21 January 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News |
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Combat Operations
- Ukrainian officials say Russian drones damaged residential buildings VOA 21 Jan 2025 -- Ukrainian officials said Tuesday that Russian drone attacks damaged residential buildings in several parts of central and southern Ukraine.
Ukraine
- Zelenskyy: Ukraine would need at least 200,000 peacekeepers for ceasefire VOA 21 Jan 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that if a ceasefire deal were enacted with Russia, "at least 200,000 European peacekeepers" would need to be on the ground in Ukraine to defend the Eastern European country against a possible attack by Russia.
- Zelenskiy Counting On Trump For Peace Deal, Welcomes Call To Hike NATO Spending RFE/RL 21 Jan 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will bring about a "just" end to Russia's war against his country and that he supports the new administration's push for increased defense spending by NATO nations.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Vietnam Discussed Economic Cooperation President of Ukraine 21 Jan 2025
- Ukraine and Albania Concluded Bilateral Security Agreement President of Ukraine 21 Jan 2025
- Agreement on security cooperation and long-term support between Ukraine and the Republic of Albania President of Ukraine 21 Jan 2025
- Humanitarian Cooperation and Exploring Ways to Achieve a Just Peace: The President of Ukraine Met with the President of Switzerland President of Ukraine 21 Jan 2025
- The President and the Chancellor of Germany Discussed Strengthening Ukraine's Air Defense and Establishing Unity Centers President of Ukraine 21 Jan 2025
- We Need a United European Security and Defense Policy - President at the Forum in Davos President of Ukraine 21 Jan 2025
- Europe Needs to Compete for the Top Spot in Priorities, Alliances, and Technological Development - Speech by the President at the World Economic Forum President of Ukraine 21 Jan 2025
Russia
- Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (21 January 2025) Russia MoD 21 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.
- General of the Army Valery Gerasimov inspects Tsentr Group of Forces in special military operation zone Russia MoD 21 Jan 2025 -- Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation / First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov has visited a tank division and a motorised rifle brigade of the Tsentr Group of Forces, which perform missions in Krasnoarmeysk direction in the special military operation zone.
- Russia Liberates Volkovo in Donetsk as Ukraine's Losses Mount Sputnik 21 Jan 2025 -- Russia's Ministry of Defense reported on the progress ot the special military operation and they key achievements of the Russian Armed Forces.
United States
- Trump Says Putin 'Destroying' Russia By Failing To Seek Ukraine Peace Deal RFE/RL 21 Jan 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is "destroying" Russia by refusing to make a deal to end the Ukraine war, adding that he could speak to Putin soon, without stating a time frame.
NATO
United Nations
Foreign Reactions
- Norway Increases Support for Mine Clearance in Ukraine Government of Norway 21 Jan 2025 -- Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) is a global leader in using mine detection dogs and is clearing large areas in Ukraine of mines and explosives. Norway is increasing its support for this work by NOK 164 million in 2025.
News Reports
- North Korea grants party membership to its fallen soldiers in Ukraine war Radio Free Asia 21 Jan 2025 -- North Korea is posthumously granting membership in the Korean Workers' Party to its soldiers killed in action in Russia's war with Ukraine -- a perk that will benefit their surviving families, residents in the country told Radio Free Asia.
- Lavrov echoes debunked Kremlin narratives to justify war, undermine NATO VOA 21 Jan 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's mid-January press conference "on the performance of Russian diplomacy in 2024" was filled with false and misleading claims, many previously debunked, highlighting the Kremlin's broader disinformation tactics.
- From Ukraine To The Pacific, Trump Administration Faces New Threats From China-Russia Partnership RFE/RL 21 Jan 2025 -- Attacks on strategic undersea telecom cables off the coast of Taiwan are not new, but when one was suspected of being severed off its northern coast by a Chinese-owned ship in early January, it fit a growing pattern.
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