26 January 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News |
Combat Operations
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Russia
United States
NATO
United Nations
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Combat Operations
- Kyiv, Moscow Exchange Soldiers' Remains In Move Unrelated To Disputed Downing Of Russian Transport Plane RFE/RL 26 Jan 2024 -- Kyiv and Moscow have conducted an exchange of the remains of soldiers killed, a development that appears unrelated to the disputed downing of a Russian military transport plane, which the Kremlin said was carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs, killing them and nine others on board.
- Ukraine Doubts Authenticity of Video Purportedly Showing Ukrainian POWs Boarding Russian Plane That Crashed VOA 26 Jan 2024 -- The head of Ukraine's military intelligence service said Friday that Kyiv did not have credible or comprehensive information about the passengers aboard the Russian airplane that was downed on Russian soil allegedly carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war flying to Ukraine in exchange for Russian POWs.
Ukraine
- Ukraine held another round of negotiations with France on a bilateral security agreement President of Ukraine 26 Jan 2024
- Today, we are initiating a new tool to communicate with entrepreneurs - the Ukrainian Economic Platform - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 26 Jan 2024
- Andriy Yermak had a phone call with Jake Sullivan President of Ukraine 26 Jan 2024
Russia
- Meeting with students that participated in the special military operation President of Russia 26 Jan 2024 -- Vladimir Putin visited the St Petersburg State Marine Technical University and met with students that participated in the special military operation.
- Putin: Fragments From Il-76 Plane Crash Show Missile System of Western Origin Sputnik 26 Jan 2024 -- On January 24, 2024, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down a Russian Il-76 military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners for exchange over the Belgorod region. All the prisoners on board, as well as six crew members and three escorts, were killed — a total of 74 people.
- Ukraine Loses Over 1,960 Soldiers, 19 Tanks Near Donetsk - MoD Sputnik 26 Jan 2024 -- The Ukrainian military has lost 1,960 soldiers killed and injured near Donetsk in the past week, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday.
- Putin Says 600,000 Russian Soldiers Currently in Special Op Zone Sputnik 26 Jan 2024 -- Currently there are a total of 600,000 Russian soldiers in the special operation zone, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
- Russian Forces Urge Ukrainians to Surrender Sputnik 26 Jan 2024 -- The ZS-88 radio station used by Russian forces on the contact line during the special military operation is based on the BTR-80, armed with machine guns, including a large-caliber one, as well as the Kolokola (Bells) turntable sound broadcasting system with a transmission range of up to six kilometers.
- Kremlin Denies Reports Claiming Russia Ready to Agree to Ukraine's Non-Neutral Status Sputnik 26 Jan 2024 -- Media reports that Russia is allegedly ready to agree to Kiev's non-neutral status and change its position on Ukraine joining NATO are not true, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
- Russia to Remain Open to Talks on Settlement in Ukraine - Kremlin Sputnik 26 Jan 2024 -- Russia was, is and will always be open to negotiations on the settlement in Ukraine, but intends to continue its special military operation until its goals are achieved, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
United States
NATO
United Nations
- Update 208 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 26 Jan 2024 -- The nuclear safety and security situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) remains extremely fragile with "very real" potential dangers of a major accident, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the United Nations Security Council ahead of his fourth mission to the site early next month.
- In Ukraine, UNHCR's Grandi urgently appeals for renewed support as the war rages on UNHCR 26 Jan 2024 -- The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has warned of dramatic humanitarian suffering throughout Ukraine and worsening conditions as war-affected civilians suffer in the depths of winter.
- Those supporting Ukrainians whose lives have been torn apart by Russia's invasion must be protected UNOCHA 26 Jan 2024
Foreign Reactions
- Russia's wanton destruction against Ukraine must be stopped: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 26 Jan 2024 -- Ambassador Neil Holland condemns Russia's air attacks this week on Kyiv and Kharkiv, as well as the spate of attacks on Ukraine over the past month.
- British Defense Ministry: Russia Cracks Down on Criticism About Ukraine VOA 26 Jan 2024 -- The four-year sentence Russia handed down Thursday to Igor Girkin, a former Federal Security Service officer and military blogger, is part of a broader crackdown on critics of the Kremlin and its invasion of Ukraine, according to the British Defense Ministry's daily intelligence report on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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