On the morning of January 25, the Ukrainian Air Force accused Russian forces of launching 61 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and two Kh-59/69 cruise missiles into Ukraine on the night of January 24 and the early morning of January 25, according to the news site. The Kyiv Independent.
The Ukrainian Air Force announced that the country’s air defense force shot down 2 missiles and 46 UAVs in 12 provinces of Ukraine, including Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Kherson, Odessa, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad and Donetsk .
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Also according to the Ukrainian Air Force, the remaining 15 UAVs were lost due to electronic warfare measures.
Ukrainian officials also accused new Russian air strikes targeting Ukraine of injuring 10 civilians. Among them, five people were injured in Kherson province, according to Governor Oleksandr Prokudin.
As of the evening of January 25, there was no information about Russia’s reaction to the above accusations and statements from the Ukrainian side.
Ukrainian soldiers after firing 120 mm mortars at Russian soldiers on the front line, near the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv province (Ukraine) on January 16
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Russian helicopters attack Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk
On January 25, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that a Russian Ka-52M helicopter attacked Ukrainian soldiers and equipment with missiles, preventing the rotation of Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk province, according to TASS News Agency.
After the attack, the Ka-52M crew performed a missile evasion maneuver at extremely low altitude by firing flares to avoid attacks from enemy surface-to-air missiles. “An aerial observer on the front line confirmed that the target was destroyed,” the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed.
The type of Russian UAV that Ukraine has not been able to catch up with
As of the evening of January 25, there was no information about Ukraine’s reaction to the statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
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Washington considers using Russia’s frozen assets to buy weapons for Ukraine
In an interview with Fox News channel on January 24, Mr. Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump’s special peace envoy for Ukraine, said the US government is considering buying US weapons for Ukraine with money collected from Ukraine. Russia’s frozen assets.
Mr. Kellogg said that this approach could be part of a comprehensive solution to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia and strengthen the US defense industry.
Also according to Mr. Kellogg, the idea of redirecting Russian assets for Ukraine’s defense needs is still “on the table.”
Despite freezing $300 billion in Russian assets, Western countries can only access the annual income generated by related funds, about $3.2 billion. These profits will support a $50 billion loan to Kyiv, while most of Russia’s frozen assets are located in European countries.
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As of the evening of January 25, there was no information about Russia’s reaction.
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The President of Ukraine hopes that the US will participate in peace negotiations with Russia
At a joint press conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in the capital Kyiv on January 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he hoped Europe and the US would participate in any negotiations on ending the Russia-Russia conflict. Ukraine, according to Reuters.
President Zelensky also said that Ukraine also needs to participate in any negotiations on ending the conflict for such negotiations to have a significant impact.
President Zelensky added that he believes that US President Donald Trump can end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but emphasized that Trump can only do so if he brings Ukraine into negotiations.
“He can only do this with Ukraine, otherwise it will not be effective. Because Russia does not want to end the conflict, while Ukraine wants to end it,” Mr. Zelensky emphasized.
President Trump has expressed his desire to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the conflict. On January 23, Mr. Putin said he wanted to meet Mr. Trump to talk about Ukraine. Mr. Putin has cited a 2022 decree by Mr. Zelensky banning talks with the Russian leader as a barrier to the talks.
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