15 January 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Russian missile, drone attacks cause damage in multiple Ukrainian regions VOA 15 Jan 2025 -- Officials in western Ukraine said Wednesday a Russian missile attack hit critical infrastructure facilities in the Lviv region, part of a series of attacks that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said included more than 40 missiles and 70 drones.
Massive Russian Attack Targets Ukraine Energy Sites Amid Winter Freeze RFE/RL 15 Jan 2025 -- Russia and Ukraine exchanged 50 prisoners of war, the first swap this year, just hours after Moscow launched a massive attack on Ukrainian energy targets, causing rotating power outages that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said highlighted the need for Western help to strengthen the existing capabilities of Ukraine's air shield.
Russian Forces Tried To Stop Removal Of Captured North Korean Soldier From Battlefield RFE/RL 15 Jan 2025 -- Russian forces tried to prevent Ukrainian troops who captured a North Korean soldier in Kursk earlier this month from taking him off the battlefield, according to a Ukrainian soldier involved in the mission in comments to RFE/RL.

Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (15 January 2025) Russia MoD 15 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.
Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 15 Jan 2025 -- As a result of the negotiation process, 25 Russian servicemen were returned from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime.
Russian Forces Target Ukrainian Gas Infrastructure and Liberate Ukrainka in DPR Sputnik 15 Jan 2025 -- Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile forces, and artillery struck military airfield infrastructure, personnel concentrations, and enemy equipment in 137 areas.
Ukrainian Intel Offered $1M to Russian Soldiers to Leave Gorlovka - Russian Security Service Sputnik 15 Jan 2025 -- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had foiled plans of Ukrainian military intelligence that promised Russian soldiers $1 million to leave their positions in Gorlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

White House says Biden leaving Ukraine in strongest position possible VOA 15 Jan 2025 -- While U.S. President Joe Biden views his response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a cornerstone of his foreign policy legacy, critics argue he missed a historic opportunity to help Ukraine win the war.
Rubio, Trump's Pick For Secretary Of State, Says Ukraine Must Make Concessions RFE/RL 15 Jan 2025 -- President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the top U.S. diplomat said it is "unrealistic" to expect Ukraine to recover all the land Russia has seized since launching its full-scale invasion nearly three years ago, adding Kyiv will have to make concessions to Moscow to end the fighting.
Trump's pick for top diplomat calls for ceasefire in Russia's war on Ukraine VOA 15 Jan 2025 -- Russia's nearly three-year invasion of Ukraine has become a "war of attrition" and a "stalemate" that must be ended, Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be secretary of state, told senators at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
Trump's State Secretary Nominee Urges End to Ukraine Conflict, Calls for Realistic Solutions Sputnik 15 Jan 2025 -- The United States' official position on the Ukraine conflict must be that it should be brought to an end, Republican Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state nominee, said on Wednesday.

Kallas Says Europe Should Increase Pressure On Moscow In Push To End War RFE/RL 15 Jan 2025 -- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Kyiv and its partners should continue to apply pressure on Russia to improve Ukraine's position in any eventual negotiations to end the war.
Europe mulls seizing Russia's billions to aid Ukraine VOA 15 Jan 2025 -- Support appears to be growing in the West to fully seize hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of Russian assets that were frozen following Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, amid speculation that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will try to seek a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv soon after he takes office next week.

Ukraine opens first comprehensive human rights centre with support from Estonia Estonia MFA 15 Jan 2025 -- Ukraine's first comprehensive human rights centre was opened in the city of Zhytomyr. Not only will it receive and document complaints of human rights violations, it will also address pressing issues, such as the return of children abducted by russia during the war and the exchange of prisoners of war.
Foreign Minister Tsahkna in Kyiv: We know the formula for Ukraine's victory Estonia MFA 15 Jan 2025 -- Meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv today 15 January, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna underlined that Ukraine and its supporters have made the right decisions in fighting Russia's aggression, and staying the course is the only way forward.

Joint Statement by Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Republic of Poland 15 Jan 2025

Baiba Braže: Latvia and the Netherlands agree - NATO must continue its military support to Ukraine and make every effort to constrain Russia Latvia MFA 15 Jan 2025 -- On 15 January 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, during her working visit to the Netherlands, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Caspar Veldkamp, and thanked for contribution by the Netherlands to security in the Baltic region, especially for the rotational participation of the Dutch troops in the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission from Ämari Air Base in Estonia, and for being part of the NATO eFP battle group in Lithuania.

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