14 August 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News |
Combat Operations
Ukraine
Russia
United States
NATO
United Nations
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
Combat Operations
- Russia Launches Ballistic Missile Strike On Odesa As Ukrainian Forces Advance In Kursk Region RFE/RL 14 Aug 2024 -- Russian forces launched a ballistic missile strike on Ukraine's southern city of Odesa on August 14, hitting port infrastructure and injuring the driver of a grain truck, the regional governor said.
- In Russia's Kursk Region, Tales Of A Frustrated, Frantic Rush To Escape Ukraine's Advances RFE/RL 14 Aug 2024 -- One Russian man refused to leave his border-region home until it was hit with an explosive, and then he and his wife jumped into a neighbor's car to escape.
- Ukraine presses on in Russia's Kursk region, Zelenskyy says VOA 14 Aug 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday his country's troops were "moving further" into Russia's Kursk region and claimed that hundreds of Russian soldiers had been captured or surrendered.
- Intelligence, US-provided weapons seen as key to Ukraine's Kursk offensive VOA 14 Aug 2024 -- Superb Ukrainian intelligence and U.S.-provided weaponry are being credited for enabling the rapid advance of Ukrainian forces into Russian territory over the past week. Some analysts believe they could move even faster if Washington allowed them to use the most sophisticated weapons at their disposal.
- Russia's Belgorod region declares regional emergency amid ongoing tensions People's Daily 14 Aug 2024 -- The Belgorod region has declared a regional state of emergency due to the escalating situation, with authorities considering elevating the emergency status to the federal level, the region's governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel on Wednesday.
- Russia's Belgorod region declares state of emergency VOA 14 Aug 2024 -- The governor of Russia's Belgorod region declared a state of emergency Wednesday following Ukraine's bombardment of the region.
Ukraine
- We Continue Working with Our Partners on Long-Range Decisions for Ukraine - Address by the President President of Ukraine 14 Aug 2024
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy Held a Meeting on the Situation in the Kursk Region President of Ukraine 14 Aug 2024
- Andriy Yermak Met with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State President of Ukraine 14 Aug 2024
Russia
- Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on events around Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Aug 2024
- Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (14 August 2024) Russia MoD 14 Aug 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to repel the AFU attempt to invade the territory of the Russian Federation
- Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 14 Aug 2024 -- Last night, as the Kiev regime attempted to launch a terrorist attack using unmanned aerial vehicles and Tochka-U tactical missiles against the facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation, four tactical missiles and 117 fixed-wing UAVs were shot down by on-duty air defence systems.
- Ukraine Loses Up to 270 Soldiers in Kursk Region in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 14 Aug 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces lose up to 270 soldiers and 16 armored vehicles, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Wednesday.
- Ukraine Wants to Start Talks Using Kursk Nuclear Plant Seizure as Ultimatum - Akhmat Head Sputnik 14 Aug 2024 -- The Ukrainian Armed Forces went on the offensive on August 6 to seize territory in Russia's Kursk region, but their advance was stopped, said Valery Gerasimov, chief of Russia's General Staff. He stressed that the operation in Kursk will be completed by defeating the enemy and reaching the state border.
United States
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov DoD 14 Aug 2024
NATO
United Nations
Foreign Reactions
- Minister of National Defence L. Kasčiūnas met with President of Ukraine Lithuania MND 14 Aug 2024 -- Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas is on a visit to Kyiv. He met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Minister of National Defence continues the visit in Ukraine, meets with Ministers of Defence and Strategic Industries Lithuania MND 14 Aug 2024 -- During the visit in Kyiv Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas has met with Minister of Defence of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and Minister of Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin.
News Reports
- Swarm Wars: The Shaky Rise Of AI Drones In Ukraine RFE/RL 14 Aug 2024 -- A dystopian future in which swarms of killer drones hunt for human targets is drawing closer, but fully autonomous AI drones remain an elusive technology, at least on the battlefields of Ukraine.
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