29 August 2025 - Russia Special Weapons News

Russian Strike On Kyiv Kills 22 People In A Single Building RFE/RL 29 Aug 2025 -- Amid the dust, the rescue workers, and the diggers, Mykola is lucky to be alive. The five-story apartment block he called home was reduced to rubble the previous day in a Russian strike that killed 22 of his neighbors, including four children.
Ukraine Mourns Victims Of Mass Russian Missile Strike RFE/RL 29 Aug 2025 -- Ukrainians mourned the dead as rescuers searched building debris for survivors following one of Russia's biggest missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital amid faltering efforts to bring a halt to Russia's 42-month-old war.
Zelenskyy Calls Russian Strike An 'Attack On Trump,' As Senior Aides Head To US RFE/RL 29 Aug 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Russia's missile and drone attack on Kyiv, which killed at least 21 people, "a strike by Russia" against US President Donald Trump, who himself was "not happy" about the assault, the White House said.

Brutal Escalation of Large-Scale Russian Federation Attacks on Ukraine Setting Grim Casualty Records, Jeopardizing Fragile Diplomatic Momentum, Security Council Hears UN Security Council 29 Aug 2025 -- Warning that the Ukrainian people caught in the crossfire are "entering the fourth winter of the full-scale war", a top UN official told the Security Council today that the Russian Federation's large-scale escalation of attacks against civilians persist, killing children, setting grim casualty records and jeopardizing fragile diplomatic momentum.

Following SSU investigation, traitor who guided russian missiles at Defence Forces frontline hospitals sentenced to 15 years in prison Security Service of Ukraine 29 Aug 2025 -- Based on evidence collected by the Security Service, another enemy agent who adjusted russian air strikes on eastern Ukraine has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
SSU and National Police detain three arsonists who destroyed Defence Forces vehicles in Kyiv region on FSB orders Security Service of Ukraine 29 Aug 2025 -- The Security Service and the National Police detained another three accomplices of the aggressor state who committed arson attacks in Kyiv region.
SSU detains russian special services agent who spied on Defense Forces in Donetsk region Security Service of Ukraine 29 Aug 2025 -- The SSU Counterintelligence detained another enemy agent who adjusted russian strikes on the defenders of Donetsk region. The perpetrator is a woman from Sviatohirsk.

EU Indulges Ukraine to Continue Attacks on Druzhba Oil Pipeline - Russia Sputnik 29 Aug 2025 -- The European Union's stance on the attack against the Druzhba oil pipeline amounts to an indulgence for the Kiev regime to continue terrorist attacks on critical energy infrastructure, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
Putin Does Not Rule Out Possibility of Meeting With Zelensky - Kremlin Sputnik 29 Aug 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin does not rule out the possibility of a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Ukraine Loses Up to 2,735 Soldiers in Battles With Russian Forces Sputnik 29 Aug 2025 -- Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr has eliminated up to 2,735 Ukrainian soldiers over the past week, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council President of Russia 29 Aug 2025 -- Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council, via videoconference.

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question regarding the US-Japanese military exercises Resolute Dragon 25 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Aug 2025

Russia Rolls Out Engine Offer Ahead of SCO Summit in China Sputnik 29 Aug 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will bring a "gift" to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in China—an agreement to supply Russian aircraft engines, Chinese outlet Sohu reports.
China-Russia relations stand today as the most stable, mature, and strategically significant among major-country relations: Vice Foreign Minister Global Times 29 Aug 2025 -- In response to a question that how does China view the current state of China-Russia relations and what position and approach does China uphold in further developing relations among major powers after the solidarity and cooperation among major countries played an irreplaceable role in winning the World Anti-Fascist War, shaping the post-war international order, and safeguarding world peace and stability, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said on Friday that China-Russia relations stand today as the most stable, mature, and strategically significant among major-country relations in a turbulent and changing world.

Closure of Polish Consulate General in Kaliningrad Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Aug 2025 -- The Polish Consulate General in Kaliningrad (renamed Królewiec in Polish) has closed its operations. On 26 August, Consul Janusz Jabłoński ceremonially handed over to Ambassador to the Russian Federation Krzysztof Krajewski the Polish national emblem, a plaque with the name of the consular post, and the flags of the Republic of Poland and the European Union.

Foreign Ministry statement on the United Kingdom, Germany, and France's unlawful actions to reinstate UN Security Council sanctions on Iran Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Aug 2025
Russia Strongly Condemns Decision of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions Against Iran Sputnik 29 Aug 2025 -- Russia strongly condemns the decision of the E3 nations - the UK, France and Germany - to reimpose sanctions on Iran, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to media questions regarding the developments around Venezuela Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Aug 2025

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