27 October 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Russia Troops Reported Inside Pokrovsk As Ukrainian Forces Maintain City's Defenses RFE/RL 27 Oct 2025 -- Elements of Russia's ground forces have entered the strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv acknowledged, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy labeling the situation there as "difficult" with "fierce" battles flaring in and around the regional center.

Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 27 Oct 2025 -- Russian units continue to eliminate hostile troops surrounded in Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeysk.
Russia repels major Ukrainian drone assault on Moscow: Mayor Press TV 27 Oct 2025 -- Russian air defense units successfully foiled a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow overnight, neutralizing more than three dozen hostile UAVs aimed at the capital, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Monday.
Russian Military Obliterates Encircled Ukrainian Groups in Kupyansk, Pokrovsk - MoD Sputnik 27 Oct 2025 -- Russian forces continue to destroy encircled Ukrainian military groups in Kupyansk in the Kharkov Region, and in Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Why Are Russian Regions Cutting Signing Bonuses For Soldiers Heading To Ukraine? It's Complicated. RFE/RL 27 Oct 2025 -- A growing number of Russian regions have sharply cut signing bonuses for men volunteering to fight in Ukraine, a trend highlighting both budget woes from Russia's sputtering economy as well as shifting manpower priorities for the military.

Russian army committing murder in Ukraine: Independent rights commission UN News 27 Oct 2025 -- Drones operated by Russian forces have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian civilians, causing deaths, injuries and large-scale destruction, independent UN human rights investigators said on Monday.
Children at risk as winter looms amid renewed strikes in Ukraine UN News 27 Oct 2025 -- Airstrikes and ongoing conflict in Ukraine are leaving civilians - including thousands of children - without homes, power, water and basic services, as humanitarians warn the approaching winter is heightening the risks for communities along the frontlines.

Tsahkna meeting with Zelenskyy: Ukraine belongs in the European Union and NATO Estonia MFA 27 Oct 2025 -- Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv today to discuss strengthening sanctions against Russia, Euro-Atlantic relations, Ukraine's path towards NATO and EU membership, and security guarantees.
Tsahkna in Ukraine: Estonia contributes €150,000 to Ukraine Energy Support Fund Estonia MFA 27 Oct 2025 -- Today, 27 October, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna informed his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv that Estonia will allocate €150,000 to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.
Foreign Minister Tsahkna in Kyiv: Estonia strengthens support for Ukraine Estonia MFA 27 Oct 2025 -- On 27 October, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv.

Finland Joins the Tallinn Mechanism to Strengthen Ukraine's Cyber Defense Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland 27 Oct 2025 -- Finland has become the thirteenth country to join the Tallinn Mechanism—an international initiative that helps Ukraine enhance its cyber resilience and digital security.

Ukraine's Accession to EU Will Not Happen Under Current Hungarian Government - Szijjarto Sputnik 27 Oct 2025 -- Ukraine's accession to EU will not take place under current Hungarian government, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.

For peace in Ukraine we must go after Russia's money: Foreign Secretary's article UK FCDO 27 Oct 2025 -- Writing in The Times, the Foreign Secretary outlines why now is the time for fresh economic pressure to deprive the Kremlin of war revenues and push Putin to the negotiating table.

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