• Military

• WMD Menu                           

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Combat Operations
Ukraine
Russia
United States
NATO
United Nations
Foreign Reactions
News Reports

Combat Operations

• Explosion At Luxury Moscow Residence Kills Founder Of Battalion Fighting in Ukraine RFE/RL 03 Feb 2025 -- A bomb exploded at a Moscow apartment complex, authorities said, killing and wounding several people, including the founder of a battalion fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.
• Russia says Ukrainian drone attacks targeted energy sites VOA 03 Feb 2025 -- Russian officials said Monday that Ukrainian drone attacks targeted energy facilities in two regions in southwestern Russia.

Ukraine

• North Korea ready to send 25,000 more troops to Russia: Zelenskyy Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2025 -- North Korea could send an additional 20,000 to 25,000 troops to Russia, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, amid reports that North Koreans had been taken off the front lines in a contested Russian region after suffering heavy casualties.
• Ukraine Rejects U.S. Peace Push As Putin Refuses To Talk To Zelenskyy RFE/RL 03 Feb 2025 -- Kyiv called a proposal that Washington has developed thus far for peace in Ukraine a "failed plan," saying a push for a cease-fire and elections in Ukraine isn't enough to "intimidate" Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• The Russians Do Not Change Their Objective of Destroying Ukraine's Energy Sector - Address by the President President of Ukraine 03 Feb 2025

Russia

• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (3 February 2025) Russia MoD 03 Feb 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

United States

• Trump suggests Ukraine's rare minerals as condition for continued support VOA 03 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said he would possibly be interested in continuing U.S. aid to Ukraine in exchange for access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals.

NATO

United Nations

• Ukraine: Alarming Rise in Executions of Captured Ukrainian Military Personnel OHCHR 03 Feb 2025 -- The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine on today expressed alarm at a sharp rise in reported executions of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian armed forces. Since the end of August 2024, the Mission recorded 79 such executions in 24 separate incidents.

Foreign Reactions

• The Commission and High Representative Kaja Kallas welcome a major step towards holding Russia accountable for its war of aggression against Ukraine* European Commission 03 Feb 2025 -- Today, senior legal experts of the European Commission, the European External Action Service, the Council of Europe, Ukraine and 37 States laid down the legal foundations for the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. The participants also set out the key elements of the "Schuman draft Statute", the core legal text that will govern the functioning of the Special Tribunal.

News Reports