13 July 2025 - Russia Special Weapons News

Lull In Russian Attacks On Ukraine Ahead Of Trump's 'Major Statement' RFE/RL 13 Jul 2025 -- Ukrainian authorities said Russia hit civilian targets in the towns of Slovyansk and Samar on July 13, but the strikes came amid a relative lull in reported attacks ahead of what US President Donald Trump said would be "major statement" on the conflict.
Ukrainian Artillery Crew Battles Russian Drones In Donetsk Region RFE/RL 13 Jul 2025 -- As warfare on Ukraine's front lines evolves, Ukrainian artillery crews continue to hold the defenses in the war-torn Donetsk region amid relentless Russian drone attacks.

SSU eliminates killers who murdered SSU colonel in Kyiv Security Service of Ukraine 13 Jul 2025 -- During a special operation, the Security Service of Ukraine eliminated enemy agents who on orders of russia's federal security service murdered an SSU colonel in Kyiv.

Update 303 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 13 Jul 2025 -- The IAEA team at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) reported hearing hundreds of rounds of small arms fire last night, the latest sign of military activity potentially threatening nuclear safety and security, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.

Russia's Drone Warfare Tactics and Tech Evolving Too Fast for Ukraine's NATO Sponsors to Catch Up Sputnik 13 Jul 2025 -- A new type of warfare is emerging in the skies over Ukraine — and it's being shaped by a collision of cutting-edge drone tech by two powerful opposing military camps.
Russia Expanding Buffer Zone Around Vovchansk in Kharkov Region Sputnik 13 Jul 2025 -- The Russian armed forces are expanding the buffer zone around the city of Volchansk in the Kharkov Region to prevent the Ukrainian military from strikes on Russia's Belgorod Region, Vitaly Ganchev, the head of the Russian administration in the Kharkov Region, told Sputnik.

Kim Jong Un Confirms North Korea's Support for Russia's Measures to Resolve Ukraine Crisis Sputnik 13 Jul 2025 -- During a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed Pyongyang's readiness to support the Russian authorities' measures to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
North Korea's Kim pledges 'unconditional support' for Russia in Ukraine conflict Press TV 13 Jul 2025 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un affirmed Pyongyang's readiness to "unconditionally support" all Moscow's actions in its conflict with Ukraine during strategic talks with Russia's top diplomat, according to reports by state media.

Putin Says UK, France Still Blame Russia for Collapse of Their Colonial Empires Sputnik 13 Jul 2025 -- The United Kingdom and France blame Russia for the dissolution of their colonial empires and have retained this historical resentment to this day, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Putin Explains What Truly Divided Russia and the West Sputnik 13 Jul 2025 -- President Vladimir Putin discussed the roots of the contradictions between the West and Moscow in a previously unpublished segment of an interview for the documentary Russia. Kremlin. Putin. 25 Years by Saida Medvedeva and Pavel Zarubin, aired by the Rossiya TV channel.

Russia Accuses NATO of Provoking Escalation in Baltic Sea Sputnik 13 Jul 2025 -- Russia notes the line of NATO countries on restricting freedom of navigation in the Baltic region, the military-political situation has become significantly more complicated because of this, the risks of escalation have increased, Russian Ambassador to Oslo Nikolay Korchunov told Sputnik.

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with President of the State Affairs of the DPRK Kim Jong-un Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Jul 2025
Press Statement on Second Strategic Dialogue between DPRK and Russian Foreign Ministers Released KCNA 13 Jul 2025 -- A press statement on the second strategic dialogue between the foreign ministers of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation was issued on July 12.
DPRK Government Hosts Reception in Welcome of Russian Foreign Minister KCNA 13 Jul 2025 -- The DPRK government hosted a reception at Myongsasimni Hotel in the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area on the evening of July 12 in welcome of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on a visit to the DPRK.
Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets Russian Foreign Minister KCNA 13 Jul 2025 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met on July 12 Sergei Lavrov, foreign minister of the Russian Federation, who visited the DPRK to take part in the second strategic dialogue between the foreign ministers of the DPRK and Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister Visits DPRK KCNA 13 Jul 2025 -- Sergei Lavrov, foreign minister of the Russian Federation, arrived at Wonsan Kalma Airport on Friday night to visit the DPRK at the invitation of the DPRK Foreign Ministry.

Wang Yi Meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov PRC MofA 13 Jul 2025 -- On July 13, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Beijing.
Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Jul 2025
China-Russia Relations 'Most Stable, Mature' in Modern World - Foreign Minister Sputnik 13 Jul 2025 -- Relations between Russia and China are the most stable, mature and strategically valuable among major countries in the modern world, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing.

'Dirty campaign': Russia rejects US media report it supports 'zero-enrichment' Iran deal IRNA 13 Jul 2025 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry has rejected a recent US media report claiming that Moscow would support a nuclear deal in which Iran commits to "zero enrichment" as proposed by the United States, denouncing it as a "dirty politicized campaign."
Russia rejects US media report it backed 'zero enrichment' Iran deal Press TV 13 Jul 2025 -- Russia has dismissed a recent report claiming that President Vladimir Putin had urged Iran to agree to a zero enrichment agreement with the United States, describing it as "defamation."

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