03 May 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Moscow Seeks 'Definitive' Truce Response After Zelenskyy Dismisses Putin's Plan RFE/RL 03 May 2025 -- The Kremlin has said it wants Kyiv to give a clear answer to its call for a cease-fire lasting from May 8 to May 10 even as its forces continued to pound civilian targets in Ukraine.
Commentary by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova ahead of World Press Freedom Day Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 May 2025
Zelensky's Ceasefire Rejection is a Terrorist Threat on Global Scale - Moscow Sputnik 03 May 2025 -- Earlier in the day, Zelensky rejected Russia's proposal for a three-day ceasefire on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in World War II, saying that Ukraine cannot guarantee the safety of foreign guests who will attend the May 9 parade in Moscow.
Ukraine Loses Up to 460 Soldiers in Battles With Russian Forces - MoD Sputnik 03 May 2025 -- Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr has taken more advantageous positions and eliminated up to 460 Ukrainian soldiers over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
Ukraine's Air and Naval Drone and Cruise Missile Attack on Russia's Novorossiysk: What We Know Sputnik 03 May 2025 -- Shortly after midnight on Saturday, a missile hazard signal rang out across the Russian Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk.

US Approves F-16 Maintenance Deal For Jets Already Transferred To Ukraine RFE/RL 03 May 2025 -- The US State Department on May 2 approved a deal to provide training and equipment for F-16 fighter jets already in Ukraine.
US greenlights $310mn deal for Ukraine's F-16 training, sustainment Press TV 03 May 2025 -- The United States Department of State has given the go-ahead for a potential $310 million sale of F-16 training, sustainment, and related equipment to Ukraine, according to the Pentagon, only days after Kiev signed a deal granting Washington access to its rare minerals.
US Ready to Impose New Sanctions on Russia Amid Stalled Ukraine Peace Talks - Reports Sputnik 03 May 2025 -- US officials have prepared a new round of sanctions against Russia, including measures against the banking and energy sectors, to pressure Moscow to make peace with Ukraine amid protracted ceasefire talks, Reuters reported on Friday.

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