08 April 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Chinese Nationals Fighting For Russia Captured In Ukraine, Zelenskyy Claims RFE/RL 08 Apr 2025 -- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Ukrainian armed forces captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting as part of the Russian Army in Ukraine's Donetsk region and called on Kyiv's allies to react to the situation and demand an explanation from Beijing.
Ukrainian Defenders Captured Two Chinese Citizens in the Donetsk Region - The President President of Ukraine 08 Apr 2025
Ukrainian Drone Unit Defends Urban 'Apocalypse' In Frontline Pokrovsk RFE/RL 08 Apr 2025 -- A unit of Ukrainian drone pilots stationed in Pokrovsk have told RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service they have become a high-value target for Russian forces.

Fresh Ukraine Talks To Highlight Divisions Between US And Europe RFE/RL 08 Apr 2025 -- Another week of military planning and diplomacy will again underline the divisions between Washington and its European allies over policy on Ukraine, with two key meetings on successive days at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

Ukraine crisis: 'Even wars have rules,' UN relief chief tells Security Council UN News 08 Apr 2025 -- Nearly 13 million people in Ukraine urgently need humanitarian aid as displacement, psychological trauma and the destruction of essential services continues to take a devastating toll, the UN relief chief warned on Tuesday.
In 'Era of Savage Cuts', UN Aid Chief Urges Security Council to Provide Security, Resources for Saving as Many Survivors Possible from Russian Air Strikes in Ukraine UN Security Council 08 Apr 2025 -- Russian Federation airstrikes in Ukraine continue to kill and maim civilians — including children at a playground last week — the United Nations top humanitarian official told the Security Council today. In what he called an "era of savage cuts", he also appealed to Council members to provide at least the security and resources needed to save as many survivors of this war as possible.

Estonia´s Defence Minister in Ukraine: Our Defence Industry Has Much to Gain from Cooperation with Ukraine Estonia MoD 08 Apr 2025 -- Minister of Defence of Estonia, Hanno Pevkur was on a two-day visit to Ukraine to discuss opportunities for developing defence cooperation and Estonia's military aid to Ukraine.

The Kremlin's actions reflect no desire for peace that I can detect: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 08 Apr 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine.
Russia is killing civilians in Ukraine while claiming it wants peace: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 08 Apr 2025 -- Ambassador Holland condemns Russia's 4th April attack on Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine, which killed 20 civilians, including 9 children. If Russia wanted peace it would end these barbaric attacks and commit to an immediate ceasefire.

Can They Go Home Again? Displaced Ukrainians Share Fears As Negotiations Drag On RFE/RL 08 Apr 2025 -- The Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya is home to some 150,000 people who have been displaced from other parts of the country, and these residents comprise nearly a quarter of the city's population.

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