26 August 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News |
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Combat Operations
Ukraine
- Ukraine Looks To US Gas Imports As Russia Switches Focus Of Attacks RFE/RL 26 Aug 2025 -- When a swarm of 39 Russian drones attacked a compressor station in southern Ukraine this month, it was a sign of how Russia has shifted the focus of its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
- Ukrainian PM Confirms Brother Is Living Abroad As Army Struggles To Fill Ranks RFE/RL 26 Aug 2025 -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has told RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service that her brother is living abroad, a potentially damaging revelation as the country's army struggles to find new military recruits amid Russia's ongoing invasion.
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo Joins the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children President of Ukraine 26 Aug 2025
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy Met with Representatives of the Ukrainian World Congress President of Ukraine 26 Aug 2025
- Office of the President Holds a Discussion on Strengthening Sanctions Pressure on the Russian Federation with Lithuanian Delegation President of Ukraine 26 Aug 2025
- Ukraine and Lithuania Agreed to Deepen Cooperation for the Return of Children Abducted by Russia President of Ukraine 26 Aug 2025
- On Our Side, Everything Will Be Prepared to the Fullest to End This War - Address by the President President of Ukraine 26 Aug 2025
- The President Discussed Further Support for Ukraine with the Chief of the UK Defense Staff and His Successor President of Ukraine 26 Aug 2025
- Andrii Sybiha held joint phone talks with the US Secretary of State and European allies Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 26 Aug 2025
- Joint Statement following the Ministerial Meeting between Ukraine and the BENELUX countries Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 26 Aug 2025
- Sergiy Boyev held talks with Estonia on defense industry funding and accelerating deliveries Ukraine MOD 26 Aug 2025
- Denys Shmyhal and the Chief of the UK Defence Staff discussed the needs of Ukraine's Defence Forces Ukraine MOD 26 Aug 2025
Russia
- Elite Ukrainian Troops Retreat as Russia Advances in Donbass Sputnik 26 Aug 2025 -- Russian forces are pushing ahead in the Serebryansky forestry district in Donbass, a commander of the "Akhmat" special forces battalion of the Russian Defense Ministry with callsign "Shram" (lit. "Scar") tells Sputnik.
- Ukraine Loses Up to 400 Soldiers in Battles With Russian Armed Forces Sputnik 26 Aug 2025 -- Russia's Tsentr group of forces has eliminated up to 400 Ukrainian soldiers over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
United States
NATO
United Nations
- Attacks continue to force displacement from frontline areas in Ukraine UNHCR 26 Aug 2025 -- Humanitarian needs soar as more people are evacuated or flee relentless Russian attacks in frontline regions. Supporting them remains a top priority for UNHCR and its local NGO partners.
- Briefing Security Council, Senior Official Stresses Importance of Cooperation, Warns against Politicization of Nord Stream Investigations UN Security Council 26 Aug 2025 -- Nearly three years since the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, a senior United Nations official underscored that any intentional damage to critical civilian infrastructure should be condemned and investigated.
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
- Ex-US Army Colonel Says Ukraine War On The Cusp Of An AI Revolution RFE/RL 26 Aug 2025 -- Frank Sobchak, a retired US Army colonel and professor at the US Naval War College, says that the use of drones in the Ukraine war has created a stalemate reminiscent of World War I.
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