03 August 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Depot As Kyiv, Moscow Step Up Strikes Ahead Of Trump's Cease-Fire Deadline RFE/RL 03 Aug 2025 -- Ukrainian forces continued to hit military-linked infrastructure deep inside Russia, as Kyiv and Moscow traded strikes ahead of a deadline set by US President Donald Trump for the Kremlin to accept a peace deal with Ukraine.
Russian-Occupied Donetsk, Mariupol Face Collapse Amid Severe Water Shortage RFE/RL 03 Aug 2025 -- In the Russian-occupied cities of Donetsk and Mariupol, an escalating water crisis has pushed daily life to the brink of survival.

Drone Strikes Hit Near Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant - Statement Sputnik 03 Aug 2025 -- Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stationed at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP) on Saturday heard sounds of explosions and saw smoke in a place located 1.2 kilometer from the perimeter of the station, the IAEA said in a statement.
Inside Russia's Shadow Battalions: Coercion, Violence, And Ethnic Targeting RFE/RL 03 Aug 2025 -- The Russian government, facing mounting losses in Ukraine, appears to be intensifying its coercive recruitment tactics targeting prisoners, conscripts, and ethnic minorities from remote regions and Central Asian migrant communities to bolster its depleted forces.

US Envoy to NATO Hopes Arms Supplies to Allies to Push Russia to Negotiate Sputnik 03 Aug 2025 -- The United States hopes to push Russia to negotiate and achieve a long-term ceasefire in Ukraine by supplying weapons to NATO partners, US Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker said.

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