25 April 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Russian Attacks Kill 5 More As Kyiv Mourns Victims Of Air Strike RFE/RL 25 Apr 2025 -- Russian attacks have killed five more people, including a child, across Ukraine on April 25 as Kyiv observes a day of mourning for the 12 people killed in Russian missile and drone strikes that hit the Ukrainian capital a day earlier and prompted US President Donald Trump to issue a rare rebuke of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
How Ukrainian Cities Were Wiped Out By Russian Glide Bombs And Artillery RFE/RL 25 Apr 2025 -- They can make apartment blocks collapse like a house of cards. In Ukraine, Russia's use of air-dropped bombs equipped with glide kits and precision-guidance systems has brought staggering destruction to civilian areas. These weapons can glide for kilometers before striking with devastating force. Together with various other artillery, tanks and drones, their impact is evident across Ukraine.
Kyiv To Observe Day Of Mourning After Russian Strike Kills 12 RFE/RL 25 Apr 2025 -- Kyiv has declared April 25 a day of mourning for 12 people killed in a Russian missile-and-drone attack that hit the Ukrainian capital overnight, prompting US President Donald Trump to issue a rare rebuke of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Russian General Killed In Car Bombing Near Moscow RFE/RL 25 Apr 2025 -- A senior Russian military officer was killed when a car exploded on the street of a Moscow suburb as he was walking past, Russia's Investigative Committee said, the second high-ranking military official killed near their residence in the past four months.
Senior Russian general killed in Moscow car blast IRNA 25 Apr 2025 -- A senior Russian military official has been killed in a car explosion near Moscow.

In the Coming Days, Very Significant Meetings May Take Place That Should Bring Us Closer to Silence for Ukraine - Address by the President President of Ukraine 25 Apr 2025
In Kyiv, the President Honored the Memory of Those Killed by a Russian Missile Strike President of Ukraine 25 Apr 2025
Ukraine may have to 'give up land' to Russia to secure peace: Kiev mayor Press TV 25 Apr 2025 -- Mayor of Kiev Vitaly Klitschko has said his country may have to "give up territory" to Russia as a "painful solution" to securing "temporary" peace and halting the ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Witkoff And Putin Hold Talks As Trump Says Crimea 'Will Stay With Russia' RFE/RL 25 Apr 2025 -- Talks between President Vladimir Putin and the White House envoy Steve Witkoff were "productive" and brought US-Russian positions on Ukraine and other issues closer, a top Kremlin aide said, as U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview that "Crimea will stay with Russia."
Crimea Will Remain Part of Russia Under Settlement Deal on Ukraine - Trump Sputnik 25 Apr 2025 -- Crimea will remain a part of Russia as part of the settlement deal in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump told TIME magazine in his "100 days" interview.
Details of US Peace Proposal to End Ukraine Conflict Unveiled Sputnik 25 Apr 2025 -- Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff presented Europe and Ukraine with a list of proposals for the Ukrainian settlement at talks in Paris, Reuters reports.

UNHCR responds to the latest wave of deadly attacks in Ukraine UNHCR 25 Apr 2025 -- Yesterday, 24 April, Kyiv residents woke up to another deadly Russian attack. Since the start of the year, these have intensified alarmingly in Ukraine, where UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, continues to respond to the pressing humanitarian situation.
Ukraine: Continued Russian assaults drive civilians from frontline communities UN News 25 Apr 2025 -- As Ukrainian cities struggle to recover from this week's deadly missile and drone strikes, frontline areas remain under relentless attack, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Friday, warning of ongoing displacement and deepening humanitarian needs.

Tallinn Mechanism Member States Unite in Kyiv to Expand Support for Ukraine's Cyber Resilience Estonia MFA 25 Apr 2025 -- On April 23-24, the Tallinn Mechanism member states gathered in Kyiv for a multiannual meeting to review cybersecurity assistance for Ukraine and discuss future coordination. The meeting also served as a platform to address strategic directions for strengthening Ukraine's cyber resilience.

President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss support for Ukraine, achieving a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, and Finland's Host Nation Support Finnish Government 25 Apr 2025 -- In their meeting on Friday 25 April, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the current efforts to end Russia's war of aggression and achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.

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