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24 August 2025 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- Russia, Ukraine Both Claim Battlefield Successes In Eastern Regions As Drone Attacks Persist RFE/RL 24 Aug 2025 -- Russian troops have taken control of two more settlements near the front line in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, Russia's Defense Ministry said on August 23 after Russia again hit Ukraine with another barrage of drones overnight.
- Downed Ukrainian Drone Causes Fire At Kursk Nuclear Power Plant RFE/RL 24 Aug 2025 -- A fire broke out at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant in Russia after Russian military forces shot down a Ukrainian drone flying near the plant, the press service of the plant said.
- August 24 prisoner exchange: SSU's exclusive footage Security Service of Ukraine 24 Aug 2025 -- Today's exchange is the outcome of the efforts of the Joint Centre for Coordination of Search and Release of Prisoners of War, the Coordination Staff for Treatment of PoWs and other authorized entities that carried out the instructions of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
- Pentagon reportedly blocks Ukraine's long-range missile strikes on Russia as Trump voices frustration over peace deal Global Times 24 Aug 2025 -- The Pentagon has for months been blocking Ukraine's use of long-range missiles to strike inside Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing US officials. It said the US limited Kiev from employing a powerful weapon in its fight against Moscow.
- US Believes in Negotiated Settlement of Ukraine Conflict - Rubio Sputnik 24 Aug 2025 -- The United States believes in a negotiated settlement of the Ukraine conflict, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in his congratulatory message on the occasion of Ukraine's Independence Day on Sunday.
- US Firm Supplies Ukrainian Drone Maker with 41 Shipments Sputnik 24 Aug 2025 -- Los Angeles-based Silvus Technologies has sent 41 shipments of advanced communication systems to Ukraine's Skyeton — manufacturer of the Raybird tactical UAV used for reconnaissance and targeting.
- Pentagon Restricts Ukraine's Use of US Missiles Against Russia Sputnik 24 Aug 2025 -- The Pentagon has been blocking Ukraine's use of long-range weapons to strike deep into Russia for several months, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing officials.
- As Ukraine Marks Independence Day, Russia Continues To Muddy Prospects For Peace RFE/RL 24 Aug 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov threw up a new roadblock to direct talks between Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Russia says West blocking Ukraine peace talks Press TV 24 Aug 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has blamed Western countries, particularly Ukraine, for making excuses to block the peace negotiations.
- Russia shoots down Ukraine drone targeting Kursk nuclear power plant Press TV 24 Aug 2025 -- Russian air defense forces have shot down a Ukrainian drone targeting the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP).
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to questions of the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme, Moscow, August 24, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Aug 2025
- Ukraine Holding Captive Over 20 Russian Civilians Kidnapped From Kursk Region - Presidential Aide Sputnik 24 Aug 2025 -- Ukraine has been holding captive more than 20 Russian civilians kidnapped by Ukrainian troops during a 2024 raid in the western Russian border region of Kursk, Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky said on Sunday.
- Russia Will Have a Seat at Ukraine Security Guarantee Talks - Vance Sputnik 24 Aug 2025 -- The US does not believe the conflict in Ukraine will end "overnight," but is still hopeful that peace can be achieved within the next six months, US Vice-President JD Vance told NBC News.
- Russia Recognizes Zelensky as De Facto Head of Regime, Ready to Meet With Him in This Capacity Sputnik 24 Aug 2025 -- MOSCOW (Sputnik) Russia sees Volodymyr Zelensky as the de facto leader of the current Ukrainian administration who has the legitimacy to negotiate on Kiev's behalf but not to sign a truce, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
- 146 Russian Servicemen Returned From Ukraine-Controlled Territory in POW Exchange - MoD Sputnik 24 Aug 2025 -- Russia has returned 146 Russian servicemen from territory controlled by the Kiev regime, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Sunday.
- Western Countries, Zelensky Trying to Thwart Peace Talks on Ukraine - Lavrov Sputnik 24 Aug 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday that Western countries, along with Volodymyr Zelensky, were trying to block peace talks on Ukraine, but Russia hoped that these attempts would be in vain.
- Russian Forces Liberate Filiya Settlement in Dnepropetrovsk Region Sputnik 24 Aug 2025 -- Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr have taken control of the village of Filiya in Dnepropetrovsk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
- Russian Air Defense Shot Down Ukrainian Drone Near Kursk NPP, Radiation Unchanged Sputnik 24 Aug 2025 -- Russian air defense shot down a Ukrainian drone near the Kursk nuclear power plant, the downed drone damaged an auxiliary transformer, the press service of the Kursk NPP said.
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