04 August 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News |
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Combat Operations
- Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Depot As Kyiv, Moscow Step Up Strikes Ahead Of Trump's Cease-Fire Deadline RFE/RL 04 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.
Ukraine
- President Discussed Pressing Issues with Kharkiv Community Representatives President of Ukraine 04 Aug 2025
- The State Will Continue to Support Our Cities and Communities in the Eastern Part of Ukraine - Address by the President President of Ukraine 04 Aug 2025
- President Met with Warriors Defending Ukraine in the Vovchansk Direction President of Ukraine 04 Aug 2025
- The United States and NATO launch a new mechanism to support Ukraine Ukraine MOD 04 Aug 2025
- New SSU special operation: drones attack five russian fighter jets at Saki airbase, one aircraft completely destroyed Security Service of Ukraine 04 Aug 2025 -- Last night, drones of the SSU's Special Operations Center "A" targeted the Saki military airbase in temporarily occupied Crimea. It is a key russian airbase for operations in the Black Sea.
- SSU detains GRU mole in MoD State Special Transport Service Security Service of Ukraine 04 Aug 2025 -- The SSU Military Counterintelligence has uncovered another attempt by russia's military intelligence agency ('the GRU') to penetrate the Defence Forces.
- Following SSU investigation, two more informers who helped ruscists attack Pokrovsk sentenced Security Service of Ukraine 04 Aug 2025 -- Based on evidence collected by the SSU, two more agents of russia's military intelligence ('GRU') who were adjusting enemy fire on the defenders of Donetsk region have received real prison sentences.
- SSU detains russian agent who was preparing terrorist attack downtown Dnipro Security Service of Ukraine 04 Aug 2025 -- The SSU Counterintelligence has prevented a new terrorist attack in the frontline city of Dnipro. As a result of comprehensive measures, a russian agent who was preparing an explosion near the administrative building of one of the law enforcement agencies downtown was detained.
Russia
- Meeting with head of the DPR Denis Pushilin President of Russia 04 Aug 2025 -- The President had a working meeting with head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin, who updated him on the socioeconomic situation in the region.
- Russia Strikes Ukrainian Airfields With Kinzhal Missiles Sputnik 04 Aug 2025 -- Russia's Tsentr Battlegroup has eliminated over 385 Ukrainian soldiers over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
- Ukrainian Drones Target Civilians in Kherson Region - Governor Sputnik 04 Aug 2025 -- Enemy drones are attacking civilians in the Kherson Region, with the intensity of strikes increasing each time amid active phases of talks between Russia and Ukraine, the region's Governor Vladimir Saldo told Sputnik.
United States
- Trump Says Envoy Witkoff May Travel To Russia In Coming Week RFE/RL 04 Aug 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said his special envoy Steve Witkoff may travel to Russia on August 6 or 7 -- the last days before his new deadline for Russia to take steps to end the war or face sanctions targeting oil exports.
NATO
- Secretary General welcomes first package of U.S. equipment for Ukraine funded by the Netherlands under new NATO initiative NATO 04 Aug 2025 -- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte today (4 August 2025) welcomed the first package of U.S. military equipment for Ukraine coordinated under the new NATO Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative. The Secretary General and the Dutch government confirmed that the Netherlands is funding the first package in full.
United Nations
Foreign Reactions
- EU Frets Over Air Defense Gaps After Sending Patriots to Ukraine Sputnik 04 Aug 2025 -- EU countries are wary of a long-term gap in their air defense due to the transfer of EU Patriot systems to Ukraine, Euractiv reported on Monday, citing a European diplomat.
- Strengthening comprehensive cooperation between Ukraine and Japan - focus of meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka and Japanese Foreign Minister Ukraine Government 04 Aug 2025 -- On Monday, 4 August, as part of a working visit to Japan, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Taras Kachka, together with Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture Oleksii Sobolev, met with Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi.
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Iwaya and Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration KACHKA of Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 04 Aug 2025
- Japan-Ukraine Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Working Dinner) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 04 Aug 2025
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI Yoshimasa by the delegation headed by H.E. Mr. Taras KACHKA, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 04 Aug 2025
- Andrii Sybiha met with Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Yoji Muto Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 04 Aug 2025
- Andrii Sybiha held a meeting with Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 04 Aug 2025
- Andrii Sybiha held a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeshi Iwaya Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 04 Aug 2025
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