02 January 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Ukraine says it shot down 47 Russian drones VOA 02 Jan 2025 -- Ukraine's military said Thursday it shot down 47 drones Russian forces launched overnight at areas in central and eastern Ukraine.

Zelenskiy Says Trump Could Be 'Decisive' In Ending War RFE/RL 02 Jan 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a televised interview broadcast on January 2 that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's "unpredictability" could help end the war with Russia.
Zelenskyy says Trump could be decisive in stopping war in Ukraine VOA 02 Jan 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could be "decisive" in the outcome of the yearslong war between Ukraine and Russia.
This Year, We May Add More Countries to Our Reliable Partners, Particularly Syria - Address by the President President of Ukraine 02 Jan 2025
Ukraine blocks transit of Russian gas to Europe, prompting price hike VOA 02 Jan 2025 -- European gas prices reached a 15-month high on Thursday after Ukraine blocked the transit of Russian gas across its territory into the European Union.
Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Is Preparing To Reestablish Diplomatic Ties With Syria RFE/RL 02 Jan 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv is making preparations to reestablish ties with Syria after a diplomatic mission led by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha visited Damascus to meet with the Middle Eastern country's new leadership.

Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Ukraine ending Russian gas transit Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Jan 2025
Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (2 January 2025) Russia MoD 02 Jan 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
Russian Air Defense Shoots Down Ukrainian Fighter Jet Sputnik 02 Jan 2025 -- Over the past 24 hours, Russian air defense systems have shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet and almost 100 drones, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) stated.

Update 268 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 02 Jan 2025 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is assessing observations and information collected from its recent missions to Ukraine's electrical substations, conducted in the aftermath of attacks on the nation's energy infrastructure, as part of the Agency's ongoing commitment to monitoring nuclear safety and security, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.

Slovak PM Threatens to Cut Support for Ukrainians in Slovakia Over Gas Transit Dispute Sputnik 02 Jan 2025 -- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened that his party, Smer-SD, is ready to support reducing assistance to Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia in response to Ukraine's suspension of Russian gas transit.

Thousands In Moldova's Transdniester Scramble For Heat, Hot Water After Russian Gas Flow Ends RFE/RL 02 Jan 2025 -- Thousands of households in Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniester have been forced to cope without gas, heating, and hot water after supplies of Russian natural gas abruptly stopped on January 1 due to the expiration of a supply contract with Ukraine, a major transit hub for the gas.

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