17 September 2025 - Russia Special Weapons News |
Ukraine Invasion
Defense Policy / Programs
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Ukraine Invasion
- Ukrainian Troops Hold Kostyantynivka Amid Relentless Russian Strikes RFE/RL 17 Sep 2025 -- Ukrainian troops continue to hold defensive positions in the embattled city of Kostyantynivka, a critical stronghold in the Donetsk region, despite ongoing Russian bombardments and drone attacks.
- The Russian Camp Where Abducted Ukrainian Children Reportedly Made Drones RFE/RL 17 Sep 2025 -- Evidence has been found for the first time that abducted Ukrainian children were used by Russia to assemble military equipment, according to the head of a Yale University team investigating the fate of nearly 20,000 minors reported to have been kidnapped or forcibly displaced.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Inside Rubicon, The Elite Russian Drone Unit Wreaking Havoc On Ukraine's Troops RFE/RL 17 Sep 2025 -- Months after their surprise invasion of Kursk in August 2024, Ukrainian forces were struggling to hold their lines in the Russian border region, facing intensifying pressure from a combination of Russian regular units and North Korean troops.
Foreign Policy
- Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi President of Russia 17 Sep 2025
- Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the joint strategic military exercise ZAPAD-2025 EC/CEU 17 Sep 2025
News Reports
- Navalny's Widow Says Lab Tests Show Her Husband Was Poisoned In Prison RFE/RL 17 Sep 2025 -- Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, said laboratory tests done outside of Russia show her husband was poisoned in the Arctic prison where he died in mysterious circumstances in February 2024.
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