elsa |date=2023-09-25 |title=Media: Missile fragments found in Transnistria |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-missile-fragments-found-in-transnistria/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |archive-date=2023-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925173347/https://kyivindependent.com/media-missile-fragments-found-in-transnistria/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-razboi_ucraina-26558577-racheta-300-productie-sovietica-explodat-deasupra-transnistriei-focosul-proiectilului-cazut-gospodarie-unui-localnic-detalii-exclusive.htm|title=O rachetă S-300, de producție sovietică, a explodat deasupra Transnistriei. Focosul proiectilului a căzut în gospodăria unui localnic - detalii exclusive|first=Oxana|last=Bodnar|publisher=[[HotNews]]|date=25 September 2023|language=ro|access-date=18 October 2023|archive-date=20 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020021551/https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-razboi_ucraina-26558577-racheta-300-productie-sovietica-explodat-deasupra-transnistriei-focosul-proiectilului-cazut-gospodarie-unui-localnic-detalii-exclusive.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Three people were killed in a separate airstrike in [[Beryslav]], Kherson Oblast,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fornusek |first=Martin |date=2023-09-25 |title=Update: Russian air strike on Beryslav in Kherson Oblast kills 3, injures 1 |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-airstrike-on-beryslav-kherson-oblast-kills-2-injures-2/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |archive-date=2023-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925194743/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-airstrike-on-beryslav-kherson-oblast-kills-2-injures-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while three others were killed by an artillery strike in Kherson city.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Court |first=Elsa |date=2023-09-25 |title=Russian attack kills 3, injures 3 in Kherson |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-kills-three-in-kherson/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |archive-date=2023-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926003325/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-kills-three-in-kherson/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Another air attack was reported in Sevastopol, with a missile reportedly shot down over Belbek airbase.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Court |first=Elsa |date=2023-09-25 |title=Explosions reported in Russian-occupied Crimea |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-reported-in-crimea/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |archive-date=2023-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926003134/https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-reported-in-crimea/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A Russian ammunition dump in [[Sorokyne]], [[Luhansk Oblast]], was destroyed in a suspected Ukrainian attack.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Yuri |last= Zoria |date= 2023-09-25 |title= Alleged attack on occupied Sorokyne, Luhansk Oblast, causes explosions, secondary detonations (video) |language= en-US |work= euromaidanpress |url= https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/09/25/alleged-attack-on-occupied-sorokyne-luhansk-oblast-causes-explosions-secondary-detonations-video/ |access-date= 2023-09-26 |archive-date= 2023-09-26 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230926094251/https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/09/25/alleged-attack-on-occupied-sorokyne-luhansk-oblast-causes-explosions-secondary-detonations-video/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

President Zelenskyy announced the arrival of the first batch out of a total of 31 M1 Abrams tanks promised by the United States to Ukraine, without specifying its number, although ''[[Politico]]'' reported the number to be ten. More tanks were expected to be sent "during the fall."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khalilova |first=Dinara |date=2023-09-25 |title=Zelensky confirms first Abrams tanks already in Ukraine |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-confirms-first-abrams-tanks-arrived-in-ukraine/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |archive-date=2023-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925173439/https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-confirms-first-abrams-tanks-arrived-in-ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Thomas |last=Newdick |date=2023-09-25 |title=M1 Abrams Tanks Have Arrived In Ukraine |language=en-US |work=The War Zone |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/m1-abrams-tanks-have-arrived-in-ukraine |access-date=2023-09-26 |archive-date=2023-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926044203/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/m1-abrams-tanks-have-arrived-in-ukraine |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=David |last=Axe |date=2023-09-25 |title=The First M-1 Tanks Are In Ukraine. Expect A Lot More Soon. |language=en-US |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/09/25/the-first-m-1-tanks-are-in-ukraine-expect-a-lot-more-soon/?sh=45c1e363fe01 |access-date=2023-09-26 |archive-date=2023-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926044405/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/09/25/the-first-m-1-tanks-are-in-ukraine-expect-a-lot-more-soon/?sh=45c1e363fe01 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Russian Interior Ministry]] put the Chairman of the International Criminal Court [[Piotr Hofmański]], his deputy [[Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza]], and Judge [[Bertram Schmitt]], on its list of wanted persons in response to the ICC's arrest warrant against President [[Vladimir Putin]] and children's rights commissioner [[Maria Lvova-Belova]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fornusek |first=Martin |date=2023-09-25 |title=Russia puts top ICC officials on wanted list |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-puts-icc-leadership-on-wanted-list/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |archive-date=2023-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925190920/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-puts-icc-leadership-on-wanted-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The United States announced sanctions against 16 Russian and [[China|Chinese]] companies for supplying drone technology components to Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Li |first=Luo |date=2023-09-26 |title=New US sanctions hit Russian, Chinese companies over war involvement |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/new-us-sanctions-hit-russian-chinese-companies-over-war-involvement/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |archive-date=2023-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926003134/https://kyivindependent.com/new-us-sanctions-hit-russian-chinese-companies-over-war-involvement/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===26 September===
Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Izmail, injuring two people and damaging port infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Illia |last= Novikov |date= 2023-09-26 |title= Russian drone strikes on Odesa region hit port area and cut ferry service to Romania |language= en-US |work= Associated Press News |url= https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-odesa-romania-c3f79ce18ddbf9fbc0cba50251e0508f |access-date= 2023-09-26 |archive-date= 2023-09-26 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230926120117/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-odesa-romania-c3f79ce18ddbf9fbc0cba50251e0508f |url-status= live }}</ref> One person was killed in a separate attack in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Martin |last= Fornusek |date= 2023-09-27 |title= Russian attacks kill 1, injure 17 over past day |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/attacks-18/ |access-date= 2023-09-27 |archive-date= 2023-09-27 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230927094524/https://kyivindependent.com/attacks-18/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

Russia filed an application to rejoin the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] after it was expelled in April 2022 for invading Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |first= James |last= Landale |date= 2023-09-26 |title= Russia seeks to rejoin UN's human rights council |language= en-UK |publisher= BBC |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66919358 |access-date= 2023-09-26 |archive-date= 2023-09-26 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230926042449/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66919358 |url-status= live }}</ref>

The SBU arrested a priest of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)]] in Kherson Oblast for hiding, possessing and attempting to sell two weapons caches left behind by retreating Russian forces in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Martin |last= Fornusek |date= 2023-09-27 |title= SBU detains priest of Kremlin-linked church over selling arms |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detains-priest-of-kremlin-linked-church-over-selling-arms/ |access-date= 2023-09-27 |archive-date= 2023-09-26 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230926180940/https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detains-priest-of-kremlin-linked-church-over-selling-arms/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

===27 September===
Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Kherson and Donetsk Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Nate |last= Ostiller |date= 2023-09-27 |title= UPDATE: 1 killed, 1 injured in Russian attacks on Kherson |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/update-1-killed-1-injured-in-russian-attacks-on-kherson/ |access-date= 2023-09-28 |archive-date= 2023-09-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230928005821/https://kyivindependent.com/update-1-killed-1-injured-in-russian-attacks-on-kherson/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first= Nate |last= Ostiller |date= 2023-09-27 |title= Russian shelling kills 1, injures 4 in Donetsk Oblast |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-kills-1-injures-4-in-donetsk-oblast/ |access-date= 2023-09-28 |archive-date= 2023-09-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230928005822/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-kills-1-injures-4-in-donetsk-oblast/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

The Ukrainian military reported that around 500 Wagner Group fighters returned to fight in Donetsk Oblast as part of the group's redeployment in Ukraine for the first time since its failed rebellion against the Russian military establishment in June.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Martin |last= Fornusek |date= 2023-09-27 |title= Ukraine's military confirms Wagner fighters return to front |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-military-confirms-wagner-fighters-return-to-front/ |access-date= 2023-09-27 |archive-date= 2023-09-27 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230927150711/https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-military-confirms-wagner-fighters-return-to-front/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

The SBU arrested two residents of Kyiv on suspicion of passing information to Russian intelligence to use in [[Kyiv strikes (2022–present)|airstrikes against the capital]].<ref>{{Cite news |first= Martin |last= Fornusek |date= 2023-09-27 |title= SBU detains two Kyiv residents suspected of coordinating Russian strikes |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detains-two-kyiv-residents-suspected-of-coordinating-russian-strikes/ |access-date= 2023-09-27 |archive-date= 2023-09-27 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230927121124/https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detains-two-kyiv-residents-suspected-of-coordinating-russian-strikes/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

Ukraine announced that it would boycott [[UEFA]] football matches involving Russian teams after the body decided to lift the ban on Russian youth teams that had been imposed following the invasion.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Martin |last= Fornusek |date= 2023-09-27 |title= Ukraine to boycott UEFA football competitions involving Russia |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-refuses-to-play-in-uefa-football-tournaments-if-russia-participates/ |access-date= 2023-09-27 |archive-date= 2023-09-27 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230927121129/https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-refuses-to-play-in-uefa-football-tournaments-if-russia-participates/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Poland, [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[England]], [[Northern Ireland]], [[Denmark]], and Sweden also announced that it would join Ukraine in its boycott.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Nate |last= Ostiller |date= 2023-09-27 |title= Several European countries to boycott UEFA matches involving Russia |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/several-european-countries-to-boycott-uefa-matches-involving-russia/ |access-date= 2023-09-28 |archive-date= 2023-09-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230928005818/https://kyivindependent.com/several-european-countries-to-boycott-uefa-matches-involving-russia/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

[[Netherlands|Dutch]] defence minister [[Kajsa Ollongren]] said that [[F-16]]s would arrive in Ukraine in 2024, with training of pilots and ground crew taking approximately 6–8 months.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Claudia |last= Chiappa |date= 2023-09-27 |title= Netherlands to deliver first F-16 jets to Ukraine in 2024 |language= en-US |work= Politico |url= https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-deliver-f-16-jet-ukraine-2024/ |access-date= 2023-09-27 |archive-date= 2023-09-27 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230927134808/https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-deliver-f-16-jet-ukraine-2024/ |url-status= live }}</ref> The [[National Assembly (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian parliament]] approved the delivery of unserviceable S-300 missiles to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Nate |last= Ostiller |date= 2023-09-27 |title= Bulgarian parliament approves providing Ukraine with S-300 missiles |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/bulgarian-parliament-approves-providing-ukraine-with-s-300-missiles/ |access-date= 2023-09-28 |archive-date= 2023-09-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230928005822/https://kyivindependent.com/bulgarian-parliament-approves-providing-ukraine-with-s-300-missiles/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

Ukraine relocated the production of an unspecified missile system to another country due to ongoing Russian attacks on its plant.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Thibault |last=Spirlet |date=2023-09-27 |title=Ukraine says it moved a missile factory out of the country so that Russia can't blow it up |language=en-US |work=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-moved-missile-factory-abroad-russia-cant-blow-it-up-2023-9#:~:text=Ukraine%20says%20it%20moved%20a,can%27t%20blow%20it%20up&text=Ukraine%20moved%20a%20missile%20plant,missile%20program%20is%20%22classified%22. |access-date=2023-09-28 |archive-date=2023-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927221954/https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-moved-missile-factory-abroad-russia-cant-blow-it-up-2023-9#:~:text=Ukraine%20says%20it%20moved%20a,can%27t%20blow%20it%20up&text=Ukraine%20moved%20a%20missile%20plant,missile%20program%20is%20%22classified%22. |url-status=live }}</ref>

===28 September===
Three people were killed by Russian shelling in Kherson,<ref>{{Cite news |first= Martin |last= Fornusek |date= 2023-09-28 |title= Russian shelling of Kherson kills 3 women |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-of-kherson-kills-3-women/ |access-date= 2023-09-28 |archive-date= 2023-09-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230928182307/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-of-kherson-kills-3-women/ |url-status= live }}</ref> while three others were killed in separate attacks in Donetsk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Dinara |last= Khalilova |date= 2023-09-29 |title= Russian attacks kill 6, injure 13 in Ukraine over past 24 hours |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-6-injure-13-in-ukraine-over-past-24-hours/ |access-date= 2023-09-29 |archive-date= 2023-09-29 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230929121024/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-6-injure-13-in-ukraine-over-past-24-hours/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

Russia claimed to have repelled an attack by a Ukrainian sabotage group in border areas of Belgorod Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-28 |title=Russia Says Repelled Incursion in Border Region |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/28/russia-says-repelled-incursion-in-border-region-a82587 |access-date=2023-09-29 |archive-date=2023-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929050300/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/28/russia-says-repelled-incursion-in-border-region-a82587 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A massive [[Denial-of-service attack|Distributed Denial-of-Service]] (DDoS) attack struck the Russian airline booking system Leonardo, preventing users from accessing booking services and online and airport check-ins and causing flight delays. Ukrainian [[Ministry of Digital Transformation (Ukraine)|Digital Transformation Minister]] [[Mykhailo Fedorov]] later confirmed that Ukrainian hackers were responsible for the cyberattack.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Dominic |last= Culverwell |date= 5 October 2023 |title= Minister: Ukrainian hackers behind massive attack on Russian airports |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-hackers-behind-massive-attack-on-russian-airports/ |access-date= 6 October 2023 |archive-date= 5 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231005194516/https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-hackers-behind-massive-attack-on-russian-airports/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

The German [[Federal Cartel Office]] approved a joint venture between [[Rheinmetall]] and the [[Ukrainian Defense Industry]] to open a maintenance facility for military vehicles in Kyiv.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Miranda |last= Murray |date= 2023-09-28 |title= German cartel office clears Rheinmetall, Ukrainian defence firm JV in Kyiv |language= en-US |work= Reuters |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/german-cartel-office-clears-rheinmetall-ukrainian-defence-firm-jv-kyiv-2023-09-28/ |access-date= 2023-09-28 |archive-date= 2023-09-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230928113643/https://www.reuters.com/world/german-cartel-office-clears-rheinmetall-ukrainian-defence-firm-jv-kyiv-2023-09-28/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

The EU extended the temporary protection status it granted to Ukrainian refugees to 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |first= Martin |last= Fornusek |date= 2023-09-28 |title= EU extends protection for Ukrainian refugees until 2025 |language= en-US |work= The Kyiv Independent |url= https://kyivindependent.com/eu-extends-protection-for-ukrainian-refugees-until-2025/ |access-date= 2023-09-29 |archive-date= 2023-09-29 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230929064312/https://kyivindependent.com/eu-extends-protection-for-ukrainian-refugees-until-2025/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

===29 September===
A Russian S-300 missile reportedly shot down a Russian [[Su-35]] fighter jet over [[Tokmak]], killing the pilot.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2023-09-29|title=Blue on blue: Russian anti-air troops down own Su-35 fighter jet, killing pilot|language=en-US|first=Yuri|last=Zoria|work=Euromaidanpress|url=https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/09/29/blue-on-blue-russian-anti-air-troops-down-own-su-35-fighter-jet-killing-pilot/|access-date=2023-09-30|archive-date=2023-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929204920/https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/09/29/blue-on-blue-russian-anti-air-troops-down-own-su-35-fighter-jet-killing-pilot/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Russian officials claimed that Ukrainian drones dropped explosives on an electrical substation in the village of [[Belaya, Kursk Oblast|Belaya]] in [[Kursk Oblast]], cutting power to five settlements. A dozen other drones were reportedly shot down over Belgorod, Kursk and Kaluga Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-29 |title=Russian power substation hit in latest Ukrainian drone wave attack |language=en-US |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/29/russian-power-substation-hit-in-latest-ukrainian-drone-wave-attack |access-date=2023-09-29 |archive-date=2023-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929065527/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/29/russian-power-substation-hit-in-latest-ukrainian-drone-wave-attack |url-status=live }}</ref> A radar station near [[Giryi]], Kursk Oblast was reportedly destroyed by a drone.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khalilova |first=Dinara |date=2023-09-29 |title=Media: Ukrainian strike destroys radar station in Russia's Kursk region |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-ukrainian-strike-destroys-radar-station-in-russias-kursk-region/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |archive-date=2023-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929130219/https://kyivindependent.com/media-ukrainian-strike-destroys-radar-station-in-russias-kursk-region/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ukrainian war photographer [[Volodymyr Myroniuk]] was announced to have been killed while filming in [[Kurdiumivka]] on the Donetsk front.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fenbert |first=Abbey |date=2023-09-30 |title=Front-line photographer Volodymyr Myroniuk killed in action |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/front-line-photographer-volodymyr-myroniuk-killed-in-action/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |archive-date=2023-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003022203/https://kyivindependent.com/front-line-photographer-volodymyr-myroniuk-killed-in-action/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

President Putin appointed former Wagner Group commander and retired colonel [[Andrei Troshev]] (''[[nom de guerre]]'' ''Sedoi'') to oversee volunteer fighter units in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-29 |title=Ex-Prigozhin Aide to Oversee Volunteer Fighters in Ukraine – Kremlin |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/29/ex-prigozhin-aide-to-oversee-volunteer-fighters-in-ukraine-kremlin-a82601 |access-date=2023-09-29 |archive-date=2023-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929125619/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/29/ex-prigozhin-aide-to-oversee-volunteer-fighters-in-ukraine-kremlin-a82601 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Russian Defence Ministry]] announced that it would subject residents of occupied areas of southern and eastern Ukraine to [[conscription]] for the first time since their unrecognized [[annexation]] by Russia in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-29 |title=Ukraine's occupied regions to be included for first time in new round of Russian conscriptions |language=en-US |publisher=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/29/europe/ukraine-occupied-regions-russian-conscription-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-09-29 |archive-date=2023-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929145551/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/29/europe/ukraine-occupied-regions-russian-conscription-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The ministry also said that it was expecting to enlist 130,000 personnel across the country in the fall.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-29 |title=Russia to Draft 130K Young Men in Fall Military Call-Up |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/29/russia-to-draft-130k-young-men-in-fall-military-call-up-a82616 |access-date=2023-09-30 |archive-date=2023-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929213038/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/29/russia-to-draft-130k-young-men-in-fall-military-call-up-a82616 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Ukrainian National Police]] recovered an undisclosed number of [[Tor missile system|TOR missile]]s from a house in [[Brovary Raion]], [[Kyiv Oblast]]. The missiles were believed to have been abandoned by Russian forces following their withdrawal from the area in the spring of 2022 and were believed to be worth "about 30 million hryvnias (about $811,000)" each.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-29 |first=Howard |last=Altman |title=Stolen Surface-To-Air Missiles Found In Kyiv Garage |language=en-US |work=The War Zone |url= https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/purloined-air-defense-missiles-found-in-kyiv-garage|access-date=2023-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930095338/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/purloined-air-defense-missiles-found-in-kyiv-garage|archive-date=September 30, 2023}}</ref>

The UK imposed sanctions on the [[Central Election Commission (Russia)|Russian Central Election Commission]], its secretary [[Natalya Budarina]], and regional commissioner for Kherson [[Marina Zakharova]] for staging local elections in occupied areas of Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Court |first=Elsa |date=2023-09-29 |title=UK sanctions Russians involved in organizing sham elections in occupied parts of Ukraine |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/uk-sanctions-russian-officials-involved-in-organizing-sham-elections-in-ukraine/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |archive-date=2023-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003022204/https://kyivindependent.com/uk-sanctions-russian-officials-involved-in-organizing-sham-elections-in-ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Russia avoided a full ban from the [[2024 Paralympics]] in Paris after the [[International Paralympic Committee]] voted 74–65 with 13 abstentions against suspending its membership "for breaches of its constitutional membership obligations."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-29 |title=Russia is set to avoid a full ban from the 2024 Paralympics in Paris |language=en-US |work=Associated Press News |url=https://apnews.com/article/paralympics-russia-paris-2024-ukraine-dc2118643231a21c01cd7fd374c5e4b6 |access-date=2023-09-29 |archive-date=2023-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003022204/https://apnews.com/article/paralympics-russia-paris-2024-ukraine-dc2118643231a21c01cd7fd374c5e4b6 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, Russian athletes were only allowed to compete under a neutral flag. The body also voted against a full ban on participation by Belarus.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-29 |title=Russian Paralympians to compete at Paris 2024 under neutral flag |language=en-US |publisher=France 24 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230929-russian-paralympians-to-compete-at-paris-2024-under-neutral-flag |access-date=2023-09-29 |archive-date=2023-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929163930/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230929-russian-paralympians-to-compete-at-paris-2024-under-neutral-flag |url-status=live }}</ref>

Bulgaria imposed a ban on the importation of Ukrainian sunflower products into the country that would last until the end of November 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kossov |first=Igor |date=2023-09-30 |title=Bulgaria bans Ukrainian sunflower imports until November |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/bulgaria-bans-ukrainian-sunflower-imports-until-the-end-of-november/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |archive-date=2023-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003022203/https://kyivindependent.com/bulgaria-bans-ukrainian-sunflower-imports-until-the-end-of-november/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===30 September===
Ukrainian officials claimed to have shot down thirty out of forty Russian drones. Twenty were aimed at central Ukraine and some "broke through" Ukrainian defences to strike [[Kalynivka, Vinnytsia Oblast]], starting a "powerful fire". Romania also claimed that radar detected an "unauthorised" entry into its airspace towards [[Galați]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-30 |first=Susie |last=Blann |title=Putin marks anniversary of annexation of Ukrainian regions as drones attack overnight |language=en-US |work=Associated Press News |url=https://apnews.com/article/putin-annexation-russia-ukraine-war-drones-56e42e8488e9812d22d1223e2bd29473 |access-date=2023-09-30 |archive-date=2023-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002031354/https://apnews.com/article/putin-annexation-russia-ukraine-war-drones-56e42e8488e9812d22d1223e2bd29473 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Ukrainian Navy]] announced that it had conducted a successful operation to extract two airborne assault operators who were trapped and forced into hiding in Russian-occupied territory for more than one and a half years after being injured. The operation was conducted by the navy's ''Angels'' special forces unit, while an airborne assault detachment provided covering fire during the extraction.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-30 |first=Igor |last=Kossov |title=Special forces extract two soldiers who were in occupied land since start of invasion |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/special-forces-extract-two-soldiers-who-were-in-occupied-land-since-start-of-invasion/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |archive-date=2023-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930232524/https://kyivindependent.com/special-forces-extract-two-soldiers-who-were-in-occupied-land-since-start-of-invasion/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ukrainian military intelligence claimed that a Russian soldier it had recruited in July had [[defected]] to Ukraine after convincing 11 other Russian soldiers to defect as well.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-30 |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |title=Media: Russian soldier working with intelligence defects to Ukrainian forces |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-russian-soldier-working-with-ukraine-defects/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |archive-date=2023-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930232532/https://kyivindependent.com/media-russian-soldier-working-with-ukraine-defects/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, a Ukrainian drone strike on the settlement of [[Pogar (urban-type settlement)|Pogar]], Bryansk Oblast, reportedly caused a power outage in the area.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-30 |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |title=Bryansk Oblast governor claims Ukrainian attack disrupted local power supply |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/bryansk-oblast-governor-claims-ukrainian-attack-disrupted-local-power-supply/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |archive-date=2023-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930062358/https://kyivindependent.com/bryansk-oblast-governor-claims-ukrainian-attack-disrupted-local-power-supply/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

President Zelenskyy held a forum for 250 Western arms manufacturers from 30 countries in Kyiv as part of efforts to increase domestic weapons production and manufacture more Western weapons. The [[Ukrainian Foreign Ministry]] claimed that 20 agreements between Ukraine and Western companies were signed.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2023-09-30 |first= Olena |last= Harmash |title= Ukraine lures Western weapons makers to transform defence industry |language= en-US |work= Reuters |url= https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-lures-western-weapons-makers-transform-defence-industry-2023-09-30/ |access-date= 2023-09-30 |archive-date= 2023-09-30 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230930135413/https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-lures-western-weapons-makers-transform-defence-industry-2023-09-30/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

An [[Estonia]]n volunteer for the [[International Legion (Ukraine)|International Legion in Ukraine]] was killed in a drone strike on [[Lyman, Ukraine|Lyman]], [[Donetsk Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 October 2023 |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |title=Estonian volunteer killed in Lyman |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/estonian-volunteer-killed-in-lyman/ |access-date=2 October 2023 |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002084431/https://kyivindependent.com/estonian-volunteer-killed-in-lyman/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==October 2023==
===1 October===
One person was killed by shelling in [[Vovchansk]], Kharkiv Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 October 2023 |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |title=Russian shelling kills 1 in Kharkiv Oblast |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-kills-1-in-kharkiv-oblast/ |access-date=2 October 2023 |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024001033/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-kills-1-in-kharkiv-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Russian-appointed head of Crimea, [[Sergei Aksyonov]], claimed that two warehouses were damaged by debris from intercepted Ukrainian missiles in [[Dzhankoi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 October 2023 |first=Natalia |last=Datskevych |title=Warehouses reportedly damaged in Russian-occupied Crimean city |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/warehouses-reportedly-damaged-in-russian-occupied-crimean-city/ |access-date=2 October 2023 |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002053543/https://kyivindependent.com/warehouses-reportedly-damaged-in-russian-occupied-crimean-city/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The ISW, citing Russian [[milbloggers]], reported that Lieutenant General [[Andrei Sychevoi]] was relieved from his post as field commander in Bakhmut for conducting "unprepared and unsupported" counterattacks near Andriivka and Klishchiivka.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 October 2023 |first=Rachel |last=Amran |title=ISW: Russia allegedly removed Bakhmut General due to poor performance |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/isw-russia-allegedly-removed-bakhmut-general-due-to-poor-performance/ |access-date=3 October 2023 |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003101518/https://kyivindependent.com/isw-russia-allegedly-removed-bakhmut-general-due-to-poor-performance/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Several [[warships]] of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, including its flagship ''[[Russian frigate Admiral Makarov|Admiral Makarov]]'', the frigate ''Admiral Essen'', three [[submarines]], five large [[landing ships]] and several small [[missile cruiser]]s were reportedly evacuated to [[Novorossiysk]], [[Krasnodar Krai]] following a series of Ukrainian attacks on naval installations in Crimea.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 October 2023 |title=Russian Warships Leave Annexed Crimea Amid Growing Missile Threats – Reports |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/05/russian-warships-leave-annexed-crimea-amid-growing-missile-threats-reports-a82668 |access-date=5 October 2023 |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005154220/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/05/russian-warships-leave-annexed-crimea-amid-growing-missile-threats-reports-a82668 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, Ukrainian drones reportedly struck [[Sochi International Airport|Adler airbase]] in [[Sochi]] and an aircraft factory operated by the state-run Tactical Missile Armament corporation in [[Smolensk]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 October 2023 |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |title=Media: Drones strike Sochi, Smolensk |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-drones-strike-sochi-smolensk/ |access-date=1 October 2023 |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001192336/https://kyivindependent.com/media-drones-strike-sochi-smolensk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Three people were reportedly wounded by Ukrainian shelling at a market in [[Shebekino]], [[Belgorod Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 October 2023 |title=Russian Regions Hit by Ukrainian Drones and Shelling |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/01/russian-regions-hit-by-ukrainian-drones-and-shelling-a82621 |access-date=2 October 2023 |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002025810/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/01/russian-regions-hit-by-ukrainian-drones-and-shelling-a82621 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2 October===
A police officer was killed by Russian shelling of a transport company in Kherson.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 October 2023 |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |title=UPDATED: Russian shelling of Kherson kills police officer |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-of-kherson-injures-4-including-2-police-officers/ |access-date=2 October 2023 |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002142943/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-of-kherson-injures-4-including-2-police-officers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Foreign ministers of all 27 member states of the EU gathered in Kyiv for the first such meeting of its kind outside the bloc's territory.<ref name=AJ_2023-10-02>{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/2/eu-foreign-ministers-in-ukraines-kyiv-for-unprecedented-meeting-abroad |title=EU foreign ministers in Ukraine's Kyiv for unprecedented meeting abroad |publisher=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] |date=2023-10-02 |access-date=2023-10-02 |archive-date=2023-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002193714/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/2/eu-foreign-ministers-in-ukraines-kyiv-for-unprecedented-meeting-abroad |url-status=live }}</ref>

Germany delivered an aid package to Ukraine that included over 32,000 rounds of 40-mm ammunition, dozens of all-terrain and border protection vehicles, radio equipment for [[Leopard tank]]s, almost 100 Satcom terminals, over 1,000 infusion kits, a Beaver bridge-laying tank, and two Wisent 1 mine-clearing tanks.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 October 2023 |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |title=Germany delivers ammunition, other equipment to Ukraine |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/germany-delivers-ammunition-other-equipment-in-its-latest-aid-package-for-ukraine/ |access-date=3 October 2023 |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002232006/https://kyivindependent.com/germany-delivers-ammunition-other-equipment-in-its-latest-aid-package-for-ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===3 October===
One person was killed by a Russian airstrike in the [[Antonivka, Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast|Antonivka]] suburb of Kherson.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 October 2023 |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |title=Governor: Russian air strike on Kherson Oblast village kills 1, injures 7 |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-air-strike-on-kherson-oblast-village-kills-1-injures-7/ |access-date=3 October 2023 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004040501/https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-air-strike-on-kherson-oblast-village-kills-1-injures-7/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

President Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian military positions on the Kupiansk-Lyman front in Kharkiv Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 October 2023 |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |title=Zelensky meets soldiers fighting on Kupiansk-Lyman axis |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-meets-soldiers-fighting-on-kupiansk-lyman-axis/ |access-date=3 October 2023 |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003225313/https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-meets-soldiers-fighting-on-kupiansk-lyman-axis/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, a drone was reportedly intercepted over Bryansk Oblast,<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 October 2023 |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |title=Drone shot down over Bryansk Oblast, Russian official claims |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/drone-shot-down-over-bryansk-oblast-russian-official-claims/ |access-date=3 October 2023 |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003022208/https://kyivindependent.com/drone-shot-down-over-bryansk-oblast-russian-official-claims/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while Russia accused Ukraine of hitting several homes in [[Klimovo, Bryansk Oblast|Klimovo]] with cluster munitions.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 October 2023 |title=Ukraine: Kyiv fires cluster bombs at Russian village claim, 'devastating' loss of US aid, EU pledges |language=en-US |work=Euronews with AFP/AP |url=https://www.euronews.com/2023/10/03/ukraine-kyiv-fires-cluster-bombs-at-russian-village-claim-devastating-loss-of-us-aid-eu-pl |access-date=3 October 2023 |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003163357/https://www.euronews.com/2023/10/03/ukraine-kyiv-fires-cluster-bombs-at-russian-village-claim-devastating-loss-of-us-aid-eu-pl |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Russian Investigative Committee charged four Ukrainian military officials with terrorism, namely military intelligence chief [[Kyrylo Budanov]], Air Force Commander [[Mykola Oleshchuk]], Navy Commander [[Oleksiy Neizhpapa]], and commander of the 383rd separate regiment of remotely controlled aircraft, [[Serhii Burdeniuk]], for their role in attacks on Russian and Crimean soil blamed on Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 October 2023 |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |title=Russia's Investigative Committee charges top Ukrainian military officials with 'terrorism' |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/investigative-committee-of-russia-charges-ukrainian-military-representatives-with-terrorism/ |access-date=3 October 2023 |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003101523/https://kyivindependent.com/investigative-committee-of-russia-charges-ukrainian-military-representatives-with-terrorism/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The NACP placed the [[China Petrochemical Corporation]] (Sinopec), the [[China National Offshore Oil Corporation]] (CNOOC), and the [[China National Petroleum Corporation]] (CNPC) on its list of international sponsors of the war in Ukraine for continuing to invest in Russian energy projects and buying Russian oil and gas.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 October 2023 |first=Elsa |last=Court |title=Ukraine adds Chinese oil and gas companies to 'international sponsors of war' list |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-adds-chinese-oil-and-gas-companies-to-international-sponsors-of-war-list/ |access-date=3 October 2023 |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003225336/https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-adds-chinese-oil-and-gas-companies-to-international-sponsors-of-war-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Pentagon announced that it was ready to send a small number of cluster munition-armed [[ATACMS]] with a range of "300 kilometers (190 miles)" to Ukraine pending approval by President [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 October 2023 |title=Bloomberg: US military 'ready to deliver' cluster-armed ATACMS |language=en-US |first=Elsa |last=Court |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/bloomberg-us-army-ready-to-deliver-atacms-missiles-armed-with-cluster-munitions/ |access-date=4 October 2023 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004041037/https://kyivindependent.com/bloomberg-us-army-ready-to-deliver-atacms-missiles-armed-with-cluster-munitions/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===4 October===
Ukrainian military intelligence announced that special forces had landed in Crimea and engaged in combat with Russian forces, resulting in losses on both sides before retreating as part of a scheduled operation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2023 |title=Military intelligence: Special forces land in Crimea, conduct operation |language=en-US |first=Elsa |last=Court |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-special-forces-land-in-crimea-conduct-operation/ |access-date=4 October 2023 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004140655/https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-special-forces-land-in-crimea-conduct-operation/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Russia claimed to have shot down 31 drones during an overnight Ukrainian drone attack on its western border regions.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2023 |title=Russia says it has foiled a major Ukraine drone attack as concerns grow over Kyiv's weapons supplies |language=en-US |first=Dasha |last=Litvinova |work=Associated Press News |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-attack-3fc11edb987f3c8137951ec19d03288d |access-date=4 October 2023 |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005070530/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-attack-3fc11edb987f3c8137951ec19d03288d |url-status=live }}</ref> An S-400 Triumph air defense system near Belgorod was reportedly hit by SBU drones.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2023 |title=Media: SBU drones hit Russian S-400 air defense system near Belgorod |language=en-US |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-sbu-destroys-russian-s-400-anti-air-system-near-belgorod/ |access-date=4 October 2023 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004121031/https://kyivindependent.com/media-sbu-destroys-russian-s-400-anti-air-system-near-belgorod/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The SBU arrested three people, including a Russian citizen, on suspicion of spying on the Ukrainian military and aiding airstrikes on behalf of Russian military intelligence in Kharkiv and [[Zhytomyr Oblast]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2023 |title=SBU detains 3 alleged Russian spies operating in Kharkiv, Zhytomyr oblasts |language=en-US |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detains-3-alleged-spies-operating-in-kharkiv-zhytomyr-oblasts/ |access-date=4 October 2023 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004140916/https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detains-3-alleged-spies-operating-in-kharkiv-zhytomyr-oblasts/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lithuania opened a corridor for Ukrainian grain to reach [[Baltic Sea|Baltic]] ports, with Ukrainian Agriculture Minister [[Mykola Solskyi]] adding that Ukrainian agricultural exports heading for [[Klaipeda]] would be checked directly at the port instead of at the Polish border to speed up movement.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2023 |title=Lithuania opens transit corridor for Ukrainian grain |language=en-US |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/lithuania-opens-transit-corridor-for-ukrainian-grain/ |access-date=4 October 2023 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004080814/https://kyivindependent.com/lithuania-opens-transit-corridor-for-ukrainian-grain/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A court in [[Moscow]] sentenced journalist [[Marina Ovsyannikova]] [[Trial in absentia|in absentia]] to eight-and-a-half years in a [[Corrective labor colony|penal colony]] and imposed a ban on her engaging in electronic activities for four years for allegedly discrediting the Russian military in relation to her on-air criticism of the war on the main evening news program ''[[Vremya]]'' in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2023 |title=Marina Ovsyannikova: Anti-war Russian journalist sentenced in absentia |language=en-uk |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67003463 |access-date=4 October 2023 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004112026/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67003463 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ukraine announced plans to build the world's first underground school in Kharkiv due to its proximity from the Russian border.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 4 October 2023 |title= Ukraine to build first underground school to protect from Russian air raids |language= en-uk |publisher= Al Jazeera |url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/3/ukraine-to-build-first-underground-school-to-protect-from-russian-air-raids?traffic_source=KeepReading |access-date= 4 October 2023 |archive-date= 4 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231004132700/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/3/ukraine-to-build-first-underground-school-to-protect-from-russian-air-raids?traffic_source=KeepReading |url-status= live }}</ref>

US officials announced that "thousands" of Iranian-made weapons and 1.1 million 7.62&nbsp;mm rounds seized by the [[US Central Command]] were to be transferred to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2023 |first= Natasha |last= Bertrand |title= Exclusive: US will transfer weapons seized from Iran to Ukraine |language=en-uk |publisher= CNN|url= https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/04/politics/us-iran-seized-weapons-ukraine/index.html |access-date=5 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007142949/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/04/politics/us-iran-seized-weapons-ukraine/index.html|archive-date=October 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date= 5 October 2023|title= Over One Million Rounds of Ammunition Seized En Route from Iran to Yemen Transferred to Ukrainian Armed Forces|language= en-us|work= [[United States Department of Justice|Office of Public Affairs]]|url= https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/over-one-million-rounds-ammunition-seized-en-route-iran-yemen-transferred-ukrainian-armed|access-date= 7 October 2023|archive-date= 6 October 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231006140253/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/over-one-million-rounds-ammunition-seized-en-route-iran-yemen-transferred-ukrainian-armed|url-status= live}}</ref>

===5 October===
[[File:Hroza after missile strike, 2023-10-05 (001).webm|thumb|Removal of bodies in Hroza]]
59 people,<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2023 |title=Update: All 59 killed in Hroza attack identified |language=en-US |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-59-killed-in-hroza-attack-all-remaining-bodies-identified/ |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012122415/https://kyivindependent.com/update-59-killed-in-hroza-attack-all-remaining-bodies-identified/ |url-status=live }}</ref> including a six-year-old child, were killed and six others were injured<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/live/news-66990314?pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:9b7004a3-719a-47bd-a09e-10796f545e41 |title=Число погибших в результате удара по Грозе возросло до 52 — Харьковская ОВА |date=2023-10-06 |publisher=BBC |language=ru |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231006111246/https://www.bbc.com/russian/live/news-66990314?pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:9b7004a3-719a-47bd-a09e-10796f545e41 |archive-date=2023-10-06 |url-status=live}}</ref> after a store and a café hosting a wake were [[Hroza missile attack|struck]] by a suspected Russian [[Iskander missile]] in the village of [[Hroza, Kharkiv Oblast]], 30 kilometers west of Kupiansk.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 October 2023 |title=Russian strike on village kills 51, Ukrainian officials say, as Zelenskyy seeks more Western support |language=en-US |first=Susie |last=Blann |work=Associated Press News |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskyy-travel-drone-attacks-f7c320ed2908b447f32bf32ede8caf2f |access-date=5 October 2023 |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005133315/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskyy-travel-drone-attacks-f7c320ed2908b447f32bf32ede8caf2f |url-status=live }}</ref> Three people were killed in separate attacks in Kherson<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 October 2023 |title=Russian shelling of Kherson kills 2, injures 1 |language=en-US |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-of-kherson-kills-2-injures-1/ |access-date=5 October 2023 |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005134000/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-of-kherson-kills-2-injures-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Sumy Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 October 2023 |title=Russian forces shell Sumy Oblast, killing 1 |language=en-US |first=Olena |last=Goncharova |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-forces-shell-sumy-oblast-killing-1-2/ |access-date=6 October 2023 |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006205051/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-forces-shell-sumy-oblast-killing-1-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, one person was reportedly injured by a Ukrainian cluster munitions attack in [[Rylsk, Russia|Rylsk, Kursk Oblast]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 October 2023 |title=Russia Claims Ukraine Hit Border Town With Cluster Munitions |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/05/russia-claims-ukraine-hit-border-town-with-cluster-munitions-a82670 |access-date=5 October 2023 |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006020257/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/05/russia-claims-ukraine-hit-border-town-with-cluster-munitions-a82670 |url-status=live }}</ref> while power outages were reported in the region following drone strikes on infrastructure facilities in three districts.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 October 2023 |title=Drones strike infrastructure facilities in Kursk Oblast, Russia claims |language=en-US |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/drones-strike-infrastructure-facilities-in-kursk-oblast-russia-claims/ |access-date=5 October 2023 |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005151503/https://kyivindependent.com/drones-strike-infrastructure-facilities-in-kursk-oblast-russia-claims/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[CBS]], citing US officials, reported that [[North Korea]] had begun delivering artillery to Russia for its war effort in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 October 2023 |title=North Korea provides Russia artillery for the Ukraine war as U.S. hands Kyiv ammunition seized from Iran |language=en-US |first1=Ramy |last1=Inocencio |first2=Justin |last2=Redman |first3=Tucker |last3=Reals |publisher=CBS |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-war-russia-north-korea-artillery-us-gives-kyiv-siezed-iran-ammunition/ |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006235258/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-war-russia-north-korea-artillery-us-gives-kyiv-siezed-iran-ammunition/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The NGO Save Ukraine said it had rescued 19 Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied territories.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 October 2023 |title=NGO Save Ukraine rescues 19 more children from Russian occupation |language=en-US |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-rescues-19-children-from-russian-occupied-territories/ |access-date=5 October 2023 |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005145437/https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-rescues-19-children-from-russian-occupied-territories/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the third [[European Political Community]] summit in [[Granada, Spain]], which president [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] attended, [[Spain]] pledged six [[MIM-23 Hawk|Hawk air defense systems]] to Ukraine,<ref name="5 Oct Kyiv Independent">{{Cite news |date=5 October 2023 |title=Ukraine to receive more Hawk air defense systems from Spain |language=en-US |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-to-receive-more-hawk-air-defense-systems-from-spain/ |access-date=6 October 2023 |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005232035/https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-to-receive-more-hawk-air-defense-systems-from-spain/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while German Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]] pledged another [[MIM-104 Patriot|Patriot]] air defense system.<ref name="5 Oct Kyiv Independent"/> The United Kingdom also pledged a humanitarian aid package that included a loan guarantee of 500 million pounds ($600 million) disbursed through the [[World Bank]] to ensure winter support payments to three million households, $41 million to the United Nations and charities supplying Ukrainians with shelter and warm winter clothing, and $12 million to sustain electricity supplies.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 October 2023 |title=UK to provide Ukraine with $600 million in winter support payments |language=en-US |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/uk-to-provide-ukraine-with-600-million-in-winter-support-payments/ |access-date=6 October 2023 |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006023646/https://kyivindependent.com/uk-to-provide-ukraine-with-600-million-in-winter-support-payments/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===6 October===
[[File:Destructions in Kharkiv after missile strike, 2023-10-06 (<span class="ltr">20</span>).jpg|thumb|Destruction in the center of Kharkiv]]
Two people, including a ten-year-old child, were killed and 23 others were injured in a Russian missile strike on an apartment in Kharkiv.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 October 2023 |title=Update: 2 killed in Kharkiv attack, including 10-year-old boy |language=en-US |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-2-dead-in-kharkiv-attack-including-a-10-year-old-boy-11-month-baby-among-28-wounded/ |access-date=6 October 2023 |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006123630/https://kyivindependent.com/update-2-dead-in-kharkiv-attack-including-a-10-year-old-boy-11-month-baby-among-28-wounded/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A separate drone attack on port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast damaged nine trucks and a granary. The Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have shot down 25 of 33 drones launched.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://meduza.io/news/2023/10/06/rossiyskie-voyska-atakovali-ukrainu-dronami-v-odesskoy-oblasti-povrezhdeno-zernohranilische |title=Российские войска атаковали Украину дронами. В Одесской области повреждено зернохранилище |date=2023-10-06 |publisher=Meduza |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231006081712/https://meduza.io/news/2023/10/06/rossiyskie-voyska-atakovali-ukrainu-dronami-v-odesskoy-oblasti-povrezhdeno-zernohranilische |archive-date=2023-10-06 |url-status=live}}</ref>

A Russian-born Ukrainian citizen and resident of [[Ternopil]] and two military recruits were reportedly detained and tortured by personnel from the local military enlistment office, leading to charges against a commander of the office's security department and another staffer.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2023 |title=Ternopil enlistment office staff members charged with torture, illegal imprisonment |language=en-US |first=Fornusek |last=Martin |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/military-recruitment-office-staff-members-charged-with-torture-illegal-imprisonment/ |access-date=2 November 2023 }}</ref>

Sweden pledged a 2.2-billion-kronor ($199.8 million) military aid package to Ukraine that would include artillery ammunition, spare parts, infantry equipment, and communications equipment.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 October 2023 |title=Sweden announces $200 million military aid package, considering sending fighter jets |language=en-US |first=Elsa |last=Court |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/sweden-announces-200-million-military-aid-package-fighter-jets-under-consideration/ |access-date=6 October 2023 |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006164449/https://kyivindependent.com/sweden-announces-200-million-military-aid-package-fighter-jets-under-consideration/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[US Commerce Department]] added 42 Chinese companies and seven other firms from other countries to its export control list for providing logistical support to the Russian military and defence industry.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 October 2023 |title=Reuters: US sanctions 42 Chinese companies over Russian military support |language=en-US |first=Dmytro |last=Basmat |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/reuters-us-sanctions-42-chinese-companies-over-russian-military-support/ |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007025656/https://kyivindependent.com/reuters-us-sanctions-42-chinese-companies-over-russian-military-support/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Supreme Court of Russian-occupied Crimea sentenced Ukrainian activist [[Serhiy Tsygipa]], who was abducted from Kherson Oblast in 2022, to 13 years in prison for alleged "[[espionage]]" on behalf of Ukrainian authorities.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 October 2023 |title=Russia Jails Abducted Ukrainian Activist 13 Years for 'Spying' |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/06/russia-jails-abducted-ukrainian-activist-13-years-for-spying-a82688 |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007031345/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/06/russia-jails-abducted-ukrainian-activist-13-years-for-spying-a82688 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===7 October===
One person was killed in a Russian cluster munitions attack in [[Bilenke, Zaporizhzhia Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 October 2023 |title=Governor: Russian cluster bomb attack kills 1, wounds 2 in Zaporizhzhia Oblast |language=en-US |first=Asami |last=Terajima |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-cluster-bomb-attack-kills-1-wounds-2-in-zaporizhzhia-oblast/ |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007191338/https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-cluster-bomb-attack-kills-1-wounds-2-in-zaporizhzhia-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Vladimir Malov, the executive secretary of the [[United Russia]] party in Nova Kakhovka, was killed by a car bomb.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 October 2023 |title=Car bomb kills official in Russian-held Ukrainian town, governor says |language=en-US |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/car-bomb-kills-official-russian-held-ukrainian-town-governor-2023-10-07/ |access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref>

In Crimea, missile attacks were reported in [[Dzhankoi]], [[Yevpatoriya]] and [[Krasnoperekopsk]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 October 2023 |title=UPDATED: Russia claims missile attacks on Crimea |language=en-US |first=Elsa |last=Court |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-missile-attack-on-crimea/ |access-date=8 October 2023 |archive-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008093014/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-missile-attack-on-crimea/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, one person was reportedly killed by Ukrainian shelling in [[Urazovo]], Belgorod Oblast, while the Russian Defence Ministry claimed to have destroyed three [[Tochka-U]] missiles over the region and thwarted a drone attack on Moscow.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 October 2023 |title=One Killed in Ukrainian Strike on Russian Border Region – Authorities |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/07/one-killed-in-ukrainian-strike-on-russian-border-region-authorities-a82692 |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007191335/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/07/one-killed-in-ukrainian-strike-on-russian-border-region-authorities-a82692 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===8 October===
Two people were killed by Russian attacks in Kharkiv and Kherson Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 October 2023 |title=Russian attacks kill 2, injure 22 in Ukraine over past day |language=en-US |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-2-injure-22-in-ukraine-over-past-day/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |archive-date=9 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009142250/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-2-injure-22-in-ukraine-over-past-day/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Finnish president [[Sauli Niinistö]] and prime minister [[Petteri Orpo]] stated that the gas pipeline [[Balticconnector]] and an adjacent communications cable, connecting [[Finland]] and Estonia, failed due to possible sabotage,<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2023 |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/finland-nordic-petteri-orpo-estonia-graham-b1112581.html |title=UK gas prices surge as Finland says pipeline leak caused by 'external activity' |work=Evening Standard |access-date=10 October 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011030136/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/finland-nordic-petteri-orpo-estonia-graham-b1112581.html |url-status=live }}</ref> prompting an investigation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2023 |url=https://www.ft.com/content/8d9baf58-22c2-4456-905c-15fd7f9dcd69 |title=Finland investigates potential sabotage to Baltic gas pipeline |work=Financial Times |access-date=10 October 2023 |archive-date=10 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010163739/https://www.ft.com/content/8d9baf58-22c2-4456-905c-15fd7f9dcd69 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="swedish cables">{{cite web |last1=Lowe |first1=Yohannes |last2=Banfield-Nwachi |first2=Mabel |title=Russia-Ukraine war: undersea telecoms cable between Sweden and Estonia damaged by 'external force' – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-our-positions-are-being-held-at-besieged-avdiivka-says-zelenskiy?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-653695338f08798848e63323 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023180731/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-our-positions-are-being-held-at-besieged-avdiivka-says-zelenskiy?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-653695338f08798848e63323#block-653695338f08798848e63323 |archive-date=23 October 2023 |date=23 October 2023}}</ref> Undersea telecommunications cables between Sweden and Estonia were damaged by "external force or tampering", according to [[Carl-Oskar Bohlin]], Sweden's minister for civil defence. Bohlin said the damage was related to the damage to the gas pipeline and cables between Finland and Estonia.<ref name="swedish cables"/> In response, NATO increased patrols in the Baltic Sea.<ref name="swedish cables"/>

===9 October===
President Zelenskyy dismissed Major General [[Ihor Tantsyura]] from his position as commander of Ukraine's [[Territorial Defense Forces (Ukraine)|Territorial Defense Forces]] and replaced him with Major General [[Anatoliy Barhylevych]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 October 2023 |title=Zelensky replaces commander of Territorial Defense Forces |language=en-US |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-replaces-commander-of-territorial-defense-forces/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |archive-date=9 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009155349/https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-replaces-commander-of-territorial-defense-forces/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hungary resumed imports of Ukrainian sugar following an amendment to its ban on Ukrainian agricultural products.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2023 |title=Ukrainian sugar will be allowed to enter Hungary after Budapest amends food ban |language=en-US |first=Dominic |last=Culverwell |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-sugar-will-be-allowed-to-enter-hungary-after-budapest-amends-food-ban/ |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012023918/https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-sugar-will-be-allowed-to-enter-hungary-after-budapest-amends-food-ban/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Two days after the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war|Hamas invasion of Israel]], Ukraine intelligence accused Russia of supplying [[Hamas]] with western-made Ukrainian weapons seized from battlefields in an attempt to discredit Ukraine<ref>{{cite web |last=Porter |first=Tom |title=Russia gave captured US weapons to Hamas as a ploy to undermine Ukraine, report says |url=https://news.yahoo.com/russia-gave-captured-us-weapons-110842574.html |publisher=Yahoo! News |access-date=13 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011041906/https://news.yahoo.com/russia-gave-captured-us-weapons-110842574.html |archive-date=11 October 2023 |date=10 October 2023}}</ref> and distract Western media attention.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mazurenko |first=Alona |title=Russians gave Hamas trophy weapons to discredit Ukraine – Defence Intelligence |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/10/9/7423273/ |website=Ukrainska Pravda |access-date=13 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009150943/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/10/9/7423273/ |archive-date=9 October 2023 |language=en |date=9 October 2023}}</ref>

===10 October===
[[File:Ocheretyne Train Station, 2023-10-10 (<span class="ltr">01</span>).jpg|thumb|Train station in [[Ocheretyne]] (Donetsk Oblast) after Russian strike on 10&nbsp;October]]
A 13-year-old child was killed by Russian shelling in [[Uhroidy]], Sumy Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-russian-shelling-of-sumy-oblast-kills-child/ |title=Media: Russian shelling of Sumy Oblast kills child |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=11 October 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011055838/https://kyivindependent.com/media-russian-shelling-of-sumy-oblast-kills-child/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Russia intensified its offensive to encircle Avdiivka.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2023 |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/10/russian-forces-close-in-on-east-ukraines-avdiivka-a82722 |title=Russian Forces Close In on East Ukraine's Avdiivka |work=Moscow Times |access-date=11 October 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011030202/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/10/russian-forces-close-in-on-east-ukraines-avdiivka-a82722 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, a couple was reportedly killed by Ukrainian shelling in [[Popovka, Belgorod Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2023 |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/10/2-killed-in-shelling-of-russian-border-region-governor-a82723 |title=2 Killed in Shelling of Russian Border Region – Governor |work=Moscow Times |access-date=11 October 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011041253/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/10/2-killed-in-shelling-of-russian-border-region-governor-a82723 |url-status=live }}</ref> A conscript was killed while five other soldiers were injured in a separate attack in [[Gudovka]], Bryansk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2023 |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/11/russian-soldier-dies-5-injured-in-cross-border-shelling-reports-a82733 |title=1 Russian Soldier Killed, 5 Injured in Cross-Border Shelling – Reports |work=Moscow Times |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012023938/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/11/russian-soldier-dies-5-injured-in-cross-border-shelling-reports-a82733 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Russia's bid to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council was rejected, with 83, or 43%, of 193 UN members states voting in favor of Russian membership.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2023 |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/10/russia-loses-bid-to-regain-seat-on-un-rights-body-a82727 |title=Russia Loses Bid to Regain Seat on UN Rights Body |work=Moscow Times |access-date=11 October 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011043242/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/10/russia-loses-bid-to-regain-seat-on-un-rights-body-a82727 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Méheut |first=Constant |title=Russia Is Denied a Seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/world/europe/russia-un-human-rights-council.html#:~:text=Russia%20failed%20to%20regain%20a,nearly%2020%20months%20of%20fighting. |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=13 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011042051/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/world/europe/russia-un-human-rights-council.html |archive-date=11 October 2023 |date=10 October 2023}}</ref>

Rheinmetall pledged 150,000 artillery shells to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/germanys-rheinmetall-to-supply-150-000-shells-to-ukraine/ |title=Germany's Rheinmetall to supply 150,000 shells to Ukraine |first=Li |last=Luo |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=11 October 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011042339/https://kyivindependent.com/germanys-rheinmetall-to-supply-150-000-shells-to-ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

UEFA reversed its decision to allow Russian youth teams to play in the Under-17 European Championship.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/uefa-reverses-position-russian-teams-will-not-play/ |title=UEFA reverses decision to re-admit Russian youth athletes |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=11 October 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011042305/https://kyivindependent.com/uefa-reverses-position-russian-teams-will-not-play/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===11 October===
[[File:16th gymnasium of Nikopol after Russian shelling, 2023-10-11 (<span class="ltr">01</span>).jpg|thumb|The shelled school in [[Nikopol, Ukraine|Nikopol]]]]
Four people were killed and two more injured by Russian shelling of a high school in [[Nikopol, Ukraine|Nikopol]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-4-killed-in-russian-attack-on-school-in-nikopol-in-dnipropetrovsk-oblast/ |title=Update: Russian attack on school in Nikopol kills 4 |first=Elsa |last=Court |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012023918/https://kyivindependent.com/update-4-killed-in-russian-attack-on-school-in-nikopol-in-dnipropetrovsk-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Another person was killed in a separate attack in Avdiivka.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strike-on-donetsk-oblasts-avdiivka-kills-1-injures-2/ |title=Russian strike on Donetsk Oblast's Avdiivka kills 1, injures 2 |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012023937/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strike-on-donetsk-oblasts-avdiivka-kills-1-injures-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, two drones were reportedly shot down over Bryansk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/governor-claims-2-drones-shot-down-over-bryansk-oblast/ |title=Governor claims 2 drones shot down over Bryansk Oblast |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=11 October 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011052137/https://kyivindependent.com/governor-claims-2-drones-shot-down-over-bryansk-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A suspected saboteur working for Russian military intelligence in Kharkiv was arrested after he was reportedly caught planting explosives at a gas station.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-police-detain-suspected-saboteur-for-planting-explosives-at-gas-stations/ |title=SBU, police detain suspected saboteur for planting explosives at gas station in Kharkiv |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011235213/https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-police-detain-suspected-saboteur-for-planting-explosives-at-gas-stations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|UK Defense Ministry]] announced a £100 million ($122 million) military aid package to Ukraine that included anti-minefield equipment and the MSI-DS Terrahawk Paladin air-defense system.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/uk-defense-ministry-announces-new-ukraine-package-worth-more-than-120-million/ |title=UK announces new $122 million military aid package for Ukraine |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=11 October 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011125409/https://kyivindependent.com/uk-defense-ministry-announces-new-ukraine-package-worth-more-than-120-million/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Pentagon also pledged a $200 million military aid package to Ukraine that included [[AIM-9 Sidewinder|AIM-9 munitions]], artillery and rocket ammunition, precision aerial munitions, anti-tank weapons, and anti-drone equipment.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/austin-us-will-send-ukraine-new-200-million-aid-package/ |title=Austin confirms new $200 million military aid package for Ukraine |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=11 October 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011113314/https://kyivindependent.com/austin-us-will-send-ukraine-new-200-million-aid-package/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===12 October===
Five people, including a child, were killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk and Kherson Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-5-injure-15-in-ukraine-over-past-day/ |title=Russian attacks kill 5, injure 15 in Ukraine over past day |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=13 October 2023 |archive-date=13 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013115409/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-5-injure-15-in-ukraine-over-past-day/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The ISW assessed that Russian forces had taken 4.5 square kilometers of territory around Avdiivka since the start of its offensive on 10 October.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/isw-russian-forces-capture-4-square-kilometers-around-avdiivka/ |title=ISW: Russian forces capture 4 square kilometers around Avdiivka |first=Olena |last=Goncharova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=13 October 2023 |archive-date=13 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013160206/https://kyivindependent.com/isw-russian-forces-capture-4-square-kilometers-around-avdiivka/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Russian [[project 22160 patrol ship]] ''[[Pavel Derzhavin]]'' and a [[Buyan-class corvette]] were reportedly damaged in a Ukrainian naval drone attack in the Black Sea.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-experimental-marine-drone-struck-black-sea-fleet-ship-near-crimea/ |title=Media: Marine drone struck Russian ships near Crimea |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=13 October 2023 |archive-date=13 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013165852/https://kyivindependent.com/media-experimental-marine-drone-struck-black-sea-fleet-ship-near-crimea/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ukrainian forces intercepted and repelled a Russian sabotage group in Sumy Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-forces-intercept-saboteur-group-by-russian-border-in-sumy-oblast/ |title=Ukrainian forces intercept reconnaissance group near Russian border in Sumy Oblast |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012112054/https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-forces-intercept-saboteur-group-by-russian-border-in-sumy-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, two people were reportedly killed in a house fire caused by falling drone debris in Belgorod Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/debris-from-drone-kills-2-injures-2-in-belgorod-oblast-russia-claims/ |title=Debris from drone kills 2, injures 2 in Belgorod Oblast, Russia claims |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012023918/https://kyivindependent.com/debris-from-drone-kills-2-injures-2-in-belgorod-oblast-russia-claims/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Czech Republic]] and Denmark jointly pledged a military aid package to Ukraine that would include 50 infantry fighting vehicles and tanks, 2,500 [[pistols]], 7,000 [[rifles]], 500 [[light machine guns]], 500 [[sniper rifles]], electronic warfare and surveillance equipment, and artillery shells.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/denmark-czechia-to-jointly-donate-arms-to-ukraine/ |title=Czechia, Denmark to jointly donate arms to Ukraine |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=13 October 2023 |archive-date=13 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013160205/https://kyivindependent.com/denmark-czechia-to-jointly-donate-arms-to-ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

President Putin made his first international visit following the ICC's issuance of an arrest warrant against him, arriving in [[Kyrgyzstan]], which is not a member of the court, to attend the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] summit.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2023 |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-putin-kyrgyzstan-icc-warrant-212da3248f3098ce3acaf70045465d2e |title=Russian President Putin arrives in Kyrgyzstan on a rare trip abroad |work=Associated Press News |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012141049/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-putin-kyrgyzstan-icc-warrant-212da3248f3098ce3acaf70045465d2e |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[International Olympic Committee]] suspended the [[Russian Olympic Committee]] until further notice after the latter recognized Olympic councils from occupied Ukrainian regions unilaterally annexed by Russia in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/67049864 |title=International Olympic Committee suspends Russian Olympic Committee 'with immediate effect' |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012144043/https://www.bbc.com/sport/67049864 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===13 October===
One person was killed and 23 others were injured in a Russian missile attack in [[Pokrovsk, Ukraine|Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-23-injured-in-russian-strike-on-pokrovsk/ |title=Update: 23 injured in Russian strike on Pokrovsk |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=14 October 2023 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014111928/https://kyivindependent.com/update-23-injured-in-russian-strike-on-pokrovsk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while another was killed in a drone strike in Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-drone-strikes-beryslav-in-kherson-oblast-1-killed-and-2-injured/ |title=Russian drone strike on Beryslav in Kherson Oblast kills 1, injures 2 |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=13 October 2023 |archive-date=13 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013161627/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-drone-strikes-beryslav-in-kherson-oblast-1-killed-and-2-injured/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A train carrying ammunition and fuel for the Russian military as well as looted items was reportedly blown up by Ukrainian partisans in Melitopol.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-special-forces-sabotage-railway-track-ammunition-train-in-occupied-melitopol/ |title=Ukrainian resistance in occupied Melitopol blow up train carrying Russian ammunition, fuel |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=13 October 2023 |archive-date=13 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013142426/https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-special-forces-sabotage-railway-track-ammunition-train-in-occupied-melitopol/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[White House]] said that North Korea had delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions for the Russian war effort in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2023 |url=https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-russia-us-munitions-ukraine-war-7091eaba254b680888a9b1ec8a68135f |title=US says North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia for Ukraine war |first=Aamer |last=Madhani |work=Associated Press News |access-date=14 October 2023 |archive-date=13 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013230702/https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-russia-us-munitions-ukraine-war-7091eaba254b680888a9b1ec8a68135f |url-status=live }}</ref>

A Ukrainian woman in [[Kirovohrad Oblast]] was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for treason for providing the Russian military with photographs of strategic sites, such as oil refineries and defense plants, in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-woman-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-treason/ |title=SBU: Woman sentenced to life in prison for treason |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=14 October 2023 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014111928/https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-woman-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-treason/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

French police opened an investigation into the suspected poisoning of Russian journalist and former Kremlin propagandist [[Marina Ovsyannikova]], who had previously protested the Russian invasion of Ukraine, after she suddenly collapsed outside her apartment. In early October, she was sentenced in absentia to eight and a half years in prison by a Moscow court for "disseminating false information" about the Russian army.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2023 |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/france-authorities-investigate-potential-poisoning-russia-anti-war-journalist-marina-ovsyannikova/ |title=French authorities investigate potential poisoning of Russian anti-war journalist |first=Claudia |last=Chiappa |work=Politico |access-date=14 October 2023 |archive-date=13 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013213733/https://www.politico.eu/article/france-authorities-investigate-potential-poisoning-russia-anti-war-journalist-marina-ovsyannikova/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===14 October===
Three people, including an 11-year-old child, were killed in Russian attacks on Donetsk and Kherson Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-kills-1-in-beryslav-kherson-oblast/ |title=Russian shelling kills 1 in Beryslav, Kherson Oblast |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=15 October 2023 |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015072402/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-kills-1-in-beryslav-kherson-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/police-russian-attack-on-donetsk-oblast-village-kills-11-year-old-boy/ |title=Police: Russian attack on Donetsk Oblast village kills 11-year-old boy |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=14 October 2023 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014111946/https://kyivindependent.com/police-russian-attack-on-donetsk-oblast-village-kills-11-year-old-boy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A massive fire broke out at a gas pipeline in [[Kuteinykove]], occupied Donetsk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/fire-breaks-out-at-gas-pipeline-in-occupied-donetsk-oblast/ |title=Fire breaks out at gas pipeline in occupied Donetsk Oblast |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=14 October 2023 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014111928/https://kyivindependent.com/fire-breaks-out-at-gas-pipeline-in-occupied-donetsk-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, two drones were reportedly shot down over the coast of Sochi.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-two-drones-shot-down-over-black-sea/ |title=Russia claims 2 drones shot down over Black Sea |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=14 October 2023 |archive-date=14 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014074925/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-two-drones-shot-down-over-black-sea/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to [[Boeing]], [[GLSDB]] will be delivered to Ukraine by winter.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 October 2023 |url=https://en.defence-ua.com/news/ukraines_himars_and_m270_will_fire_twice_as_far_with_new_glsdb_precision_bombs_delivered_this_winter-8240.html |title=Ukraine's HIMARS and M270 will Fire Twice as Far with New GLSDB Precision Bombs Delivered This Winter |work=Defense Express |access-date=18 October 2023 |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018065041/https://en.defence-ua.com/news/ukraines_himars_and_m270_will_fire_twice_as_far_with_new_glsdb_precision_bombs_delivered_this_winter-8240.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===15 October===
Two people were killed in a Russian airstrike in [[Druzhelyubivka, Kharkiv Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russia-airstrike-kills-2-in-kharkiv-oblast/ |title=Governor: Russian airstrike kills 2 in Kharkiv Oblast |first=Alexander |last=Khrebet |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=15 October 2023 |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015074120/https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russia-airstrike-kills-2-in-kharkiv-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Another two people were killed in Russian attacks on [[Avdiivka]], Donetsk Oblast, while two others were killed in shelling of [[Beryslav]], Kherson Oblast.<ref name=AJ_2023-10-15>{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/15/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-599 |title=Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 599 |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=2023-10-15 |access-date=2023-10-15 |language=en |archive-date=2023-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015092301/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/15/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-599 |url-status=live }}</ref> Two airstrikes on infrastructure facilities in Kherson resulted in electricity and water outages in the city.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/official-partial-blackout-in-kherson-as-russia-struck-critical-infrastructure/ |title=Official: Partial blackout in Kherson as Russia struck critical infrastructure |first=Alexander |last=Khrebet |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=15 October 2023 |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015094838/https://kyivindependent.com/official-partial-blackout-in-kherson-as-russia-struck-critical-infrastructure/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Russia claimed to have shot down 27 drones over Kursk and Belgorod Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-27-drones-downed-overnight/ |title=Russia claims 27 drones downed overnight |first=Olena |last=Goncharova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=15 October 2023 |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015060359/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-27-drones-downed-overnight/ |url-status=live }}</ref> An attack on an energy facility in [[Krasnaya Yaruga]], Belgorod Oblast, caused blackouts in the area.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-sbu-claims-blackout-in-russias-belgorod-region-after-drone-strikes/ |title=Media: SBU attacks energy facility in Russia's Belgorod region, causes blackout |first=Alexander |last=Khrebet |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=15 October 2023 |archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015112116/https://kyivindependent.com/media-sbu-claims-blackout-in-russias-belgorod-region-after-drone-strikes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Four Ukrainian children deported to Russia were returned to their families as part of an agreement brokered by [[Qatar]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 October 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67121574 |title=Russia returns four Ukrainian children in Qatari deal |first=Mattea |last=Bubalo |publisher=BBC |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017103809/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67121574 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===16 October===
The ISW assessed that Russian forces had advanced three kilometers south of Avdiivka.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/isw-russian-forces-make-marginal-gains-near-avdiivka/ |title=ISW: Russian forces make marginal gains near Avdiivka |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017200928/https://kyivindependent.com/isw-russian-forces-make-marginal-gains-near-avdiivka/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ukrainian Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said that the [[25th Airborne Brigade (Ukraine)|25th Separate Airborne Brigade]] had shot down an [[Mi-8]] without supplying the location.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-16 |title='Burns Well, Good Job' – Ukraine Downs Yet Another Russian Helicopter |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/22790 |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=The Kyiv Post |language=en |archive-date=2023-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016075822/https://www.kyivpost.com/post/22790 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Russia, three drones were reportedly shot down over Belgorod Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/3-drones-shot-down-over-belgorod-oblast-governor-says/ |title=3 drones shot down over Belgorod Oblast, governor says |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017133456/https://kyivindependent.com/3-drones-shot-down-over-belgorod-oblast-governor-says/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The US military confirmed the arrival in Ukraine of all 31 Abrams tanks it had promised to the latter.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 October 2023 |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/all-31-abrams-tanks-in-ukraine-us-military-confirms-to-voa/7313918.html |title=All 31 Abrams Tanks in Ukraine, US Military Confirms to VOA |first=Carla |last=Babb |publisher=Voice of America |access-date=18 October 2023 |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018040933/https://www.voanews.com/a/all-31-abrams-tanks-in-ukraine-us-military-confirms-to-voa/7313918.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===17 October===
Ukraine claimed it had killed and wounded dozens of Russian soldiers and destroyed between nine and 21 helicopters, an air defense system, and an ammunition dump in airstrikes in [[Berdiansk]] and [[Luhansk]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 October 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67135163 |title=Ukraine 'destroys Russian helicopters in Berdyansk and Luhansk' |first=Robert |last=Greenall |publisher=BBC |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020102333/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67135163 |url-status=live }}</ref> Analysts later reported 21 helicopters had been destroyed.<ref>{{cite web |last=Axe |first=David |title=Ukraine's American-Made M39 Missiles May Have Wrecked 21 Russian Helicopters In A Single Operation |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/10/22/ukraines-american-made-m39-missiles-may-have-wrecked-21-russian-helicopters-in-a-single-operation/?sh=5440cf3e4f23 |work=Forbes |access-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023042433/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/10/22/ukraines-american-made-m39-missiles-may-have-wrecked-21-russian-helicopters-in-a-single-operation/ |archive-date=23 October 2023 |language=en |date=22 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> President Zelenskyy confirmed that {{convert|160|km|abbr=off|adj=on|sp=us}} range ATACMS rockets were used in the attacks, the first time they were used in the conflict since their arrival from the US a few days earlier.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 October 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67135163 |title=Ukraine uses US-supplied ATACMS for the first time, says Zelensky |first1=Robert |last1=Greenall |first2=Chris |last2=Partridge |publisher=BBC |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020102333/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67135163 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Baldor |first=Lolita |title=Ukraine uses US-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces for the first time |url=https://apnews.com/article/atacms-ukraine-longrange-missiles-5fd95f32449d14da22b82d57d6ccab22 |website=apnewes.com |publisher=AP News |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017143227/https://apnews.com/article/atacms-ukraine-longrange-missiles-5fd95f32449d14da22b82d57d6ccab22 |archive-date=17 October 2023 |language=en |date=17 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/10/22/ukraines-american-made-m39-missiles-may-have-wrecked-21-russian-helicopters-in-a-single-operation/?sh=73d256464f23  Ukraine's American-Made M39 Missiles May Have Wrecked 21 Russian Helicopters In A Single Operation]</ref>''[[Forbes]]'' reported that three ATACMS were fired during the attack.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 October 2023 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/10/17/ukraines-new-m39-missiles-each-scatter-a-thousand-submunitions-now-every-russian-base-in-ukraine-is-a-target/?sh=4c8fafd051de |title=Ukraine's New M39 Missiles Each Scatters A Thousand Submunitions. Now Every Russian Base in Ukraine Is A Target. |first=David |last=Axe |work=Forbes |access-date=18 October 2023 |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020021550/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/10/17/ukraines-new-m39-missiles-each-scatter-a-thousand-submunitions-now-every-russian-base-in-ukraine-is-a-target/?sh=4c8fafd051de |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Ukrainian military said it had advanced by a kilometer west of [[Verbove, Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Verbove]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/military-reports-success-northwest-of-verbove-in-zaporizhzhia-oblast/ |title=Military reports success southwest of Verbove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020034413/https://kyivindependent.com/military-reports-success-northwest-of-verbove-in-zaporizhzhia-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===18 October===
[[File:Zaporizhzhia after Russian shelling, 2023-10-18 (<span class="ltr">55</span>).webp|thumb|Residential building in [[Zaporizhzhia]] after the attack]]
Five people were killed and five others were injured in a Russian missile attack on a residential building in [[Zaporizhzhia]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://meduza.io/news/2023/10/18/v-zaporozhie-raketa-popala-v-pyatietazhnyy-zhiloy-dom-dva-cheloveka-pogibli |title=В Запорожье ракета попала в пятиэтажный жилой дом. Пять человек погибли |date=2023-10-18 |publisher=Meduza |access-date=2023-10-18 |archive-date=2023-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018081549/https://meduza.io/news/2023/10/18/v-zaporozhie-raketa-popala-v-pyatietazhnyy-zhiloy-dom-dva-cheloveka-pogibli |url-status=live }}</ref> while another was killed in a separate attack in Dnipro.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-strike-on-dnipro-district-killing-1-injuring-4/ |title=Russian missile strike on Dnipro district kills 1, injures 4 |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=2023-10-18 |archive-date=2023-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018092525/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-strike-on-dnipro-district-killing-1-injuring-4/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Two people were killed in a missile attack in [[Stepove]], [[Mykolaiv Oblast]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/missile-attack-on-mykolaiv-oblast-kills-2-injures-1/ |title=Missile attack on Mykolaiv Oblast kills 2, injures 1 |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=19 October 2023 |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019092410/https://kyivindependent.com/missile-attack-on-mykolaiv-oblast-kills-2-injures-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while one person was killed in an airstrike in Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-drops-aerial-bombs-on-kherson-oblast-village-1-killed/ |title=Russia drops aerial bombs on Kherson Oblast village, 1 killed |first=Elsa |last=Court |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=18 October 2023 |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018075614/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-drops-aerial-bombs-on-kherson-oblast-village-1-killed/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Two Ukrainian missiles were reportedly shot down over Crimea, with an explosion being reported in the Sakharnaya Golovka area of Sevastopol.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-forces-attack-occupied-crimea-with-missiles-russia-claims/ |title=Ukrainian forces attack occupied Crimea with missiles, Russia claims |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=19 October 2023 |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019072223/https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-forces-attack-occupied-crimea-with-missiles-russia-claims/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Russia said it had shot down 28 drones over Kursk and Belgorod Oblasts as well as over the [[Black Sea]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-defense-ministry-claims/ |title=Russia claims 28 drones downed overnight |first=Elsa |last=Court |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=18 October 2023 |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018090836/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-defense-ministry-claims/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A military camp near the [[Khalino]] airbase in [[Kursk]] was reportedly struck by drones from the SBU.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-sbu-drones-attack-russian-military-camp-near-kursk/ |title=Media: SBU drones attack Russian military camp in Russia's Kursk Oblast |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=18 October 2023 |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018104324/https://kyivindependent.com/media-sbu-drones-attack-russian-military-camp-near-kursk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===19 October===
Ukrainian forces reportedly landed on the east bank of the [[Dnipro river]] in Kherson Oblast, advancing north of [[Pishchanivka]] and into [[Poima]], around four kilometers from the shore, and prompting Russian airstrikes on Pishchanivka.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/military-reports-russian-strikes-on-east-bank-of-dnipro-near-kherson-implying-ukrainian-presence/ |title=Military reports Russian strikes on east bank of Dnipro near Kherson, implying Ukrainian presence |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=19 October 2023 |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019064048/https://kyivindependent.com/military-reports-russian-strikes-on-east-bank-of-dnipro-near-kherson-implying-ukrainian-presence/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=ISW_2023-10-18>{{cite web |url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-18-2023 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 18, 2023 |website=understandingwar.org |publisher=[[Institute for the Study of War|ISW]] |date=2023-10-18 |access-date=2023-10-17 |language=en |first1=Angelica |last1=Evans |first2=Nicole |last2=Wolkov |first3=Karolina |last3=Hird |first4=Riley |last4=Bailey |first5=Mason |last5=Clark |quote=Geolocated footage published on October 18 indicates that Ukrainian forces advanced north of Pishchanivka (14km east of Kherson City and 3km from the Dnipro River) and into Poyma (11km east of Kherson City and 4km from the Dnipro River). |archive-date=2023-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018234850/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-18-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> One person was killed in a Russian attack in [[Bila Hora]], Donetsk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/attacks-21/ |title=Russian attacks kill 1, injure 13 over past day |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020082618/https://kyivindependent.com/attacks-21/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Russia claimed to have intercepted three Royal Air Force aircraft over the Black Sea.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-says-it-intercepted-u-k-military-planes-over-black-sea/ |title=Russia says it intercepted U.K. military planes over Black Sea |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020034413/https://kyivindependent.com/russia-says-it-intercepted-u-k-military-planes-over-black-sea/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Israeli officials told ''[[Axios (website)|Axios]]'' that tens of thousands of 155&nbsp;mm artillery shells that were to be delivered by the US Defense Department for Ukraine were to be diverted instead to Israel [[2023 Israel–Hamas war|to fight Hamas militants]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 October 2023 |url=https://www.axios.com/2023/10/19/us-israel-artillery-shells-ukraine-weapons-gaza |title=Scoop: U.S. to send Israel artillery shells initially destined for Ukraine |first=Barak |last=Ravid |work=Axios |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020033557/https://www.axios.com/2023/10/19/us-israel-artillery-shells-ukraine-weapons-gaza |url-status=live }}</ref> According to US officials, the shells were already stockpiled in Israel and the US would transfer them to Ukraine if Israel gave permission.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 October 2023 |url= https://www.kyivpost.com/post/22995 |title= US to Give Ammo to Israel Instead of Ukraine - Axios |work= The Kyiv Post |access-date= 22 October 2023 |archive-date= 22 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231022141902/https://www.kyivpost.com/post/22995 |url-status= live }}</ref>

Ukraine announced a campaign to hire over 2,000 judges to tackle multiple issues such as corruption allegations, war crimes investigations and delays in background checks.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 19 October 2023 |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/wanted-thousands-ukrainian-judges-huge-overhaul-sought-by-eu-2023-10-19/ |title= Wanted: Thousands of Ukrainian judges, in huge overhaul sought by EU |first1= Dan |last1= Peleschuk |first2= Anna |last2= Dabrowska |work= Reuters |access-date= 2023-10-19 |archive-date= 2023-10-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231019120214/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/wanted-thousands-ukrainian-judges-huge-overhaul-sought-by-eu-2023-10-19/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

US President Joe Biden delivered a national address linking the war in Ukraine with the war in Israel, saying "We cannot and will not let terrorists like Hamas and tyrants like Putin win." He also asked Congress for $100 billion for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan and US–Mexico border security.<ref>{{Cite news|date= 19 October 2023|url= https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/19/politics/biden-oval-office-speech-israel-ukraine/index.html|title= Biden makes the case for wartime aid to Israel and Ukraine in primetime address|first1= Betsy|last1= Klein|first2= Kayla|last2= Tausche|first3= Kevin|last3= Liptak|publisher= CNN|access-date= 20 October 2023|archive-date= 20 October 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231020033025/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/19/politics/biden-oval-office-speech-israel-ukraine/index.html|url-status= live}}</ref>

[[Croatia]] announced that it would send its entire fleet of [[Mi-8]] helicopters to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 19 October 2023 |url= https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/10/20/croatia-transfers-its-all-mi-8-helicopters-to-ukraine-as-military-aid/ |title= Croatia transfers its all Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine as military aid |first= Maria |last= Tril |work= euromaidanpress |access-date= 23 October 2023 |archive-date= 21 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231021155617/https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/10/20/croatia-transfers-its-all-mi-8-helicopters-to-ukraine-as-military-aid/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

US journalist for [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] [[Alsu Kurmasheva]] was detained in Russia, charged with failure to register as a foreign agent. Kurmasheva was in Russia for a "family emergency".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Talmazan |first1=Yuliya |title=American journalist detained and charged in Russia |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/american-journalist-detained-russia-alsu-kurmasheva-foreign-agent-rcna121173 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019111047/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/american-journalist-detained-russia-alsu-kurmasheva-foreign-agent-rcna121173 |archive-date=19 October 2023 |language=en |date=19 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===20 October===
One person was killed in a Russian airstrike in Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-air-strike-on-beryslav-in-kherson-oblast-kills-woman/ |title=Russian air strike on Beryslav in Kherson Oblast kills woman |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020084057/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-air-strike-on-beryslav-in-kherson-oblast-kills-woman/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Another person was killed and another hospitalized in a separate attack on residences in Kryvyi Rih.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-on-kryvyi-rih-kills-1/ |title=Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih kills 1 |first=Elsa |last=Court |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=21 October 2023 |archive-date=21 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021125238/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-on-kryvyi-rih-kills-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The ISW assessed that Ukrainian forces had reached the northeastern part of the village of [[Krynky]], two kilometers southeast of the Dnipro River in [[Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast|Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/isw-ukraine-continues-advances-on-left-bank-of-dnipro-in-kherson-oblast/ |title=ISW: Ukraine has success on left bank of Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=21 October 2023 |archive-date=21 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021131232/https://kyivindependent.com/isw-ukraine-continues-advances-on-left-bank-of-dnipro-in-kherson-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The exiled mayor of Melitopol claimed that Ukrainian partisans detonated a car bomb in the Aviamistechko district that targeted Russian looters.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/exiled-mayor-ukrainian-resistance-in-occupied-melitopol-detonates-car-with-looters/ |title=Exiled mayor: Ukrainian resistance in occupied Melitopol detonates car with looters |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020114329/https://kyivindependent.com/exiled-mayor-ukrainian-resistance-in-occupied-melitopol-detonates-car-with-looters/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Russian authorities started a military camp in occupied territories to train teenagers aged 14 to 17 years in "particular military occupational specialties" that Russian forces lack. Occupation authorities intend to involve every 1 in 10 children in the [[Young Army Cadets National Movement]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 October 2023 |url= https://news.yahoo.com/russians-open-centres-train-teens-085458454.html |title= Russians to open centres to train teens for combat in occupied Luhansk Oblast – Military Administration |first= Ukrainska |last= Pravda |publisher= Yahoo! News |access-date= 22 October 2023 |archive-date= 23 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231023100259/https://news.yahoo.com/russians-open-centres-train-teens-085458454.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

The [[Russian Aerospace Forces]] reinforced [[Belbek Airport]] in Crimea with at least four [[MiG-31]] and some ten [[Su-27]] and [[Su-30]] fighter jets.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 October 2023 |url= https://bulgarianmilitary.com/amp/2023/10/20/russia-secretly-placed-4-mig-31s-and-10-su-27s-and-su-30s-in-crimea/ |title= Russia secretly placed 4 MiG-31s and 10 Su-27s and Su-30s in Crimea |first= Boyko |last= Nikolov |work= bulgarianmilitary |access-date= 22 October 2023 |archive-date= 23 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231023051714/https://bulgarianmilitary.com/amp/2023/10/20/russia-secretly-placed-4-mig-31s-and-10-su-27s-and-su-30s-in-crimea/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 October 2023 |url= https://news.yahoo.com/russia-deploys-fighter-jets-sevastopol-180614162.html |title= Russia deploys MiG-31 fighter jets in Sevastopol as Putin threatened |first= Ukrainska |last= Pravda |publisher= Yahoo! News |access-date= 22 October 2023 |archive-date= 22 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231022090339/https://news.yahoo.com/russia-deploys-fighter-jets-sevastopol-180614162.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

Ukraine claimed that the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] had set up a [[private military company]] using donations for funding and utilizing a cathedral for training.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 October 2023 |url= https://www.kyivpost.com/post/22988 |title= Russian Orthodox Church Funding Private Military Company |work= The Kyiv Post |access-date= 22 October 2023 |archive-date= 21 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231021204353/https://www.kyivpost.com/post/22988 |url-status= live }}</ref>

In Moscow, [[OMON]] [[riot police]] detained worshippers at a mosque for forced enlistment. Authorities seized the worshippers' passports and had them sign military enlistment contracts without the presence of lawyers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Police Raid Moscow Mosque for War Recruits – Reports |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/23/police-raid-moscow-mosque-for-war-recruits-reports-a82851 |work=Moscow Times |access-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023050225/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/22/russia-says-it-downed-3-ukraine-missiles-targeting-crimea-a82849 |archive-date=23 October 2023 |language=en |date=23 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===21 October===
[[File:Postal distribution centre in Novyi Korotych after missile strike, 2023-10-21 (<span class="ltr">21</span>).jpg|thumb|Postal distribution centre at [[Novyi Korotych]] after the strike]]
Eight postal workers were killed and 17 others were injured in a [[Novyi Korotych post office attack|Russian missile attack]] on the privately owned [[Nova Poshta]] sorting office at [[Novyi Korotych]], Kharkiv Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 October 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67185216 |title=Ukraine war: Six postal workers killed in Kharkiv missile strike |first=Thomas |last=Mackintosh |publisher=BBC |access-date=22 October 2023 |archive-date=22 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022022922/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67185216 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Russian missile strike on Kharkiv postal centre kills six, governor says|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/21/russian-missile-strike-on-kharkiv-postal-centre-has-caused-multiple-deaths-says-governor|website=The Guardian|date=2023-10-21|language=en-GB|access-date=2023-10-23|archive-date=2023-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023003416/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/21/russian-missile-strike-on-kharkiv-postal-centre-has-caused-multiple-deaths-says-governor|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Death toll of Russian attack on Nova Poshta depot rises to 8 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/death-toll-of-russian-attack-on-nova-poshta-depot-rises-to-8/ |website=The Kyiv Independent |date=3 November 2023 |language=en |access-date=3 November 2023}}</ref>

The United Nations found further evidence of [[War crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine|war crimes committed by Russian forces]] during an investigation in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts. It cited evidence for "indiscriminate attacks," as well as "[[war crimes]] of wilful killing, [[torture]], [[rape]] and other [[sexual violence]], and the [[Child abductions in the Russian invasion of Ukraine|deportation of children to the Russian Federation]]."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sauer |first1=Pjotr |title=UN finds further evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/21/un-finds-further-evidence-of-russian-war-crimes-in-ukraine |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021153206/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/21/un-finds-further-evidence-of-russian-war-crimes-in-ukraine |archive-date=21 October 2023 |date=21 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===22 October===
Two people were killed in Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/two-killed-and-three-injured-in-russian-attacks-on-donetsk-oblast/ |title=2 killed, 3 injured in Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast |first=Dominic |last=Culverwell |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=23 October 2023 |archive-date=22 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022234216/https://kyivindependent.com/two-killed-and-three-injured-in-russian-attacks-on-donetsk-oblast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A power plant operated by Ukraine's largest private energy company [[DTEK]] sustained significant damage in a separate attack.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/dtek-russian-strikes-damage-thermal-power-plant/ |title=DTEK: Russian strikes damage thermal power plant |first=Nate |last=Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=23 October 2023 |archive-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023073251/https://kyivindependent.com/dtek-russian-strikes-damage-thermal-power-plant/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Crimea, explosions were reported in [[Sevastopol Bay]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 October 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/reports-of-explosions-in-sevastpol/ |title=Explosions reported in Russian-occupied Crimea |first=Elsa |last=Court |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date=23 October 2023 |archive-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023220813/https://kyivindependent.com/reports-of-explosions-in-sevastpol/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Russia claimed to have shot down three missiles over Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 October 2023 |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/22/russia-says-it-downed-3-ukraine-missiles-targeting-crimea-a82849 |title=Russia Says It Downed 3 Ukraine Missiles Targeting Crimea |work=Moscow Times |access-date=30 October 2023 }}</ref>

Ukraine claimed to have shot down five Russian [[Su-25]]s over the last ten days over Donetsk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 25 October 2023 |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/why-ukraine-been-able-pummel-the-russian-airforce-in-october-2023-10?amp |title= How Ukraine is beating the Russian airforce with US missiles |work= The Kyiv Post |author= Rebecca Rommen |access-date= 27 October 2023}}</ref>

===23 October===
Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 24 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-2-injure-20-in-ukraine-over-past-day/ |title= Russian attacks kill 2, injure 20 in Ukraine over past day |first= Dinara |last= Khalilova |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 24 October 2023}}</ref> In Kherson city, transportation and food factories were hit.<ref name="al jazeera 607">{{cite web |title=Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 607 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/23/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-607 |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023015048/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/23/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-607 |archive-date=23 October 2023 |language=en |date=23 October 2023}}</ref> Ukraine's air defense systems destroyed six Russian drones and a cruise missile. [[Vladimir Saldo]], the Russian-installed governor of Kherson Oblast, said Russia shot down three Ukrainian missiles heading for Crimea.<ref name="al jazeera 607"/>

Ukrainian military intelligence claimed that four FSB agents were "liquidated" by partisans in a car bombing in Berdiansk.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 26 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-fsb-agents-in-explosion-in-occupied-berdiansk/ |title= Military intelligence: Car carrying FSB agents explodes in occupied Berdiansk |first= Nate |last= Ostiller |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 26 October 2023}}</ref>

The SBU arrested three residents of [[Kherson]] on suspicion of aiding Russian airstrikes on the city.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 23 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/three-arrested-in-kherson-on-collaboration-charges/ |title= 3 local residents arrested in Kherson for spying |first= Nate |last= Ostiller |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 23 October 2023 |archive-date= 23 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231023101142/https://kyivindependent.com/three-arrested-in-kherson-on-collaboration-charges/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

Ukrainian authorities ordered the mandatory evacuation of children and their parents or guardians from eight settlements in Donetsk Oblast and 23 settlements in Kherson Oblast due to heavy fighting.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 23 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/evacuations-ordered-for-children-from-8-donetsk-oblast-front-line-settlements/ |title= Ukraine evacuates children from 8 Donetsk Oblast settlements |first= Martin |last= Fornusek |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 23 October 2023 |archive-date= 24 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231024000955/https://kyivindependent.com/evacuations-ordered-for-children-from-8-donetsk-oblast-front-line-settlements/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 24 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-to-evacuate-children-from-23-kherson-oblast-settlements/ |title= Ukraine to evacuate children from 23 Kherson Oblast settlements |first= Dinara |last= Khalilova |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 24 October 2023}}</ref>

[[The Washington Post]] reported that the SBU carried out dozens of [[assassinations]] in Russia since the invasion began, including the bomb attack on journalist [[Darya Dugina]], which they had previously denied.<ref name=WP_2023-10-23>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/23/ukraine-cia-shadow-war-russia/ |title=Ukrainian spies with deep ties to CIA wage shadow war against Russia |trans-title= |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2023-10-23 |access-date=2023-10-23 |language=en-US |author=Greg Miller |author2=Isabelle Khurshudyan |url-access=limited }}</ref>

Turkish President [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] submitted a bill to parliament for the ratification of [[Sweden–NATO relations|Sweden's NATO membership]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wintour |first1=Patrick |last2=Bayer |first2=Lili |title=Turkey's president submits bill to ratify Sweden's Nato membership |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/23/turkey-submits-bill-to-ratify-sweden-nato-membership |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024040423/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/23/turkey-submits-bill-to-ratify-sweden-nato-membership |archive-date=24 October 2023 |date=23 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Russian [[OMON]] police raided a Moscow mosque during Friday prayers, according to reports, and took those arrested to a military enlistment office. It was also alleged that they seized the worshippers' passports, and without legal advice, forced them to sign military contracts. 
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/23/police-raid-moscow-mosque-for-war-recruits-reports-a82851 |title=Police Raid Moscow Mosque for War Recruits – Reports|work=Moscow Times |date=2023-10-23 |access-date=2023-10-23 |language=en-US}}</ref>

===24 October===
Two people were killed by Russian shelling in [[Podoly]], Kharkiv Oblast, another four in the region were injured.<ref name="thejournal.ie 25 oct"/><ref>{{Cite news |date= 24 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-of-kharkiv-oblast-kills-2/ |title= Russian shelling of Kharkiv Oblast's village kills 2 |first= Martin |last= Fornusek |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 24 October 2023}}</ref> Four people, including a 12-year-old, were injured by Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast.<ref name="thejournal.ie 25 oct">{{cite web |title=Russia's defence minister flies into embattled eastern Ukraine |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/russias-defence-minister-flies-into-embattled-eastern-ukraine-6206170-Oct2023/ |work=[[TheJournal.ie]]|access-date=25 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025225821/https://www.thejournal.ie/russias-defence-minister-flies-into-embattled-eastern-ukraine-6206170-Oct2023/ |archive-date=25 October 2023 |language=en |date=25 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Russia claimed to have destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones following explosions in Sevastopol.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 24 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-proxies-report-explosions-in-sevastopol/ |title= Russia claims 3 marine drones destroyed in Black Sea |first= Olena |last= Goncharova |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 24 October 2023}}</ref>

The Russian [[Federal Security Service]] accused the SBU of attempting to poison some 77 pilots of the [[Armavir (air base)|Armavir Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots]] in Krasnodar Krai during a reunion by sending a poisoned cake and whiskey. The deliveryman, who came from occupied Melitopol, was sentenced to 15 days' imprisonment for hooliganism.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 24 October 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/24/ukrainian-deliveryman-accused-of-mass-poisoning-attempt-kommersant-a82871 |title= Ukrainian Deliveryman Accused of Mass Poisoning Attempt – Kommersant |work= Moscow Times |access-date= 24 October 2023}}</ref>

Germany announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at $1.4 billion that would include three Gepard anti-aircraft cannon systems, 40 RQ-35 and Vector reconnaissance drones, a Biber assault bridge system, three HX81 tank recovery vehicles, three tank recovery trailers, 13 border patrol vehicles, and 3,872 155&nbsp;mm smoke shells.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 24 October 2023 |url= https://www.kyivpost.com/post/23191 |author=Stefan Korshak |title= Latest German Arms Package to Ukraine Delivers Top-End Air Defense but No Long-Range Missiles |work= The Kyiv Post |access-date= 26 October 2023}}</ref>

===25 October===
Sixteen people were injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on [[Slavuta]], Khmelnytskyi Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 25 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strikes-target-khmelnytskyi-oblast-falling-debris-injure-at-least-16/ |title= Russian strikes target Khmelnytskyi Oblast, falling debris injure at least 16 |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 25 October 2023}}</ref> Twenty people were injured in a Russian strike employing Iranian [[Shahed drones]] in [[Netishyn]], likely targeting the [[Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vock |first1=Ido |title=Ukraine war: Russians likely targeted Khmelnytsky nuclear plant - Zelensky |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67226741 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026155332/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67226741 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |date=26 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> One person was killed in a Russian airstrike in Beryslav.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Polityuk |first1=Pavel |title=Russian bomb killed civilian in Ukraine's Kherson region, Kyiv says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-bomb-killed-civilian-ukraines-kherson-region-kyiv-says-2023-10-25/ |work=Reuters |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025082444/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-bomb-killed-civilian-ukraines-kherson-region-kyiv-says-2023-10-25/ |archive-date=25 October 2023 |language=en |date=25 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The Australian government announced a $20 million (AUD) aid package for the Ukrainian military that would include 3D printers, de-mining equipment, x-ray machines and anti-drone systems.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 25 October 2023 |url= https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8399167/australia-providing-ukraine-with-20m-in-military-aid/ |title= Australia providing Ukraine with $20m in military aid |work= The Canberra Times |access-date= 25 October 2023}}</ref>

The [[Russian Federation Council]] unanimously approved a bill to revoke the ratification of the [[Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia prepares to withdraw from nuclear test ban treaty |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/25/russia-withdraws-from-ctbt |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025112434/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/25/russia-withdraws-from-ctbt |archive-date=25 October 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Russia simulates nuclear strike after opting out of treaty |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/25/russia-simulates-nuclear-strike-after-opting-out-of-treaty |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026001553/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/25/russia-simulates-nuclear-strike-after-opting-out-of-treaty |archive-date=26 October 2023 |date=25 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===26 October===
Two people, including a 16-year-old, were killed by Russian shelling in Sumy and Kherson Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 27 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-2-injure-11-in-ukraine/ |title= Russian attacks kill 2, injure 11 in Ukraine |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 27 October 2023}}</ref>

Russia claimed that three drones tried to attack the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 27 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-drone-attack-on-kursk-nuclear-power-plant/ |title= Russia claims drone attack on Kursk Nuclear Power Plant |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 27 October 2023}}</ref> The FSB claimed to have killed a man working for Ukrainian intelligence in [[Tver]] who was planning to attack a military enlistment office following a shootout.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 27 October 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/26/russian-man-accused-of-working-for-ukraine-killed-in-police-shootout-a82897 |title= Russian Man Accused of Working for Ukraine Killed in Police Shootout |work=Moscow Times |access-date= 30 October 2023}}</ref>

Romania installed an anti-drone system at the Danube Delta region bordering Ukraine following incidents of Russian drone debris landing on its territory during airstrikes.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 26 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/romania-says-anti-drone-system-already-installed-on-danube/ |title= Iohannis: Romania installs anti-drone system at Ukraine's border |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 26 October 2023}}</ref>

Denmark pledged a military aid package to Ukraine worth 3.7 billion kroner ($520 million) that would include T-72EA tanks, BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, artillery shells, drones, small arms, and engineering and recovery vehicles.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 26 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/denmark-donates-520-million-in-military-aid-to-ukraine/ |title= Denmark donates $520 million in military aid to Ukraine |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 26 October 2023}}</ref> The US also pledged a military aid package worth around $150 million that would include munitions for NASAMS and HIMARS munitions, small arms, AIM-9M and Stinger missiles, Javelin anti-armor systems, night vision devices, and cold weather gear.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 26 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/us-announces-150-million-aid-package-for-ukraine/ |title= US announces $150 million aid package for Ukraine |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 26 October 2023}}</ref>

The new Slovakian Prime Minister [[Robert Fico]] officially announced that his country would provide no further military aid to Ukraine and oppose further sanctions against Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 26 October 2023 |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/26/eus-shell-programme-only-producing-30-per-cent/ |title= EU delivers only a third of one million artillery shells promised to Ukraine|author= Joe Barnes |work=The Telegraph |access-date= 28 October 2023}}</ref>

===27 October===
An entire family consisting of nine people, including two children, was killed by Russian soldiers who wanted to seize their home in [[Volnovakha]], occupied Donetsk Oblast. Russia said it had arrested two suspects.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 30 October 2023 |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67262610 |title=Ukraine war: Whole family shot dead in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town |publisher=BBC |access-date= 31 October 2023}}</ref>

Pro-Russian and former Ukrainian parliamentarian [[Oleg Tsaryov]] was shot and wounded near his home in Crimea. Russian officials said he was in hospital under intensive care.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 27 October 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/27/former-ukrainian-lawmaker-shot-wounded-in-annexed-crimea-a82914|title=Former Ukrainian Lawmaker Shot, Wounded in Annexed Crimea |work=Moscow Times|access-date= 27 October 2023}}</ref> The FSB claimed that it had killed a Ukrainian military intelligence agent and arrested two others following a shootout in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 27 October 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/27/fsb-says-killed-ukrainian-agent-arrests-2-others-in-occupied-zaporizhzhia-a82911 |title=FSB Says Killed 'Ukrainian Agent,' Arrests 2 Others in Occupied Zaporizhzhia |work=Moscow Times|access-date= 27 October 2023}}</ref>

US intelligence officials claimed that Russian forces were executing soldiers who had refused to follow orders in fighting near [[Avdiivka]]; Ukrainian forces claimed that some Russian units had suffered "mutinies".<ref>{{Cite news |date= 27 October 2023 |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67234144|title=Ukraine war: Russia executing own retreating soldiers, US says|author=Laura Gozz |publisher=BBC|access-date= 27 October 2023}}</ref>

Germany delivered a military aid package to Ukraine that included an [[IRIS-T]] SLM air defense system, IRIS-T SLS missiles, 5,000 155&nbsp;mm artillery shells, four armored personnel carriers, eight VECTOR reconnaissance drones, a [[TRML-4D]] aerial radar, four ground radars, five unmanned surface ships, six border guard vehicles, ammunition for [[MARS II (military vehicle)|MARS II multiple-launch rocket systems]], four tractors with semi-trailers, and 10,000 safety glasses.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 27 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/germany-delivers-air-defenses-drones-other-aid-to-ukraine/ |title=Germany delivers IRIS-T air defense system, other aid to Ukraine |author=Martin Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 27 October 2023}}</ref>

The [[Institute for the Study of War]] assessed that some 70 Ukrainian prisoners of war had been recruited by Russian forces to fight against Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 27 October 2023 |url= https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-27-2023|title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 27, 2023|author1=Christina Harward|author2=Nicole Wolkov|author3=Grace Mappes|author4=Riley Bailey|author5=Frederick W. Kagan |access-date= 28 October 2023|quote=Russian authorities have likely coerced Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) into joining a 'volunteer' formation that will fight in Ukraine, which would constitute an apparent violation of the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War.}}</ref> Russian state media reported that the [[Bohdan Khmelnytsky Battalion]] formed in February 2023 from Ukrainian POWs had joined a Russian military unit and would be deployed to the front after taking an oath.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 28 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-state-media-ukrainian-pows-will-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine/ |title=Russian state media: Ukrainian POWs will fight for Russia in Ukraine |author=Dinara Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 28 October 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231029154207/https://kyivindependent.com/russian-state-media-ukrainian-pows-will-fight-for-russia-in-ukraine/|archive-date=October 29, 2023}}</ref>

In a phone call, President Zelenskyy told UK Prime Minister [[Rishi Sunak]] that Russian forces had lost at least a brigade's worth of soldiers during fighting near Avdiivka.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 27 October 2023 |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-says-russia-loses-at-least-brigade-trying-take-avdiivka-2023-10-27/ |title= Zelenskiy says Russia loses 'at least a brigade' trying to take Avdiivka |author=  Yuliia Dysa |work=Reuters|access-date= 29 October 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231027172816/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-says-russia-loses-at-least-brigade-trying-take-avdiivka-2023-10-27/|archive-date=October 27, 2023}}</ref>

The bodies of 50 Ukrainian soldiers killed in action were returned to Ukraine in a cadaver exchange with Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 27 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-retrieves-50-bodies-of-fallen-soldiers/ |title= Ukraine retrieves 50 bodies of fallen soldiers |author= Dinara Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 20 November 2023 }}</ref>

===28 October===
Russia claimed to have destroyed 36 drones over the Black Sea and Crimea following explosions near [[Chornomorske]] and [[Saky]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 29 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-36-drones-downed-in-black-sea/ |title=Russia claims 36 drones downed in Black Sea |author=Olena Goncharova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 29 October 2023}}</ref>

===29 October===
One person was killed in a Russian attack in Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 29 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/governor-man-wounded-by-russian-artillery-in-kherson-oblast-dies-in-hospital/ |title= Governor: Man wounded by Russian attack on Kherson Oblast dies in hospital |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 29 October 2023 }}</ref>

A Russian Su-25 fighter jet was reportedly shot down by the [[State Border Guard Service of Ukraine]] near Avdiivka.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 29 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/media-ukraine-downed-russian-su-25-fighter-jet-near-avdiivka/ |title= Media: Ukraine downed Russian Su-25 fighter jet near Avdiivka |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 29 October 2023 }}</ref>

In Russia, a fire was reported at the Afipsky oil refinery near [[Novorossiysk]]. No damage or casualties were reported. Local media, quoting security officials, claimed the fire was started by a drone.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 29 October 2023 |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/fire-afipsky-oil-refinery-russias-krasnodar-local-authorities-2023-10-29/ |title= Fire at refinery near major port Novorossiisk put out, Russian authorities say |author=  Lidia Kelly |work=Reuters|access-date= 29 October 2023 |editor1-first=William |editor1-last=Mallard |editor2-first=Raju |editor2-last=Gopalakrishnan }}</ref> Ukrainian media reported that the attack was organized by the SBU.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 29 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/media-sbu-claims-responsibility-for-drone-strike-on-oil-refinery-in-russia/ |title= Source: Ukraine's SBU behind drone strike on Russian oil refinery |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 30 October 2023 }}</ref>

The Institute for the Study of War, citing Russian milbloggers, reported that Colonel General [[Oleg Makarevich]] was replaced as the commander of Russian forces in Kherson by Colonel General [[Mikhail Teplinsky]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 30 October 2023 |url= https://www.kyivpost.com/post/23431 |title= ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 29, 2023 |work=The Kyiv Post |access-date= 30 October 2023 }}</ref>

===30 October===
[[File:Kherson Oblast Scientific Library named after Oles Honchar after Russian shelling, 2023-10-30 (<span class="ltr">01</span>).jpg|thumb|Kherson Oblast Scientific Library after Russian shelling on 30&nbsp;October]]
One person was killed by Russian shelling in Kherson.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 30 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/update-russian-attack-on-kherson-kills-1-injures-3/ |title= Update: Russian attack on Kherson kills 1, injures 3 |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 30 October 2023 }}</ref>

Ukraine claimed to have destroyed Russian air defence systems in a missile attack on Crimea. Russian milbloggers said that two missiles fell near [[Olenivka, Chornomorske Raion|Olenivka]] while three naval drones were intercepted near Sevastopol.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 30 October 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/30/ukraine-says-hit-russian-air-defense-system-in-crimea-a82930 |title= Ukraine Says Hit Russian Air Defense System in Crimea |work=Moscow Times |access-date= 30 October 2023 }}</ref> The attack was believed to have targeted an [[S-300 missile]] battery, and injured about 17 Russian personnel.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 31 October 2023 |url= https://www.kyivpost.com/post/23508|title=Ukraine Confirms Combined Air-Sea Attack Took Out Key Russian Air Defense System |work=The Kyiv Post |author=Stefan Korshak|author2= Julia Struck |access-date= 2 November 2023 }}</ref> One person was reportedly injured following explosions in Sevastopol and Saky.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 30 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-8-missiles-downed-in-occupied-crimea-1-injured/ |title= Russia claims 8 missiles downed over occupied Crimea, 1 injured |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 30 October 2023 }}</ref>

The [[Federal Security Service|FSB]] detained a Russian national in Sevastopol for allegedly passing sensitive information to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 30 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russia-detains-man-in-crimea-for-allegedly-passing-secrets-to-ukraine/ |title= Russia detains man in Crimea for allegedly passing secrets to Ukraine |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 30 October 2023 }}</ref>

Latvia pledged 12 drones to the Ukrainian police.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 30 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/latvia-will-transfer-12-drones-to-the-ukrainian-police/ |title= Latvia will transfer 12 drones to the Ukrainian police |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 3 November 2023 |first1= Rachel |last1=Amran }}</ref>

The Russian private military company [[Redut]] opened recruitment for women as drone operators and snipers in the invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 30 October 2023 |url= https://news.yahoo.com/uk-intelligence-confirms-russia-starts-093754327.html |title= UK intelligence confirms Russia starts recruiting women to private military companies |work=News Yahoo! |access-date= 30 October 2023 }}</ref>

An apartment owned by the Zelenskyys in [[Yalta]], Crimea was auctioned off by Russian authorities after it was seized.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 30 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-proxies-in-occupied-crimea-auction-off-zelenskas-apartment-in-yalta/ |title= Russian proxies auction off Zelensky family's apartment in occupied Crimea |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 31 October 2023 |first1= Nate |last1=Ostiller }}</ref>

===31 October===
One person was killed while two others were injured in a Russian attack in Kherson.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 31 October 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-strikes-against-kherson-kill-1-injure-2/ |title= Governor: Russian strikes against Kherson kill 1, injure 2 |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 31 October 2023 }}</ref> Two people were killed in separate attacks in Donetsk and Kharkiv Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 1 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/attacks-23/ |title= Russian attacks kill 3, injure 15 over past day |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 1 November 2023 }}</ref>

An oil refinery in Kremenchuk was set on fire following a Russian attack.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 1 November 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/01/ukraine-reports-broadest-russian-shelling-attack-this-year-a82956 |title= Ukraine Reports Broadest Russian Shelling Attack This Year |work=Moscow Times |access-date= 1 November 2023 }}</ref>

The White House said that President Biden will veto any Republican funding bill for Israel if aid for Ukraine was excluded.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2 November 2023 |url= https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4286488-biden-would-veto-house-gops-israel-aid-package-white-house-says/|title= Biden would veto House GOP's Israel aid package, White House says |work=The Hill|author=BRETT SAMUELS |access-date= 2 November 2023 }}</ref>

==November 2023==
===1 November===
Five people were killed in separate Russian attacks in Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/attacks-24/ |title= Russian attacks kill 5, injure 14 over past day |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 2 November 2023 }}</ref>

''[[The Economist]]'' published an opinion piece from top Ukrainian commander Valery Zaluzhnyi in which he called the current state of the conflict a "stalemate". In response, the deputy head of President Zelenskyy's office, [[Igor Zhovkva]] criticized Zaluzhnyi's for allegedly going too far in disclosing battlefield information to the public.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 4 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/presidential-office-on-zaluzhnyis-article-military-should-refrain-from-disclosing-front-line-situation/ |title=Zelensky's administration official criticizes Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhnyi's comments in press |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 4 November 2023 }}</ref>

The [[State Bureau of Investigation (Ukraine)|Ukrainian State Bureau of Investigation]] uncovered a massive scheme involving regional military enlistment offices receiving bribes in exchange for helping people evade mobilization. It said that nine recruitment officers were involved in the scheme, which was allegedly organized by the former head of the Kyiv Regional Military Commissariat and was primarily centered in Kyiv Oblast. At least 100 people were suspected to have availed of the scheme after paying between $6,000-10,000 in bribes.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 1 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/state-bureau-of-investigation-unprecedented-scheme-to-evade-mobilization-uncovered/ |title=State Bureau of Investigation says it uncovered 'unprecedented' scheme to evade mobilization |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 2 November 2023 }}</ref>

A court in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast sentenced three Ukrainian soldiers to 30 years to life imprisonment for alleged war crimes during the Siege of Mariupol.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 1 November 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/01/russia-jails-3-more-captive-ukrainian-troops-a82967 |title=Russia Jails 3 More Captive Ukrainian Troops |work=Moscow Times |access-date= 2 November 2023 }}</ref>

Switzerland extended the temporary protected status it granted for Ukrainian refugees until March 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 1 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/switzerland-to-ensure-protected-status-for-ukrainian-refugees-until-at-least-march-2025/ |title= Switzerland to extend protected status for Ukrainian refugees until March 2025 |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 1 November 2023 }}</ref>

Italian Prime Minister [[Giorgia Meloni]] spoke to a pair of Russian pranksters posing as African leaders in a thirteen-minute audio clip, during which she admitted that there was a "lot of fatigue" over the war in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 1 November 2023 |url= https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/01/europe/italy-giorgia-meloni-ukraine-fatigue-russia-prank-call-intl/index.html|title= Italian leader Meloni talks of Ukraine fatigue in call with Russian pranksters|agency=Reuters |publisher=CNN|access-date= 2 November 2023 }}</ref>

===2 November===
Russia claimed to have shot down six drones over the Black Sea and Crimea.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-6-ukrainian-drones-downed-over-black-sea-crimea/ |title= Russia claims 6 Ukrainian drones downed over Black Sea, Crimea |work=The Kyiv Independent |author=Martin Fornusek |access-date= 2 November 2023 }}</ref>

Ukraine sustained its most extensive Russian artillery bombardment of 2023 over the last 24 hours according to Interior Minister [[Ihor Klymenko]], with about 118 settlements shelled in ten regions.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2 November 2023 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/02/ukraine-reports-most-extensive-russian-shelling-of-the-year|title= Ukraine reports most extensive Russian shelling of the year |work=The Guardian |access-date= 2 November 2023 }}</ref> Authorities ordered the mandatory evacuation of children and their parents or guardians from 66 settlements in [[Kupiansk Raion]], Kharkiv Oblast citing the "security situation".<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-to-evacuate-275-children-from-kharkiv-oblast/ |title= Ukraine announces evacuation of 275 children from Kharkiv Oblast |work=The Kyiv Independent |author=Martin Fornusek |access-date= 2 November 2023 }}</ref>

South Korean officials said that North Korea had supplied Russia with several types of missiles for use in Ukraine including "short-range ballistic missiles, anti-tank missiles and portable anti-air missiles".<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2 November 2023 |url= https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-russia-missiles-ammunitions-5fd4221d9c4844240011632fd9b9e849|title= North Korea has likely sent missiles as well as ammunition and shells to Russia, Seoul says |work=Associated Press News|author=HYUNG-JIN KIM |access-date= 2 November 2023 }}</ref>

The [[National Agency on Corruption Prevention|NACP]] added [[Nestle]] to its [[International Sponsors of War]] list for continuing to operate in Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 2 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-designates-nestle-as-international-sponsor-of-war/ |title= Ukraine designates Nestle as 'international sponsor of war' |work=The Kyiv Independent |author=Nate Ostiller |access-date= 2 November 2023 }}</ref>

===3 November===
[[File:Demining robot DIGITAL VANGUARD–S (2023-11-03) 01.webp|thumb|Demining robot in Mykolaiv Oblast]]
Nineteen soldiers from the Ukrainian [[128th Mountain Assault Brigade (Ukraine)|128th Mountain Assault Brigade]] "[[Zakarpattia Oblast|Zakarpattia]]" were killed and several others, including civilians were injured following [[Zarichne barracks airstrike|a Russian missile attack]] on an awards ceremony to celebrate Artillery Day on the frontline village of {{ill|Zarichne, Komyshuvakha settlement hromada, Zaporizhzhia Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast|lt=Zarichne|uk|Зарічне (Комишуваська селищна громада)}}, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 5 November 2023 |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67327411 |title= Ukraine war: Military chiefs in Kyiv under pressure over deadly Russian strike |publisher=BBC |access-date= 6 November 2023 }}</ref> The brigade's commander, Colonel [[Dmytro Lysiuk]], who arrived late to the ceremony and was uninjured, was suspended from his position.<ref name="apelection">{{Cite news |date= 8 November 2023 |url= https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-birthday-grenade-b1b82e4f84eb5a39286d1500cf49fcd1 |title= Ukraine's president rules out holding elections next spring and calls for unity in fighting Russia |work=Associated Press News |access-date= 8 November 2023 }}</ref>

Russian-installed officials in occupied Kherson Oblast claimed that nine people were killed by Ukrainian shelling in [[Chaplynka]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 3 November 2023 |url= https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russian-attacks-kharkiv-andiyivka-civilian-targets/32668733.html |title= Russian-Installed Officials In South Say Ukrainian Shelling Kills Nine People |work=RFE/RL |access-date= 4 November 2023 }}</ref>

President Zelenskyy announced the dismissal of Brigadier General [[Viktor Khorenko]] as commander of the Ukrainian [[Special Operations Forces (Ukraine)|Special Operations Forces]] and his replacement by [[Serhii Lupanchuk]], following a request by defence minister Rustem Umerov.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 3 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-appoints-new-head-of-special-operations-forces/ |title= Zelensky appoints new head of Special Operations Forces |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 3 November 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 4 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-replaced-special-forces-commander-on-umerovs-recommendations/ |title= Zelensky replaces top commander at defense minister's request |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 4 November 2023 }}</ref>

[[File:Kharkiv College of Transport Technologies after Russian attack, 2023-11-03 (<span class="ltr">04</span>).jpg|thumb|Kharkiv College of Transport Technologies after Russian drone attack on 3 November]]
Ukrainian military intelligence claimed that a car belonging to Igor Kuznetsov, the CEO of the Russian arms manufacturer [[GosNIImash]], was set on fire in [[Nizhniy Novgorod]] by members of the "resistance" movement.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 3 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-car-belonging-to-ceo-of-russian-weapons-manufacturer-torched-in-russia/ |title= Military intelligence: Car belonging to CEO of Russian weapons manufacturer torched in Russia |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 3 November 2023 |first1=Nate |last1=Ostiller }}</ref>

A court in Moscow sentenced activist [[Pyotr Verzilov]] in absentia to 8.5 years in prison for reporting on the [[Bucha massacre]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 3 November 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/03/russia-jails-activist-pyotr-verzilov-85-years-in-absentia-for-war-fakes-a82986 |title= Russia Jails Activist Pyotr Verzilov 8.5 Years in Absentia for 'War Fakes' |work=Moscow Times |access-date= 3 November 2023 }}</ref>

Dutch defence minister Kajsa Ollongren pledged ammunition to Ukraine worth €500 million ($532 million).<ref>{{Cite news |date= 3 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/media-netherlands-to-provide-ukraine-with-500-million-euros-in-ammunition/ |title= Media: Netherlands to provide Ukraine with 500 million euros in ammunition |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 3 November 2023 |first1=Dinara |last1=Khalilova }}</ref> The US pledged a $425 million military aid package to Ukraine that would include NASAMS and HIMARS munitions, TOW anti-tank missiles, 155&nbsp;mm and 105&nbsp;mm artillery rounds, Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor system, small-arms ammunition, and cold weather gear.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 3 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/us-announces-new-425-million-military-aid-package-for-ukraine/ |title= US announces new $425 million military aid package for Ukraine |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 4 November 2023 |first1=Nate |last1=Ostiller }}</ref>

===4 November===
[[File:Avdiivka after Russian shelling, 2023-11-04 (<span class="ltr">02</span>).jpg|thumb|Residential building in [[Avdiivka]] after a strike]]
Ukraine launched a missile strike on the [[Zalyv Shipbuilding yard]], also known as the BE Butoma shipyard, in [[Kerch]], Crimea, hitting a dry dock and reportedly damaging the Russian cruise missile carrier ''Askold''.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 4 November 2023 |url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/4/ukraine-military-says-it-hit-zalyv-shipyard-in-port-city-of-kerch-crimea |title= Ukraine military says it hit Zalyv shipyard in Russian-annexed Crimea |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date= 5 November 2023 }}</ref>

One person was killed by Russian shelling in Kherson.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 5 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/update-russian-strike-in-kherson-kills-woman/ |title= Update: Russian strike in Kherson kills woman |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 5 November 2023 |first1=Rachel |last1=Amran }}</ref> Another person was killed in a separate attack in [[Poltava Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 4 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/governor-1-dead-at-least-2-injured-after-russian-forces-launch-missile-at-poltava-oblast/ |title= Governor: 1 dead, 2 injured after Russian forces launch missile at Poltava Oblast |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 5 November 2023 }}</ref>

The SBU formally charged the head of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], [[Patriarch Kirill of Moscow]] with supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine and undermining the country's territorial integrity.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 4 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-charges-russian-orthodox-churchs-head-with-promoting-kremlins-aggression/ |title= SBU charges Russian Orthodox Church's head over promoting Kremlin's aggression |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 4 November 2023 |first1=Martin |last1=Fornusek }}</ref>

===5 November===
[[File:Odesa after Russian missile strike, 2023-11-06 (<span class="ltr">11</span>).jpg|thumb|Missile crater in front of [[Odesa Fine Arts Museum]]]]
In the evening Russia launched an overnight air attack on Odesa, injuring eight people. 15 drones and a missile were reportedly shot down over the city. Mayor [[Gennadiy Trukhanov]] said significant damage was reported on the [[Odesa Fine Arts Museum]] housed in the Potocki Palace, where artwork was ripped from walls and windows blown off, as well as on 20 residential buildings and the water system. The museum, which was celebrating its 124th anniversary on the day of the attack, said none of its collections were destroyed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fenbert |first=Abbey |date= 6 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/mayor-russian-strike-damages-odesa-art-museum/ |title= Mayor: Russian strike damages Odesa art museum |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 6 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 6 November 2023 |url= https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231106-russia-strikes-odesa-damaging-museum-injuring-8 |title= Russia strikes Odesa, damaging museum, injuring 8 |publisher=France 24 |access-date= 6 November 2023 }}</ref>

One person was killed by Russian shelling in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 5 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shellings-kill-1-injure-2-in-dnipropetrovsk-oblast/ |title= Governor: Russian shelling kills 1, injures 2 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 5 November 2023}}</ref>

Ukrainian officials claimed that an explosion broke out at a Russian ammunition depot in [[Sedovo]], occupied Donetsk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 6 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-ammunition-depot-on-fire-deep-in-occupied-donetsk-oblast/ |title= Official: Russian ammunition depot on fire deep in occupied Donetsk Oblast |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 6 November 2023 |first=Dominic |last=Culverwell}}</ref>

Ukraine claimed to have destroyed a Russian Pole 21 electronic warfare system in the southern front.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 5 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/military-ukraine-destroys-russian-electronic-warfare-system/ |title= Military: Ukraine destroys Russian electronic warfare system |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 5 November 2023 |first=Daria |last=Shulzhenko}}</ref>

===6 November===
Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk and Sumy Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 6 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-on-sumy-oblast-kills-1/ |title= Russian attack on Sumy Oblast kills 1 |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 6 November 2023 |first=Elsa |last=Court}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 6 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-hits-car-in-donetsk-oblast-kills-driver/ |title= Russian shelling hits car in Donetsk Oblast, kills driver |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 7 November 2023 |first=Martin |last=Fornusek}}</ref>

Major [[Hennadiy Chastyakov]], an aide to Ukrainian military commander General [[Valerii Zaluzhnyi]] was killed by a grenade given as a birthday present at his residence in {{ill|Chaiky, Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast|lt=Chaiky|uk|Чайки (Бучанський район)}}, Kyiv Oblast. His 13-year-old son was injured.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 6 November 2023 |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67342367 |title= Ukraine war: Grenade birthday gift kills army chief Zaluzhny's aide |publisher=BBC |access-date= 7 November 2023 |first=Paul |last=Kirby}}</ref>

In his first definite statement on holding elections in wartime, President Zelenskyy called such thoughts "absolutely irresponsible" and adding that it was "not the right time" to hold such exercises.<ref name="apelection"/>

Herman Smetanin, the head of the Ukrainian state weapons producer [[Ukroboronprom]], announced that it had begun mass-producing of kamikaze drones with a maximum range of 1,000 kilometers in cooperation with foreign partners, adding they had been used against Russian targets.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 6 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukroboronprom-confirms-mass-production-of-ukrainian-long-range-drones/ |title= Ukraine Defense Industry confirms mass production of Ukrainian long-range drones |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 6 November 2023 |first=Dinara |last=Khalilova}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 6 November 2023 |url= https://www.kyivpost.com/post/23732 |title= New Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone In Production, Has Already 'Hit its First Russian Targets' |work=The Kyiv Post |access-date= 9 November 2023 }}</ref>

The Russian-installed governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, [[Yevgeny Balitsky]], announced the beginning of construction of a railway linking the region to Russia, starting at [[Yakymivka]], outside Melitopol, and terminating at [[Rostov-on-Don]] and passing through [[Berdiansk]] and [[Mariupol]]. He added that the project would aid Russian military logistics by circumventing the Crimean Bridge.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 6 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-media-construction-begins-on-railway-linking-rostov-on-don-to-occupied-crimea/ |title= Russian media: Construction begins on railway linking Rostov-on-Don to occupied Crimea |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 6 November 2023 |first=Abbey |last=Fenbert}}</ref>

The French weapons manufacturer [[Verney-Carron]] signed a 36 million euro ($38.6 million) contract to provide Ukraine with 10,000 assault rifles, 2,000 sniper rifles, and 400 grenade launchers.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 6 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/french-arms-manufacturer-signs-35-million-euro-deal-to-supply-ukrainian-military/ |title= French arms manufacturer signs $38 million deal to supply Ukrainian military |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 7 November 2023 |first=Elsa |last=Court}}</ref>

Polish truckers blocked three crossings on the [[Poland-Ukraine border]] in protest over falling revenues they attributed to the relaxation of EU regulations on Ukrainian truckers.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 7 November 2023 |url= https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231107-polish-truckers-block-ukraine-border-points-in-protest |title= Polish truckers block Ukraine border points in protest |publisher=France 24 |access-date= 8 November 2023}}</ref> The Ukrainian government said the blockage had prevented the movement of about 20,000 vehicles on both sides of the border by 9 November.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 10 November 2023 |url= https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/10/europe/poland-ukraine-border-truck-protest-intl/index.html |title= 20,000 trucks stuck at Ukraine-Poland border amid spat over access to EU |publisher=CNN |access-date= 10 November 2023}}</ref>

[[The Kyiv Post]] released drone footage of what it claimed was Ukrainian special forces attacking [[Wagner PMC]] soldiers in Sudan with an explosive projectile.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 6 November 2023 |url= https://www.kyivpost.com/post/23722 |title= EXCLUSIVE: Videos Show Ukrainian Special Forces 'Cleaning Up' Wagner Fighters in Sudan |work=The Kyiv Post |access-date= 9 November 2023}}</ref>

===7 November===
Three people were killed by Russian shelling in [[Bahatyr]], Donetsk Oblast, while two others were killed in separate attacks in Kharkiv and Kherson Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 8 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-5/ |title= Russian attacks kill 5, injure 4 over past day |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 8 November 2023 |first=Nate |last=Ostiller}}</ref>

The Russian-installed head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, said that six people were killed and 11 others injured by Ukrainian shelling in Donetsk city.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 7 November 2023 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/11/07/Six-killed-11-wounded-in-Ukrainian-shelling-of-Donetsk |title= Six killed, 11 wounded in Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk |work=al-Arabiya |access-date= 8 November 2023}}</ref>

Russia claimed to have destroyed or intercepted 15 drones over the Black Sea and Crimea, while explosions were reported near Belbek airbase.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 7 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-reported-near-military-bases-in-occupied-crimea/ |title= Explosions reported near military bases in occupied Crimea |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 7 November 2023 |first=Lance |last=Luo}}</ref>

The last 16 workers of the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant were evacuated from the facility.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 7 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/suspilne-remaining-16-workers-evacuated-from-avdiivka-factory-17-local-residents-refuse-to-leave/ |title= Official: Remaining 16 workers evacuated from Avdiivka plant, 17 local residents refuse to leave |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 8 November 2023 |first=Nate |last=Ostiller}}</ref>

Ukraine imposed sanctions on nine companies linked to Russian oligarch [[Mikhail Fridman]] for providing support to the Russian war effort in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 7 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-sanctions-companies-linked-to-russia-oligarch-fridman/ |title= Ukraine sanctions companies linked to Russian oligarch Fridman |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 7 November 2023 |first=Martin |last=Fornusek}}</ref> An American court indicted seven individuals and three firms based in the US, Russia, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates for exporting US-made dual-use technologies to Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 7 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/us-indicts-7-individuals-3-companies-for-allegedly-transporting-dual-use-technology-to-russia/ |title= US indicts 7 individuals, 3 companies for allegedly transporting dual-use technology to Russia |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 8 November 2023 |first=Nate |last=Ostiller}}</ref>

A court in Moscow ordered the arrest of exiled [[Pussy Riot]] member [[Lucy Shtein]] for purportedly spreading false information on Russian military actions in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 7 November 2023 |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/07/exiled-pussy-riot-member-arrested-in-absentia-for-war-fakes-a83021 |title= Exiled Pussy Riot Member Arrested in Absentia for 'War Fakes' |work=Moscow Times |access-date= 8 November 2023}}</ref>

Five Ukrainian armoured vehicles, including a [[BTR-4]], were deployed on the east bank of the [[Dnipro River]] near Krynky, Kherson Oblast, the first time such vehicles were seen in the area since the Russian occupation began.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 7 November 2023 |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/23779|author=Stefan Korshak |title= First Ukrainian Armored Vehicles Reported Crossing Dnipro River |work=The Kyiv Post |access-date= 9 November 2023}}</ref>

President [[Zelenskyy]] said during an address that additional [[NASAMS]] systems had been received as part of increasing air defences ahead of winter without mentioning its supplier.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 7 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-newly-delivered-nasams-systems-enter-service-in-ukraine/|author=Dinara Khalilova |title= Zelensky: Newly-delivered NASAMS systems enter service in Ukraine|work=The Kyiv Independent  |access-date= 9 November 2023}}</ref>

The Dutch Defence Ministry said five [[F-16]]s were sent to Romania for Ukrainian pilots to use in training.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 7 November 2023 |url=https://www.defensenews.com/training-sim/2023/11/07/netherlands-sends-five-f-16s-to-romania-to-train-ukrainian-pilots/ |title= Netherlands sends five F-16s to Romania to train Ukrainian pilots|work=Defense News |access-date= 11 November 2023}}</ref>

===8 November===
[[Mikhail Filiponenko]], a separatist military commander of the [[Luhansk People's Republic]] during the [[War in Donbas]] and a member of the Russian-installed regional assembly, was killed by a car bomb planted by Ukrainian military intelligence and partisans in Luhansk city.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 8 November 2023 |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/russia-backed-politician-killed-in-car-bomb-in-eastern-ukraine-local-media-47258f82 |title= Ukraine Says It Was Behind Car Bombing of Russian Proxy Politician |work=Barron's |access-date= 8 November 2023}}</ref>

The Liberian-flagged cargo ship ''Kmax Ruler'' was hit by a Russian missile as it was entering [[Pivdennyi Port]], Odesa Oblast to pick up iron ore bound for China, killing a Ukrainian pilot and injuring another port employee and four Filipino crew members.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 9 November 2023 |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/overseas-filipinos/russian-missile-injures-ofw-seafarers-ukraine-november-9-2023/ |title= Russian missile injures 4 Filipino seafarers aboard vessel near Ukraine's Odesa |work=Rappler |access-date= 9 November 2023}}</ref> Two people were killed in separate attacks in Donetsk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 8 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/prosecutors-office-russian-attacks-on-donetsk-oblast-kill-2-injure-1/ |title= Prosecutor's Office: Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast kill 2, injure 1 |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 8 November 2023}}</ref>

A court in Odesa convicted and sentenced the Russian-installed governor of Kherson Oblast, [[Vladimir Saldo]], in absentia to 15 year's imprisonment for treason, collaborationism, and justifying the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 8 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/top-kherson-collaborator-saldo-sentenced-to-15-years-in-jail-in-absentia/ |title= Top Kherson collaborator Saldo sentenced to 15 years in jail in absentia |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 8 November 2023}}</ref>

The European Union authorized the beginning of accession talks regarding Ukraine and Moldova joining the bloc in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 8 November 2023 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/08/world/eu-recommends-ukraine-accession-talks-intl/index.html |title= Ukraine is ready to start process of joining European Union, Commission says |publisher=CNN |access-date= 8 November 2023}}</ref>

In Russia, the FSB arrested a man in [[Buryatia]] for allegedly working with Ukrainian intelligence to convince Russian soldiers to defect upon deployment to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 8 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-detains-man-in-buryatia-russia-for-allegedly-trying-to-convince-soldiers-to-defect-to-ukraine/ |title= Russia detains man in Buryatia for allegedly trying to convince soldiers to defect to Ukraine |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 8 November 2023}}</ref>

The UK imposed sanctions on 29 individuals and entities supporting the Russian war effort in Ukraine through "gold, oil, and strategic sectors." Among those sanctioned were a network of UAE-based gold traders believed to have channeled over $300 million in revenues to Russia, two of Russia's largest gold producers and its largest gold refiner, and the energy trading company Paramount Energy & Commodities.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 8 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/uk-targets-russian-gold-in-new-sanctions-package/ |title= UK targets Russian gold in new sanctions package |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 8 November 2023}}</ref>

The Ukraine-skeptic government of newly elected Slovak Prime Minister [[Robert Fico]] blocked the delivery of a 40.3-million-euro ($43.2 million) military aid package for Ukraine proposed by its predecessor.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 8 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/slovakia-rejects-ukraine-military-aid-package/ |title= New Slovak government rejects $43 million military aid package for Ukraine |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 8 November 2023}}</ref>

===9 November===
[[File:Church in Kherson after Russian shelling, 2023-11-09 (<span class="ltr">01</span>).png|thumb|Church in [[Kherson]] after a strike]]
Two people were killed in Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 9 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strike-on-kherson-oblat-kills-woman/ |title= Russian strike on Kherson Oblast kills woman |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 9 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 9 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strike-on-kherson-kills-1-injures-2/ |title= Updated: Russian strike on Kherson kills 1, injures 3 |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 9 November 2023}}</ref> 11 people were reportedly injured following a Ukrainian missile attack on occupied [[Skadovsk]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 9 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-proxies-claim-ukrainian-strikes-on-occupied-skadovsk-in-kherson-oblast/ |title= Russian proxies claim Ukrainian strike on occupied Skadovsk in Kherson Oblast |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 9 November 2023}}</ref>

Russia claimed to have shot down a Ukrainian missile near the Crimean coast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 9 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-ukrainian-neptune-missile-downed-over-black-sea/ |title= Russia claims Ukrainian Neptune missile downed over Black Sea |work=The Kyiv Independent |author=Dinara Khalilova |access-date= 10 November 2023 }}</ref> Ukraine claimed to have destroyed a [[Tor missile system]] using a first-person-view drone on the [[Kupiansk]] front.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 9 November 2023 |url= https://defence-blog.com/ukraines-tiny-drone-blows-up-russian-tor-air-defense-system/ |title= Ukraine's tiny drone blows up Russian Tor air defense system|author=Dylan Malyasov |access-date= 10 November 2023 }}</ref>

A Russian military court sentenced a Ukrainian soldier to 19 years imprisonment for alleged war crimes in Mariupol.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 9 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-sentences-ukrainian-soldier-to-19-years/ |title= Russia sentences Ukrainian soldier to 19 years in prison |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 9 November 2023}}</ref>

The [[National Agency on Corruption Prevention|NACP]] added the [[Bolero Group]], one of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]'s largest wine producers, to its [[International Sponsors of War]] list for continuing to operate in Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 9 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-designates-prominent-georgian-winemakers-as-international-sponsor-of-war/ |title= Ukraine designates prominent Georgian winemakers as 'international sponsors of war' |work=The Kyiv Independent |author=Nate Ostiller |access-date= 10 November 2023 }}</ref>

Russian-installed officials announced that "private clinics" in Crimea have stopped providing abortions. The Russian-appointed health minister, Konstantyn Skorupskyi, said that the clinics "offered to contribute to improving the demographic situation by giving up providing abortions."<ref>{{Cite news |date= 9 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/no-more-abortions-at-private-clinics-in-occupied-crimea-russian-proxies-say/|title= No more abortions at private clinics in occupied Crimea, Russian proxies say |work=The Kyiv Independent |author=Nate Ostiller |access-date= 11 November 2023 }}</ref>

===10 November===
Four people were killed in Russian attacks in Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 11 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/attacks-28/ |title= Russian attacks kill 4, injure 15 over past day |work=The Kyiv Independent |author=Martin Fornusek |access-date= 11 November 2023 }}</ref>

Ukrainian military intelligence claimed one [[Serna-class landing craft]] and one {{sclass2|Ondatra|landing craft|0}} craft were sunk by naval drones in [[Vuzka Bay]], Crimea.<ref>{{cite news |last=Polityuk|first=Pavel |date=2023-11-10 |title=Ukraine sinks two Russian landing boats in Crimea -military |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-damages-two-small-russian-landing-boats-crimea-kyiv-says-2023-11-10/ |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=2023-11-10}}</ref>

Russia claimed to have intercepted two drones over Moscow and Smolensk Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 11 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/2-drones-shot-down-over-moscow-smolensk-oblasts-russia-claims/ |title= 2 drones shot down over Moscow, Smolensk oblasts, Russia claims |work=The Kyiv Independent |author=Abbey Fenbert |access-date= 11 November 2023 }}</ref>

A car bomb targeting a Russian police officer was reportedly detonated by Ukrainian partisans in Mariupol.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 10 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/official-car-bombing-targets-russian-policemen-in-occupied-mariupol/ |title= Official: Car bombing targets Russian policeman in occupied Mariupol |work=The Kyiv Independent |author=Nate Ostiller |access-date= 10 November 2023 }}</ref>

The SBU arrested a resident of Odesa Oblast for passing information to Russian intelligence to use in air strikes.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 10 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detains-odesa-oblast-resident-for-allegedly-aiding-russian-strikes-on-grain-infrastructure/ |title= Odesa Oblast resident detained for allegedly aiding Russian strikes on Ukrainian grain infrastructure |work=The Kyiv Independent |author=Martin Fornusek |access-date= 10 November 2023 }}</ref> A court in [[Sumy]] sentenced a man to 15 years imprisonment for spying on behalf of the FSB and guiding a Russian column on its way to Kyiv with his car during the [[Northern Ukraine campaign]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 11 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-collaborator-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-for-helping-russian-troops-navigate-route-to-kyiv/ |title= SBU: Spy sentenced to 15 years in prison for helping Russian troops navigate route to Kyiv |work=The Kyiv Independent |author=Nate Ostiller |access-date= 11 November 2023 }}</ref>

The [[Russian State Duma]] was considering a bill that would allow private security to shoot down Ukrainian drones that approach energy infrastructure, which was previously reserved for "law enforcement, security agencies, and certain private security companies" with anti-terror powers.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 10 November 2023 |url= https://bnn.network/world/russia/state-duma-bill-private-security-may-gain-authority-to-take-down-drones/ |title= State Duma Bill: Private Security May Gain Authority to Take Down Drones |work=BNN |access-date= 11 November 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 9 November 2023 |url= https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-9-2023|author=Riley Bailey|author2= Karolina Hird|author3= Grace Mappes|author4= Angelica Evans|author5=Amin Soltani| author6=Frederick W. Kagan |title= RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 9, 2023 |work=ISW |access-date= 11 November 2023 }}</ref>

===11 November===
The [[Ukrainian Air Force]] claimed to have intercepted 19 of 31 Shahed drones launched from Russia. It also reported that Russia fired a [[Onyx missile]] from Crimea, a [[Kh-31]] from the Black Sea and a S-300 from [[Belgorod Oblast]]. A ballistic missile was intercepted on its way to Kyiv<ref>{{Cite news |date= 11 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/air-force-ukraine-downs-19-of-31-attack-drones-launch-overnight/ |author=Martin Fornusek |title= Air Force: Ukraine downs 19 of 31 attack drones launched overnight |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 11 November 2023 }}</ref> while explosions were heard in the east bank of the Dnipro river section of the city in the first attack on the capital in 52 days.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 11 November 2023 |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67389342  |title= Ukraine war: Kyiv hit by first air attack in 52 days, say authorities |publisher=BBC |access-date= 11 November 2023 }}</ref>

Three people were killed by Russian shelling in [[Toretsk]] and [[Minkivka]], Donetsk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 12 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-attacks-kill-3-civilians-in-donetsk-oblast/ |author=Alexander Khrebet |title= Governor: Russian attacks kill 3 civilians in Donetsk Oblast |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 12 November 2023 }}</ref>

Ukrainian military intelligence claimed three Russian military officers were killed in a bombing orchestrated by partisans during a meeting between the [[Federal Security Service|FSB]] and [[Rosgvardiya]] at a garrison housed in a former post office in [[Melitopol]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 12 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-military-intelligence-blast-kills-at-least-3-russian-officers-at-military-headquarter-in-occupied-melitopol/ |title= Ukraine's military intelligence: Blast kills at least 3 Russian officers at military headquarters in occupied Melitopol |author= Asami Terajima |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 12 November 2023 }}</ref>

In Russia, the governor of Belgorod Oblast claimed that three houses, power lines and "five railway carriages were damaged" in a Ukrainian airstrike on [[Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast|Valuyki]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 12 November 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/12/moscow-accuses-kyiv-of-attacks-on-border-regions-a83080 |title= Moscow Accuses Kyiv of Attacks on Border Regions |work= Moscow Times |access-date= 13 November 2023 }}</ref> A freight train was derailed in [[Rybnoye, Ryazan Oblast]], which officials blamed on an improvised explosive device which derailed 19 cars, damaged 15 of them and injured the driver's assistant.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 11 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-media-train-derailed-in-russias-ryazan-oblast-after-external-interference/ |author=Nate Ostiller|title= Russian media: 'Unknown people' derail train in Russia's Ryazan Oblast |work= The Kyiv Independent|access-date= 13 November 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 11 November 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/11/russia-opens-terrorism-inquiry-over-train-derailment-a83077 |title= Russia Opens 'Terrorism' Inquiry Over Train Derailment |work= Moscow Times |access-date= 13 November 2023 }}</ref>

A joint investigation by ''[[The Washington Post]]'' and ''[[Der Spiegel]]'' claimed that [[Roman Chervinsky]], a former [[Ukrainian Special Forces]] commander who is currently in prison on unrelated charges was responsible for "logistics and support" for the six-person sabotage group that allegedly [[2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage|attacked the Nord Stream 2]] pipeline. In a statement from his lawyer, Chervinsky denied any knowledge of the attack. The plan was reportedly designed to keep President Zelenskyy "in the dark".<ref>{{Cite news |date= 11 November 2023 |url= https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/11/11/ukraine-officer-had-key-role-in-nord-stream-sabotage-reports-say  |title= Ukraine military officer had key role in Nord Stream sabotage, reports say |publisher= Al Jazeera |access-date= 11 November 2023 }}</ref>

===12 November===
[[File:Kherson Oblast Scientific Library named after Oles Honchar after Russian shelling, 2023-11-12 (<span class="ltr">01</span>) cropped.jpg|thumb|Kherson Oblast Scientific Library after Russian shelling on 12&nbsp;November]]
One person was killed by Russian shelling in Kherson.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 12 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/local-authorities-russian-shelling-kills-1-injures-1-in-kherson/ |title= Local authorities: Russian shelling kills 1, injures 1 in Kherson |author= Asami Terajima |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 12 November 2023 }}</ref>

The Ukrainian Air Force said it had managed to reconfigure its Soviet-era [[Buk missile system]]s to enable them to fire US-made [[Sea Sparrow]] missiles.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 13 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/air-force-ukraine-can-adapt-soviet-air-defense-systems-to-fire-u-s-missiles/ |title= Air Force: Ukraine adapts Soviet air defense systems to fire US missiles |author= Elsa Court |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 13 November 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 April 2023 |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/04/20/lucky-for-ukraine-its-best-air-defense-vehicles-are-compatible-with-american-missiles/?sh=1bace6f93fde|title= Lucky For Ukraine, Its Best Air-Defense Vehicles Are Compatible With American Missiles|author= David Axe |work= Forbes |access-date= 15 November 2023 }}</ref>

[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] reported that the government of German Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]] will double military aid to Ukraine in 2024 to around 8 billion euros ($8.54 billion) and raise German defence spending to 2% of GDP in line with NATO policies.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 12 November 2023 |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-set-double-its-ukraine-military-aid-under-scholz-plan-bloomberg-news-2023-11-12/ |title= Germany set to double its Ukraine military aid under Scholz plan, Bloomberg reports |author= Gursimran Kaur |work= Reuters |access-date= 12 November 2023 }}</ref> The German government also pledged two [[IRIS-T]] air defense systems to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 13 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/germany-to-provide-ukraine-with-2-more-iris-t-air-defense-systems/ |title= Germany to provide Ukraine with 2 more IRIS-T air defense systems |author= Nate Ostiller |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 14 November 2023 }}</ref>

===13 November===
Three people were killed and 15 others were injured by Russian shelling in [[Kherson]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 13 November 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/13/3-killed-in-russian-attack-on-ukraines-kherson-a83094 |title= 3 Killed in Russian Attack on Ukraine's Kherson |work= Moscow Times |access-date= 14 November 2023 }}</ref> 17 structures, including a hospital, as well as an ambulance and seven other vehicles were damaged.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 13 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/update-2-killed-10-injured-in-russian-shelling-of-kherson/ |title= Update: 2 killed, 10 injured in Russian shelling of Kherson |author= Dinara Khalilova |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 13 November 2023 }}</ref>

The [[Security Service of Ukraine|SBU]] arrested two people on suspicion of aiding Russian intelligence in launching [[Kyiv strikes (2022–present)|airstrikes on Kyiv]] and [[Cherkasy]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 13 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detains-two-people-suspected-of-aiding-russian-strikes-on-kyiv-and-cherkasy/ |title= SBU detains two people suspected of attempting to aid Russian strikes |author= Elsa Court |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 13 November 2023 }}</ref>

A court in [[Lviv]] sentenced former MP [[Illia Kyva]], who defected to Russia, in absentia to 14 years imprisonment for treason, following his call for Putin to launch a "pre-emptive strike" on Ukraine in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 13 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/former-pro-russian-lawmaker-sentenced-in-absentia-to-14-years-in-prison-on-treason-charges/ |title= Former pro-Russian lawmaker sentenced in absentia to 14 years on treason charges |author= Nate Ostiller |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 13 November 2023 }}</ref>

A man in [[Kharkiv]] was sentenced to life imprisonment for providing information to Russia that contributed to airstrikes on the city, including [[Kharkiv government building airstrike|that on the regional state administration building]] in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 13 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/man-who-aided-russian-strikes-on-central-kharkiv-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/ |title= Man who aided Russian strikes on central Kharkiv sentenced to life in prison |author= Elsa Court |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 13 November 2023 }}</ref>

[[RIA Novosti]] and [[TASS]] published, then retracted a report saying that Russian forces were being withdrawn east of the Dnipro River. The [[Russian Defence Ministry]] attributed the report to a "fake account" linked to Ukraine, while the latter described the incident as a disinformation operation.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 13 November 2023 |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67402324 |title= Ukraine war: Russian state media retract report of Russian retreat |author=Ido Vock |publisher= BBC |access-date= 13 November 2023 }}</ref>

The [[United States Department of Defense|US Department of Defense]] was reported to be purchasing approximately 60 [[Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard|Gepard]] air defence units from [[Jordan]], which were in turn purchased from the Netherlands between 2013 and 2016, for use in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 13 November 2023 |url= https://nltimes.nl/2023/11/13/disused-dutch-military-anti-aircraft-guns-head-ukraine-combat-russian-drones |title= Disused Dutch military anti-aircraft guns head to Ukraine to combat Russian drones |work=NL Times |access-date= 13 November 2023 }}</ref> Germany delivered a military aid package to Ukraine consisting of 10 [[Leopard 1#Leopard 1A5|Leopard 1A5]] tanks, five [[Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier|Warthog]] armored ambulances, 10 Vector reconnaissance drones, 14 [[Bandvagn]] all-terrain vehicles, 1,000 rounds of 155&nbsp;mm ammunition, 10,000 safety glasses, 1.4 million rounds of small arms ammunition, 16 more [[Mercedes-Benz Zetros|Zetros]] trucks, three border protection vehicles, a mine clearing tank, and 14 ground surveillance radars.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 14 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/germany-delivers-more-leopard-tanks-armored-ambulances-to-ukraine/ |title= Germany delivers more Leopard 1 tanks, armored ambulances to Ukraine |author=Elsa Court |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 14 November 2023 }}</ref>

===14 November===
One person was killed in a Russian drone strike in [[Nikopol, Ukraine|Nikopol]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 14 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russia-drone-strikes-one-nikopol-kill-1-injure-1/ |title= Russian drone strikes one Nikopol kill 1, injure 1 |author= Nate Ostiller |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 14 November 2023 }}</ref>

Russia claimed that a munitions and explosives factory in [[Seltso]], Bryansk Oblast was damaged by a Ukrainian drone, while other drones were shot down in Moscow, [[Tambov Oblast|Tambov]], and Oryol Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 14 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/media-drone-damages-bryansk-explosives-plant/ |title= Russian media: Drone damages Bryansk explosives plant |author= Elsa Court |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 14 November 2023 }}</ref> A resident of [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]] was sentenced to 7.5 years imprisonment for criticizing Russian military abuses in Ukraine and [[Joseph Stalin]],<ref>{{Cite news |date= 14 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-sentenced-to-7-5-years-over-ukraine-invasion-stalin-comments/ |title= Russian man sentenced to 7.5 years for criticizing Ukraine invasion, Stalin |author= Martin Fornusek |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 14 November 2023 }}</ref> while a resident of [[Tolyatti]] was sentenced to six years' imprisonment for defacing posters of Russian soldiers serving in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 14 November 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/14/russian-man-gets-6-years-for-damaging-army-posters-a83108 |title= Russian Man Gets 6 Years for Damaging Army Posters |work= Moscow Times |access-date= 15 November 2023 }}</ref>

Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, one of five people jailed in connection with [[Assassination of Anna Politkovskaya|the murder]] of Russian journalist [[Anna Politkovskaya]] in 2006, received a presidential pardon after accepting and finishing a contract to fight in Ukraine. However, his lawyer said that he was still in Ukraine, having signed another contract to fight there as a volunteer.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 14 November 2023 |url= https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231114-russia-pardons-ex-policeman-convicted-of-journalist-s-murder |title= Russia pardons ex-policeman convicted of journalist's murder |publisher= France 24 |access-date= 14 November 2023 }}</ref>

The SBU arrested a man in [[Mykolaiv]] on suspicion of spying on Ukrainian air bases for Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 14 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detains-man-suspected-of-spying-on-military-airfields-in-mykolaiv/ |title= SBU detains man suspected of spying on military airfields |author= Elsa Court |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 14 November 2023 }}</ref>

The EU pledged 100 million euros ($107.2 million) for humanitarian aid operations in Ukraine and 10 million euros ($10.7 million) to support [[Ukrainian refugees]] in Moldova.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 14 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/eu-provides-additional-eu110-million-for-humanitarian-aid/ |title= EU provides additional $118 million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine |author= Elsa Court |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 14 November 2023 }}</ref> [[Rheinmetall]] announced that it was supplying 25 [[Leopard 1]] tanks to Ukraine following an order financed by the German government.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 14 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/germanys-rheinmetall-to-provide-ukraine-with-25-leopard-1-tanks/ |title= Germany's Rheinmetall to provide Ukraine with 25 Leopard 1 tanks |author= Dinara Khalilova |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 14 November 2023 }}</ref>

German Defence Minister [[Boris Pistorius]] confirmed that the EU would not be able to supply Ukraine with one million 155&nbsp;mm shells by March 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 14 November 2023 |url= https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/14/ukraine-artillery-shells-eu-target-germany-boris-pistorius |title= EU to miss target of supplying Ukraine with 1m artillery shells, Germany says |author= Lisa O'Carroll |work= The Guardian |access-date= 15 November 2023 }}</ref>

The [[UK Ministry of Defence]] reported that Russia had increased its production of laser-guided 152&nbsp;mm [[Krasnopol (weapon system)|Krasnopol]] shells.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 14 November 2023 |url= https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/11/14/uk-russia-to-boost-laser-guided-artillery-shell-production-amid-wider-ammo-shortfalls/ |title= UK: Russia to boost laser-guided artillery shell production amid wider ammo shortfalls|author= YURI ZORIA|work= Euromaidanpress |access-date= 15 November 2023 }}</ref>

Ukraine launched an $50-million insurance program with the help of broker [[Marsh McLennan]] and [[Lloyd's of London]] to cover grain ships using its ports in case of attacks.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 15 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-starts-grain-insurance-program-days-after-missile-attack/ |title= Ukraine starts grain insurance program following attack on foreign cargo ship |author= Rachel Amran |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 15 November 2023 }}</ref>

===15 November===
[[File:House in Selydove after Russian attack, 2023-11-15 (<span class="ltr">11</span>).jpg|thumb|Apartment block in [[Selydove]] after the strike]]
[[Andriy Yermak]], chief of staff to President Zelenskyy, acknowledged for the first time that Ukrainian forces were holding positions on the east bank of the Dnipro river.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 15 November 2023 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/15/ukrainian-foothold-over-dnipro-at-kherson-as-zelenskiy-says-avdiivka-costly-to-russian-war-effort |title= Ukrainian 'foothold' over Dnipro at Kherson as Zelenskiy says Avdiivka costly to Russian war effort |work= The Guardian |access-date= 15 November 2023 }}</ref> The Ukrainian military later said it had established a buffer zone of three to eight kilometers from the river's bank in Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 16 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/isw-ukraine-conducting-larger-scale-operations-advancing-in-kherson-oblast/ |title= ISW: Ukraine conducting larger operations, advancing in Kherson Oblast |work= The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 16 November 2023 }}</ref>

Four Russian [[S-300 missile]]s struck [[Selydove]], Donetsk Oblast, killing four people and injuring three. Six apartment blocks and 20 houses were damaged.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 15 November 2023 |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/one-killed-russian-missile-strike-east-ukraine-town-2023-11-15/ |title= One killed in Russian missile strike on east Ukraine town |work= Reuters| author= Dan Peleschuk |access-date= 15 November 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 16 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/death-toll-of-donetsk-oblast-attack-rises-to-4/ |title= Death toll of Donetsk Oblast attack rises to 4 |work= The Kyiv Independent | author=Elsa Court |access-date= 16 November 2023 }}</ref>  Two members of the [[State Emergency Service of Ukraine]] were killed by Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia Oblast while responding to an earlier missile attack.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 15 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/update-2-rescue-workers-from-ukraines-state-emergency-service-killed-in-russian-attacks-in-zaporizhzhia-oblast/ |title= Update: 2 Emergency Service workers killed in Russian attacks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast |work= The Kyiv Independent |author= Nate Ostiller |access-date= 15 November 2023 }}</ref>

The US government announced that major maintenance and repairs of Ukrainian F-16s would occur in Poland.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 15 November 2023 |url= https://www.kyivpost.com/post/24164 |title= US Official: Major Ukraine F-16 Maintenance Will Take Place in Poland |work= The Kyiv Post|author=  Stefan Korshak |access-date= 16 November 2023 }}</ref>

===16 November===
One person was killed by Russian shelling in [[Kherson Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 16 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-in-kherson-oblast-kill-1-injure-4/ |title= Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast kill 1, injure 4 |work=The Kyiv Independent |author= Nate Ostiller |access-date= 16 November 2023 }}</ref>

Ukraine claimed to have shot down 16 of 18 drones launched and a missile over [[Khmelnytskyi]]. Falling debris injured a truck driver and damaged a food warehouse.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 16 November 2023 |url= https://au.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-shoots-down-16-drones-101243494.html |title= One injured, food warehouses damaged in Russian attack in west Ukraine |publisher=Yahoo! News |agency=Reuters|author= Archie Mitchell |access-date= 16 November 2023 }}</ref>

In Russia, Oleksandr Slisarenko, the Russian-installed deputy head of the [[Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast|Kharkov Military–Civilian Administration]], was reportedly killed in a car bombing orchestrated by the SBU in [[Belgorod]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 23 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-sbu-eliminates-high-ranking-collaborator-in-kharkiv-oblast/ |title= Media: SBU allegedly eliminates high-ranking collaborator in Belgorod |work=The Kyiv Independent |author= Martin Fornusek |access-date= 24 November 2023 }}</ref>

A court in [[Saint Petersburg]] sentenced artist and musician [[Aleksandra Skochilenko]] to seven years' imprisonment for replacing supermarket price tags with [[Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present)|antiwar slogans]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 16 November 2023 |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-crackdown-dissent-trial-05b638eb5b175102a2da0758caa6e6e9 |title= Russian court convicts a woman for protesting the war in Ukraine in latest crackdown on free speech |work=Associated Press News |author= Dasha Litvinova |access-date= 16 November 2023 }}</ref>

===17 November===
Six people were killed in Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 17 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-multi-weapons-attacks-in-kherson-oblast-kill-6-injure-at-least-10-including-1-child/ |title= Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast kill 6, injure at least 10, including 1 child |work=The Kyiv Independent |author= Nate Ostiller |access-date= 17 November 2023 }}</ref>

Dutch defence minister [[Kajsa Ollongren]] said that the Netherlands would pledge two billion euros ($2.2 billion) in military aid to Ukraine in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 17 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/dutch-defense-minister-vows-2-2-billion-worth-of-new-military-aid-for-ukraine-in-2024/ |title= Dutch defense minister announces $2 billion of military aid for Ukraine in 2024 |work=The Kyiv Independent |author= Asami Terajima |access-date= 18 November 2023 }}</ref>

The UK Defence Ministry said that it was "likely" that Russian forces were updating their [[Beriev A-50|A-50]] early warning aircraft in anticipation of the West supplying modern fighter jets such as the [[F-16]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 17 November 2023 |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-using-new-technology-to-spot-adversary-aircraft/7359262.html |title= Russia Using New Technology to Spot Adversary Aircraft|publisher=Voice of America|access-date= 18 November 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 17 November 2023 |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russia_conflict_war_2022/breaking_news_russia_deploys_a-50_aewc_aircraft_for_enhanced_s-400_sa-21_missile_guidance_in_ukraine.html |title= BREAKING NEWS: Russia Uses A-50 AEW&C Aircraft for Enhanced S-400 SA-21 Missile Guidance in Ukraine|work=Army Recognition|access-date= 18 November 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 17 November 2023 |url=https://en.defence-ua.com/news/the_uk_defense_intelligence_russia_is_concerned_about_the_prospect_of_ukraine_deploying_combat_aircraft_provided_by_the_west-8588.html |title= The UK Defense Intelligence: russia, Alarmed by Ukraine's Hosting of Western-Supplied Combat Aircraft, Initiates Use of the A-50 MAINSTAY D|work=Defence Express|access-date= 18 November 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 17 November 2023 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/russia-worried-future-f-16-093044826.html|work=Ukrainska Pravda|publisher=Yahoo! News |title= Russia worried about future F-16 supplies to Ukraine and already bracing for it – UK intelligence|access-date= 18 November 2023 }}</ref>

The US and Ukraine announced the holding of a joint "military industry conference" in Washington D.C. on 6–7 December 2023. The conference is in part aimed at increasing joint ventures and production between Ukraine and Western arms manufacturers.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 18 November 2023 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-says-ukraine-us-hold-military-industry-conference-next-month-2023-11-17/ |title= US, Ukraine announce military industry conference next month|author= Yuliia Dysa|work=Reuters|access-date= 18 November 2023 }}</ref>

===18 November===

Ukraine claimed to have shot down 28 out of 39 Shahed drones launched by Russian forces during [[Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)|an attack against infrastructure]] that lasted the night of 17–18 November. An energy infrastructure unit and an administration building in Odesa were damaged. One civilian was wounded. In [[Chernihiv Oblast]], two infrastructure buildings were also damaged. Drones launched towards Kyiv were all shot down.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 18 November 2023 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-major-drone-attack-ukraine-infrastructure-hit-2023-11-18/|author=Olena Harmash |title= Russia launches major drone attack on Ukraine, infrastructure hit|work=Reuters|access-date= 18 November 2023 }}</ref>

The Russian Defence Ministry claimed that a drone was shot down over Moscow.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 19 November 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67465803 |title= 'Waves' of Russian drones attack Kyiv for second night in a row |publisher=BBC |access-date= 19 November 2023 }}</ref>

Ukraine imposed sanctions on 140 individuals and entities believed to be involved in the [[Child abductions in the Russo-Ukrainian War|deportation of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied territories]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 19 November 2023 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/national-security-and-defense-council-sanctions-100-individuals-involved-in-kidnappings-of-ukrainian-children/ |title= Ukraine sanctions 100 individuals involved in illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 19 November 2023 }}</ref>

===19 November===
A Ukrainian attack on a dance hall hosting a theatrical performance for Russian soldiers in [[Kumachove]], occupied Donetsk Oblast, killed 20 Russian personnel and an actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67495384 |title=Russian actress killed in Ukrainian strike while performing to soldiers |publisher=BBC |date=22 November 2023|access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref>

Ukrainian forces claimed to have expanded its bridgehead on the east bank of the Dnipro River and stopped 12 Russian attacks over the past day.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 19 November 2023 |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-dnieper-kherson-bridgehead-92154b055367ff3e3a8f1685b5a3d273 |title=Ukraine's troops work to advance on Russian-held side of key river after gaining footholds|work=Associated Press News|access-date= 19 November 2023 }}</ref>

According to the Ukrainian military, some 20 [[Shahed Aviation Industries#Drones|Shahed drones]] were sent at Kyiv from multiple directions overnight; 15 were destroyed, some 10 were shot down over Kyiv and its outskirts. Five houses were damaged while an infrastructure building was "slightly damaged".<ref>{{Cite news |date= 19 November 2023 |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-drone-attack-kyiv-2nd-night-row-ukraine-2023-11-19/ |title= Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv second night in row, Ukraine says |author= Lidia Kelly|author2= Pavel Polityuk |work=Reuters|access-date= 19 November 2023 }}</ref> One person was killed by Russian shelling in Sumy Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 19 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-on-sumy-oblast-kills-1-2/ |title= Russian attack on Sumy Oblast kills 1 |author= Rachel Amran |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 20 November 2023 }}</ref>

In Russia, a drone was reportedly shot down over Moscow Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 19 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/mayor-claims-drone-intercepted-near-moscow-2/ |title= Mayor claims drone intercepted near Moscow |author= Rachel Amran |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 20 November 2023 }}</ref>

President Zelenskyy announced the dismissal of Major-General [[Tetiana Ostashchenko]] as commander of the Ukrainian [[Medical Forces Command]] and her replacement by Major-General [[Anatoliy Kazmirchuk]], citing the need for "a fundamentally new level of medical support" for the military.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 November 2023 |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-calls-rapid-operations-changes-soldiers-sacks-commander-2023-11-19/ |title= Zelenskiy calls for rapid operations changes for soldiers, sacks commander |author= Ron Popeski|author2= Oleksandr Kozhukhar |work=Reuters |access-date= 20 November 2023 }}</ref>

A former [[Australian Army]] soldier fighting in the Ukrainian Army was announced to have been killed near Avdiivka sometime in October by Russian artillery.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 19 November 2023 |url= https://amp.abc.net.au/article/103123870 |title= Australian man fighting with Ukraine killed in Russian artillery strike |author= Andrew Greene |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date= 20 November 2023 }}</ref>

Bohdan Yermokhin, an orphaned Ukrainian teenager from Mariupol who was deported to Russia and had publicly appealed to President Zelenskyy to help him avoid conscription in the Russian army and return to Ukraine, was repatriated following mediation by [[UNICEF]] and Qatar.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 November 2023 |url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/20/qatar-un-mediation-returns-orphaned-ukrainian-teen-home-after-russia-ordeal |title= Qatar-UN mediation returns orphaned Ukrainian teen home after Russia ordeal |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date= 21 November 2023 }}</ref>

Pictures posted on X, formerly Twitter, indicated that Russia had modified its 122&nbsp;mm shells for immediate use.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 19 November 2023 |url= https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/11/19/russia-uses-newly-produced-and-without-wrapper-122-mm-shells/|author=Boyko Nikolov |title= Russia uses newly produced and without wrapper 122 mm shells|work=bulgarianmilitary |access-date= 24 November 2023 }}</ref>

===20 November===
[[File:Hospital in Selydove after missile strike, 2023-11-21 (<span class="ltr">13</span>).jpg|thumb|Central city hospital of [[Selydove]] after the strike]]
Two drivers were killed in Russian shelling of a transport facility in Kherson.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-3-injure-9-in-ukraine-over-past-24-hours/ |title= Russian attacks kill 3, injure 9 in Ukraine over past 24 hours |author= Dinara Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 20 November 2023 }}</ref> An elderly woman was killed in a separate attack in Nikopol.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-in-nikopol-kills-83-year-old-woman/ |title= Russian shelling in Nikopol kills 83-year-old woman |author= Nate Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 20 November 2023 }}</ref> One person was killed and 39 workers were briefly trapped following a Russian missile strike on a mine in Donetsk Oblast,<ref>{{Cite news |date= 21 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-missile-attacks-in-donetsk-oblast-kill-at-least-1-injure-6/ |title= Minister: Russian missile attacks in Donetsk Oblast kill at least 1, injure 6 |author= Nate Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 21 November 2023 }}</ref> while three people were killed in a missile attack on a hospital in [[Selydove]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 22 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/update-2-bodies-found-after-russian-strike-on-hospital-in-selydove-on-nov-20/ |title= Update: At least 2 killed by Russian strike on hospital in Selydove on Nov. 20 |author= Nate Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 22 November 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://suspilne.media/623241-u-selidovomu-z-pid-zavaliv-likarni-vitagli-tilo-tretoi-zagibloi-ludini/ |title=У Селидовому з-під завалів лікарні витягли тіло третьої загиблої людини |date=2023-11-22 |publisher=Суспільне |language=uk}}</ref>

The bodies of 94 Ukrainian soldiers killed in action were returned to Ukraine in a cadaver exchange with Russia, with the number of repatriated Russian personnel undisclosed.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-retrieves-94-bodies-of-fallen-soldiers/ |title= Ukraine retrieves bodies of 94 fallen soldiers |author= Dinara Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 20 November 2023 }}</ref>

The US government announced a $100 million military aid package to Ukraine that would include a new [[HIMARS]] launcher believed to have been fitted to fire [[GLSDB]]s, [[FIM-92 Stinger|Stinger]] and [[BGM-71 TOW|TOW]] missiles and 105&nbsp;mm and 155&nbsp;mm shells.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 November 2023 |url= https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/11/20/us-aid-package-includes-himars-launcher-possibly-for-glsdb/ |title= Ukraine retrieves bodies of 94 fallen soldiers |author= YURI ZORIA |work= euromaidanpress |access-date= 20 November 2023 }}</ref> It also imposed sanctions on two Russian officers, Colonel [[Azatbek Omurbekov]] and Guard Corporal Daniil Frolkin for their role in the [[Bucha massacre]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 21 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/us-sanctions-russian-officers-who-committed-war-crimes-in-bucha-andriivka/ |title= US sanctions Russian officers who committed war crimes in Bucha, Andriivka |author= Dinara Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 21 November 2023 }}</ref>

Russia placed Ukrainian [[Crimean Tatars|Crimean Tatar]] singer and [[Eurovision]] winner [[Jamala]] on its wanted list, with Russian media saying that she was wanted for posting information on the Bucha massacre.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 November 2023 |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67478220 |title= Jamala: Ukrainian Eurovision winner added to Russia's wanted list |author= Kathryn Armstrong |publisher= BBC |access-date= 21 November 2023 }}</ref>

===21 November===
One person was killed in a Russian airstrike in Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 21 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-air-strike-on-beryslav-in-kherson-oblast-kills-1-injures-1/ |title= Russian air strikes on Beryslav in Kherson Oblast kill 1, injure 1 |author= Martin Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 21 November 2023 }}</ref>

In Russia, two drones were reportedly shot down over Kursk and Oryol Oblasts.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 21 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-2-ukrainian-drones-downed-overnight-on-nov-21/ |title= Russia claims 2 Ukrainian drones downed overnight on Nov. 21 |author= Olena Goncharova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 21 November 2023 }}</ref>

The SBU arrested a priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate's Vinnytsia Diocese for spreading pro-Russian propaganda in his sermons and on social media.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 21 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-detains-priest-of-kremlin-linked-church-over-spreading-pro-russian-propaganda/ |title= SBU detains priest of Kremlin-linked church over spreading pro-Russian propaganda |author= Elsa Court |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 21 November 2023 }}</ref>

During a visit to Kyiv, German Defence Minister [[Boris Pistorius]] announced a new military aid package valued at "1.3 billion euros ($1.42 billion)" that would include four [[IRIS-T]] missile units, anti-tank mines and 20,000 155&nbsp;mm artillery shells. He also pledged the delivery of 140,000 155&nbsp;mm shells to Ukraine in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 22 November 2023 |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/berlin-announces-new-military-aid-package-ukraine-worth-13-bln-euros-2023-11-21/ |title= Berlin announces new military aid package for Ukraine worth 1.3 bln euros |author= Anna Voitenko|author2= Sabine Siebold |work=Reuters |access-date= 24 November 2023 }}</ref>

===22 November===
Two people were killed in Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 22 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-on-donetsk-oblast-kill-2-injure-1/ |title= Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast kill 2, injure 1 |author= Martin Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 23 November 2023}}</ref> Two people were injured by Russian shelling in Nikopol which damaged eight homes and a gas pipeline and left 1,200 families without power due to damaged power lines. 14 Shahed drones were shot down while a cruise missile crashed in Zaporizhzhia causing damage to infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 22 November 2023 |url= https://www.rferl.org/amp/russia-shelling-ukraine-drone-strikes-war-nikopol/32695048.html |title= Russian Shelling Continues Amid Reports That 25 Soldiers Killed In Ukrainian Strike |publisher= Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |access-date= 22 November 2023}}</ref>

Russia claimed to have destroyed four Ukrainian naval drones heading towards Crimea.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 22 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-4-ukrainian-unmanned-boats-destroyed-en-route-to-crimea// |title= Russia claims it destroyed 4 Ukrainian unmanned boats in Black Sea |author= Dmytro Basmat |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 22 November 2023}}</ref> It also claimed that Boris Maksudov, a journalist for [[Rossiya 24]] was killed by a Ukrainian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia front.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 23 November 2023 |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-journalist-killed-by-shrapnel-ukrainian-drone-strike-state-tv-2023-11-23/ |title= Russian journalist killed by shrapnel from Ukrainian drone strike - state TV |work=Reuters |access-date= 23 November 2023}}</ref>

Lithuania delivered three million 7.62×51mm small arms ammunition, remote detonation systems, and winter equipment to  Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 22 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/lithuania-delivers-ammunition-winter-equipment-to-ukraine/ |title= Lithuania delivers small arms ammunition, winter equipment to Ukraine |author= Martin Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 22 November 2023}}</ref> Unnamed Ukrainian officials claimed that the delivery of 155&nbsp;mm shells from the US had dropped by over 30% since the start of the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war]] on 7 October, which the Pentagon denied.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 22 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/pentagon-denies-claim-that-shell-deliveries-dropped-30/ |title= Pentagon denies claim that shell deliveries dropped 30% |author= Abbey Fenbert |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 22 November 2023}}</ref>

A military court in Saint Petersburg sentenced a 17-year-old male to six years' imprisonment for attempting to set fire to military recruitment offices in protest over the war in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 22 November 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/22/russian-teen-sentenced-to-6-years-for-enlistment-office-arson-attempt-a83189 |title= Russian Teen Sentenced to 6 Years for Enlistment Office Arson Attempt |work=Moscow Times |access-date= 23 November 2023}}</ref>

Poland filed espionage charges against 16 foreign nationals accused of being members of a Russian spy ring dismantled earlier in the year that sought to sabotage trains heading to Ukraine and spread anti-Ukrainian propaganda.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 22 November 2023 |url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/22/group-of-16-russian-spies-charged-in-poland-face-10-years-in-prison |title= Poland charges 16 after dismantling Russian spy ring |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date= 22 November 2023}}</ref>

===23 November===
Three people were killed while five others were injured following a Russian cluster munitions strike on [[Chornobaivka]], Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 23 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strike-on-kherson-oblast-kills-3-injures-5/ |title= Governor: Russian cluster munitions attack on Kherson Oblast kills 3, injures 5 |author= Martin Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 23 November 2023}}</ref> One person was killed in a separate attack in [[Beryslav]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 23 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-attack-on-beryslav-kherson-oblast-kills-1/ |title= Governor: Russian attack on Beryslav, Kherson Oblast, kills 1 |author= Dinara Khalilova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 23 November 2023}}</ref>

In Russia, a student of [[Belgorod State University]] was placed in pre-trial detention on charges of terrorism after he was caught taking a photograph at a military recruitment office in Moscow. Authorities said that he planned to set the place on fire after coming into contact with Ukrainian groups, while his lawyer said he took a picture of the facility's operating hours in preparation for his draft registration.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 23 November 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/23/student-who-photographed-moscow-enlistment-office-schedule-charged-with-terrorism-a83197 |title= Student Who Photographed Moscow Enlistment Office Schedule Charged With Terrorism |work=Moscow Times |access-date= 23 November 2023}}</ref>

The [[National Agency on Corruption Prevention|NACP]] placed [[Knauf]] on its list of [[International Sponsors of War]] for continuing to operate in Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 23 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-designates-german-company-knauf-as-international-sponsor-of-war/ |title= Ukraine designates German company Knauf as 'international sponsor of war' |author= Elsa Court |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 23 November 2023}}</ref> Ukraine also imposed sanctions on 387 individuals and entities connected with Russia, including energy firms, former head of the Russian presidential administration [[Anatoly Chubais]], former deputy secretary of the [[National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine]] Volodymyr Sivkovich and Leonid Kharchenko, who was convicted by a Dutch court for his role in the [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17|MH17 shootdown]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 23 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-sanctions-over-300-russian-and-foreign-companies/ |title= Ukraine sanctions over 300 Russian, foreign companies |author= Elsa Court |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 24 November 2023}}</ref>

President Putin reportedly pardoned two cannibals who fought in Ukraine for six months with the [[Storm-Z]] penal battalion.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 23 November 2023 |url= https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/23/7430047/ |title= Putin pardons two cannibals because they fought against Ukraine |work=Ukrainska Pravda |access-date= 25 November 2023}}</ref>

===24 November===
One person was killed by Russian shelling in Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 24 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-of-kherson-oblast-kills-1-injures-1/ |title= Russian shelling of Kherson Oblast kills 1, injures 1 |author= Martin Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 24 November 2023}}</ref>

Russia claimed to have shot down 16 drones over Crimea and Volgograd Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 24 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-16-ukrainian-drones-downed-over-crimea-volgograd-oblast/ |title= Russia claims 16 Ukrainian drones downed over Crimea, Volgograd Oblast |author= Olena Goncharova |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 24 November 2023}}</ref>

A resident of [[Sloviansk]], Donetsk Oblast was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for spying on the Ukrainian military for Russia.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 24 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-ukrainian-man-sentenced-to-12-years-in-prison-for-spying-for-russian-military/ |title= SBU: Ukrainian man sentenced to 12 years in prison for spying for Russian military |author= Nate Ostiller |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 24 November 2023}}</ref> A resident of [[Vinnytsia]] was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for similar charges and aiding Russian airstrikes.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 24 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/vinnytsia-resident-sentenced-to-15-years-over-aiding-russian-strikes/ |title= Vinnytsia resident sentenced to 15 years for aiding Russian strikes |author= Martin Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 24 November 2023}}</ref>

President Zelenskyy announced the dismissal of Yuriy Kondratyuk as first Deputy Commander of the [[Ukrainian National Guard]] and his replacement by Vadym Gladkov. Three other deputy commanders were also replaced.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 25 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-dismisses-4-national-guard-deputy-commanders/ |title= Zelensky dismisses 4 National Guard deputy commanders |author= Dmytro Basmat |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 25 November 2023}}</ref>

The NACP removed three Greek shipping companies from its list of International Sponsors of War after they had stopped transporting Russian oil.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 24 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-removes-3-greek-companies-from-international-sponsors-of-war-list/ |title= Ukraine removes 3 Greek companies from 'international sponsors of war' list |author= Martin Fornusek |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 25 November 2023}}</ref>

Russian and Chinese officials had reportedly started discussions about the possibility of building an undersea tunnel to connect Crimea to Russia, citing previous attacks on the [[Crimean Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 November 2023 |title=Russian and Chinese executives discuss Russia-Crimea tunnel project |work=The Washington Post via msn.com |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-and-chinese-executives-discuss-russia-crimea-tunnel-project/ar-AA1ks0qR }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=24 November 2023 |title=Russia and China discuss building underwater tunnel link to Crimea |work=DNYUZ |url=https://dnyuz.com/2023/11/24/russia-and-china-discuss-building-underwater-tunnel-link-to-crimea/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=24 November 2023 |title=Russian and Chinese executives discuss Russia-Crimea tunnel project |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/24/russia-crimea-tunnel-china/ }}</ref>

The Head of the Ukrainian [[National Security and Defense Council]], [[Oleksiy Danilov]], told [[Radio Ukraine]] that a plan was being drawn up to demobilise conscripts who had completed their "service terms" in response to a protest held on 12 November by mostly female relatives of conscripts whom have been fighting for over 18 months.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 November 2023 |title=Ukraine to demobilize conscripts after their service terms end — Danilov |work=
The New Voice of Ukraine |url=https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-demobilize-conscripts-terms-end-230000331.html }}</ref>

Nearly 500 tons of humanitarian aid that arrived in Ukraine were found to have been illegally concealed from its proper recipients at three locations in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 25 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/500-tons-of-concealed-humanitarian-aid-discovered-in-zaporizhia-oblast-amid-allegations-of-criminal-negligence/ |title= 500 tons of concealed humanitarian aid discovered in Zaporizhzhia Oblast amid allegations of 'criminal negligence' |author= Dmytro Basmat |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 25 November 2023}}</ref>

===25 November===
[[File:Destructions in Kyiv after Russian attack, 2023-11-25 (<span class="ltr">01</span>).webp|thumb|Kindergarten in Kyiv, damaged by remains of a downed drone]]
Ukrainian officials claimed that Russia launched what it called the largest drone attack since the invasion began at Kyiv. The Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have downed 74 out of 75 drones launched. The raid lasted some six hours. Damaged buildings were reported "in districts all across the city". Five were injured including an 11-year-old girl. A children's nursery was set on fire. Due to the attack some 200 buildings were left without power.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 November 2023 |title=More than 70 Russian drones hit Kyiv, wounding five: Ukrainian officials |publisher= Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/25/more-than-70-russian-drones-hit-kyiv-wounding-five-ukrainian-officials }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 November 2023 |title=Air Force: 74 of 75 Russian drones shot down by Ukraine overnight |work= The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/air-force-reports-downing-71-kamikaze-drones-over-ukraine-overnight/ }}</ref>

The EU pledged 50 million euros ($55 million) to repair Ukrainian port infrastructure damaged in Russian attacks.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 November 2023 |title=EU to provide $55 million to repair Ukraine's port infrastructure |work= The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/eu-to-provide-55-million-to-repair-ukraines-port-infrastructure/ }}</ref> Azerbaijan delivered a Revival P mechanized demining machine to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 November 2023 |title=Ambassador: Azerbaijan delivers demining machine to Ukraine |work= The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ambassador-azerbaijan-delivers-demining-machine-to-ukraine/ }}</ref>

===26 November===

Russian forces claimed to have downed 24 Ukrainian drones over [[Moscow Oblast]], [[Tula Oblast]], [[Kaluga Oblast]], [[Smolensk Oblast]] and the [[Bryansk Oblast]]. One civilian was injured in Tula when an intercepted drone struck an apartment building. Flights from major Moscow airports were halted. A Ukrainian strike cut off power and heat in Russian-occupied Donetsk according to officials.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Yulia Kesaieva|author2= Alex Stambaugh|author3= Darya Tarasova| author4=Radina Gigova|date=2023-11-27 |title=Russia destroys Ukrainian drones including over Moscow, defense ministry says|language=en-US |work=Yahoo News! |url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/russia-destroys-ukrainian-drones-including-121722783.html |access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> A "booster" from a [[Pantsir]] missile system smashed into a wall of a two-story wooden home in Moscow, starting a fire that was quickly put out by the occupants without casualties.<ref>{{Cite news |author=TETIANA LOZOVENKO |date=2023-11-27 |title=Russia destroys Ukrainian drones including over Moscow, defense ministry says|language=en-US |work=Ukrainian Pravda|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/27/7430556/|access-date=2023-11-30}}</ref>

In Russia, an aircraft factory in Smolensk was reportedly attacked by a Ukrainian drone.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Dinara Khalilova |date=2023-11-27 |title=Russian air defence system breaks through wall of house near Moscow during drone attack |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-ukraine-hits-aircraft-factory-in-russias-smolensk/ |access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref>

A [[M1A1 Abrams]] tank was seen in [[Kupiansk]], the first time one was seen in Ukrainian usage.<ref>{{Cite news |author=David Axe |date=2023-11-26 |title=Ukraine's M-1 Tank Commanders Have a Better View Of The Battlefield |language=en-US |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/11/26/ukraines-m-1-tank-commanders-have-a-better-view-of-the-battlefield/ |access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=Boyko Nikolov|date=2023-11-26 |title=M1A1 Abrams tank was spotted near Kupiansk front contact line|language=en-US |work=Bulgarian military |url=https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/11/26/m1a1-abrams-tank-was-spotted-near-kupiansk-front-contact-line/ |access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref>

Artem Sachuk, vice president of the [[Ukrainian Chess Federation]], was announced by the organization to have been killed in action  on the front lines.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Abbey Fenbert |date=2023-11-27 |title=VP of Ukrainian Chess Federation killed in action |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/vp-of-ukrainian-chess-federation-killed-in-action/ |access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref>

===27 November===
A car carrying pro-Russian Chechen fighters was reportedly attacked and blown up by Ukrainian partisans over the weekend in an ambush near [[Myrne, Myrne settlement hromada, Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Myrne]], outside [[Melitopol]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Martin Fornusek |date=2023-11-27 |title=Exiled mayor: Ukrainian resistance blows up car with pro-Russian Chechen fighters near Melitopol |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/exiled-mayor-resistance-blows-up-car-with-pro-russian-chechen-fighters/ |access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref>

Several military officials and a businessman in [[Kyiv Oblast]] were charged with allegedly selling food supplies from a military warehouse worth at least Hr 5 million ($138,000) commercially.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Martin Fornusek |date=2023-11-27 |title=Military officials charged over illegally selling army food supplies |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/military-officials-exposed-for-illegally-selling-army-food-supplies/ |access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref>

===28 November===
Three people, including a seven-year-old child, were killed by Russian shelling in [[Seredyna-Buda]], Sumy Oblast,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-28 |title=Kyiv Says Russian Shelling Kills 3, Including Child |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/28/kyiv-says-russian-shelling-kills-3-including-child-a83245 |access-date=2023-11-29}}</ref> while one person was killed by shelling in Nikopol.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Martin Fornusek |date=2023-11-28 |title=Russian shelling of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kills 1, injures 2 |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-of-nikopol-in-dnipropetrovsk-oblast-kills-1-injures-2/ |access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref>

The deputy commander of the Russian [[14th Army Corps (Russian Federation)|14th Army Corps]], Major General [[Vladimir Zavadsky]], was killed by a landmine in Ukraine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Russian major general killed in Ukraine after triggering mine|website=Ukrainska Pravda|publisher=[[Ukrainska Pravda]]|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/29/7430926/ |accessdate=2023-11-30|language=uk}}</ref><ref name=Rai>{{cite web|url=https://www.rainews.it/maratona/2023/11/uccisi-in-ucraina-un-generale-russo-e-5-alti-funzionari-linvasione-giorno-645-78bb021b-f1da-4f11-96df-776fe9d26e3b.html#bda6e9d5-10e3-4299-9b31-4e49fae38139 |title=Un generale russo e 5 alti funzionari sarebbero stati uccisi in Ucraina |trans-title=A Russian general and five senior officials were reportedly killed in Ukraine |website=rainews.it |publisher=[[Rai News]] |date=2023-11-30 |access-date=2023-11-30 |language=it }}</ref><ref name=ISW>{{cite web|url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-conflict-updates |title=Ukraine Conflict Updates |website=understandingwar.org |publisher=[[Institute for the Study of War|ISW]] |access-date=2023-11-30 |language=en |quote=ISW previously observed elements of the 80th Motorized Rifle Brigade (14th Army Corps, [[Northern Fleet]]) operating on the left bank in July 2023, and November 28 reports of 14th Army Corps Deputy Commander Major General Vladimir Zavadsky's death in the [[Kherson]] direction suggests that these elements may still be in the area. }}</ref><ref name=fontanka>{{cite web|url=https://www.fontanka.ru/2023/11/30/72966863/ |title="Офицеры России": на Харьковском направлении погиб суворовец, кремлёвец, генерал-майор Завадский |trans-title= |website=fontanka.ru |publisher=[[Fontanka.ru]] |date=2023-11-30 |access-date=2023-11-30 |language=ru }}</ref> Five other officers were reportedly killed in a Ukrainian airstrike that struck a meeting in occupied [[Yuvileine, Kherson Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Martin Fornusek |date=2023-11-29 |title=National Resistance Center: 5 high-ranking Russian officials killed in strike on occupied Kherson Oblast |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/resistance-5-high-ranking-russian-officials-killed-in-strike-on-occupied-kherson-oblast/ |access-date=2023-11-30}}</ref>

Ukrainian media reported that Marianna Budanova, the wife of military intelligence head Kyrylo Budanov, had been hospitalized for [[heavy metal poisoning]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Martin Fornusek |date=2023-11-28 |title=Military intelligence: Budanov's wife poisoned |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-budanovs-wife-poisoned/ |access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref>

The SBU arrested a suspected member of a Russian spy network in Odesa who gathered intelligence to use in airstrikes.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Dinara Khalilova |date=2023-11-28 |title=SBU arrests woman suspected of aiding Russian strikes on Odesa |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-arrests-woman-suspected-of-aiding-russian-strikes-on-odesa/ |access-date=2023-11-28}}</ref>

A Russian national who was captured by Russian forces near Chernihiv during the 2022 invasion was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment by a court in Kursk for allegedly fighting for the Ukrainian far-right group [[Right Sector]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Nate Ostiller |date=2023-11-28 |title=RFE/RL: Russian man sentenced to 12 years in prison for fighting with Ukrainian militia |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/rfe-rl-russian-man-sentenced-to-12-years-in-prison-for-fighting-with-ukrainian-militia/ |access-date=2023-11-29}}</ref> A court in Kazakhstan sentenced a 34-year old national to six years and eight months imprisonment for "mercenarism" after he admitted fighting for the Wagner Group in Ukraine due to financial needs.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-29 |title=Kazakhstan Jails Citizen for Joining Wagner, Fighting in Ukraine |language=en-US |work=Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/29/kazakhstan-jails-citizen-for-joining-wagner-fighting-in-ukraine-a83250 |access-date=2023-12-02}}</ref>

Ukrainian truckers blocked the [[Medyka]] border crossing with Poland in protest over the ongoing blockade by Polish truckers.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Nate Ostiller |date=2023-11-28 |title=Media: Ukrainian truckers stage counterprotest at Polish border |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-ukrainian-truckers-stage-counterprotest-at-polish-border/ |access-date=2023-11-29}}</ref>

===29 November===

The Russian [[Black Sea Fleet]] released video of a frigate launching four [[Kalibr cruise missile]]s. Russian sources claimed that the missiles struck "enemy (Ukrainian) military infrastructure".<ref>{{Cite news |author=Lidia Kelly |date=2023-11-29|title=Russia says frigate hits Ukraine's military infrastructure with cruise missiles|language=en-US |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-frigate-hits-ukraines-military-infrastructure-with-cruise-missiles-2023-11-29/ |access-date=2023-11-29}}</ref>

The [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|Russian Ministry of Defence]] claimed that Russian forces had captured [[Khromove]], a village located on the western outskirts of Bakhmut. Ukraine did not immediately give comment to the assertion.<ref>{{cite news|work=Reuters|title=Russia says it has taken control of village on outskirts of Ukraine's Bakhmut|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-has-taken-control-village-outskirts-ukraines-bakhmut-2023-11-29/|date=29 November 2023}}</ref>

In Russia, a warehouse storing [[Shahed Aviation Industries|Shahed]] drones in Bryansk was reportedly attacked by Ukrainian drones.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Martin Fornusek |date=2023-11-30 |title=Russia claims Ukrainian drones attack overnight |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-claims-ukrainian-drones-downed-overnight/ |access-date=2023-12-01}}</ref>

Ukrainian media reported that cyber specialists from the SBU, along with the Ukrainian hacker group Blackjack breached the website of the [[Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (Russia)|Russian Labour Ministry]] and gained access to 100 TB worth of data from its servers which included sensitive information regarding the invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Elsa Court |date=2023-11-29 |title=Media: Ukrainian group, SBU hack Russian Labor Ministry database |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-hackers-russian-labor-ministry/ |access-date=2023-11-30}}</ref> It also reported that Ukrainian military intelligence orchestrated the hacking of television channels in Crimea to broadcast an evening address by President Zelenskyy.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Elsa Court |date=2023-12-01 |title=Ukrainian military intelligence reportedly broadcast Zelensky speech in Crimea |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-speech-in-crimea/ |access-date=2023-12-01}}</ref>

A [[UK Ministry of Defence]] intelligence update indicated that Russian aircraft had begun deploying [[RBK-500]] cluster bombs in [[glide bomb]] packages.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-29|title=British intelligence: Russia has likely recently integrated a UMPC guided stand-off glide kit with RBK-500|language=en-US |work=Odessa Journal |url=https://odessa-journal.com/british-intelligence-russia-has-likely-recently-integrated-a-umpc-guided-stand-off-glide-kit-with-rbk-500 |access-date=2023-11-29}}</ref>

===30 November===
[[File:Destructions in Novohrodivka after missile strike, 2023-11-29 (<span class="ltr">11</span>).jpg|thumb|Destroyed residential building in [[Novohrodivka]]]]
Five people, including an eight-year-old child, were killed in a Russian airstrike on a residential building in [[Novohrodivka]], Donetsk Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Dinara Khalilova |date=2023-12-08 |title=Update: Russian strike on Novohrodivka, Donetsk Oblast, kills 5 |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-russian-strike-on-novohrodivka-donetsk-oblast-kills-5/ |access-date=2023-12-08}}</ref> Three people were killed in two attacks in [[Sadove]], Kherson Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Dinara Khalilova |date=2023-11-30 |title=Russian attacks on Donetsk, Kherson oblasts kill 3, injure 12 |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-on-donetsk-kherson-oblasts-kill-3-injure-12/ |access-date=2023-12-01}}</ref>

Ukrainian media reported that the SBU was behind a series of overnight explosions at the [[Severomuysky Tunnel]] along the [[Baikal-Amur Mainline]] in the far eastern Russian republic of [[Buryatia]] that targeted a freight train. Ukrainian military intelligence admitted responsibility for a series of sabotage attacks on railway infrastructure in Moscow Oblast.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Elsa Court |date=2023-11-30 |title=Media: SBU set off explosion in railway tunnel in Russia's Far East |language=en-US |work=The Kyiv Independent |url=https://kyivindependent.com/media-sbu-railway-tunnel/ |access-date=2023-11-30}}</ref>

Ukrainian Ombudsman [[Dmytro Lubinets]] said that Russia had halted prisoner exchanges with Kyiv.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 30 November 2023 |url= https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/30/ukraine-accuses-russia-of-halting-prisoner-of-war-exchanges-a83272 |title= Ukraine Accuses Russia of Halting Prisoner of War Exchanges |work=Moscow Times |access-date= 2 December 2023}}</ref>

The NACP added the Belgian energy firm [[Fluxys]] to its list of International Sponsors of War for storing and transporting Russian liquefied natural gas in its terminal in [[Zeebrugge]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 30 November 2023 |url= https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-designates-fluxys-as-international-sponsor-of-war/ |title= Ukraine designates Belgian gas company Fluxys as 'international sponsor of war' |author= Elsa Court |work=The Kyiv Independent |access-date= 1 December 2023}}</ref>

[[Vladimir Urin]] resigned as director of the [[Bolshoi Theater]] in Moscow without explanation. He had previously signed an open letter calling for an end "to stop all armed activities" in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news |date= 1 December 2023 |url= https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-bolshoi-director-resigns-ukraine-war/32709765.html |title= Bolshoi Theater Director Vladimir Urin, Who Protested Russia's War In Ukraine, Quits |work=RFE/RL |access-date= 1 December 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[2023 in Russia]]
*[[2023 in Ukraine]]
*[[2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive]]
*[[Outline of the Russo-Ukrainian War]]
*[[Bibliography of Ukrainian history]]
*[[War crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
*[[List of wars involving Russia]]

==References==
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{{2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Overview}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 September - 30 November 2023)}}
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