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23.02.2025

23.02.2025Day When Two Hundred Drones Brought Minerals Back

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Ukraine for 23.02.2025.

It displays 87 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

23.02.2025Day When Two Hundred Drones Brought Minerals Back
Russia launched its largest drone attack of the war - 267 UAVs and ballistic missiles - with 138 drones shot down and 119 lost to electronic warfare. The attack coincided with reports of Ukraine rejecting US demands for a $500 billion minerals fund.

By afternoon, during the "Ukraine. Year 2025" forum, Zelensky announced readiness to resign if it would secure peace or NATO membership. The statement followed days of US pressure regarding mineral rights and Starlink access. Officials clarified that mineral rights negotiations continue, with occupied territories holding resources worth $350 billion.

German elections showed CDU leading with the pro-Russian AfD in second place. Intelligence chief Budanov warned of possible massive Russian attacks on February 24, while noting North Korea now supplies 50% of Russia's ammunition needs. Evening brought air raid alerts to Kyiv, while Trump's team suggested using "Istanbul agreements" as peace framework.
23.02.2025
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06:14
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Сьогодні Німеччина обирає новий Бундестаг / Мерц за крок від посади канцлера, ультраправі - від історичного другого місця: чого чекати Україні

06:14

06:55Night of 257 Drones

The newspapers report on a massive Russian drone attack on Ukraine, with 138 drones shot down and 119 lost to location interference (Ukrinform UA, TSN, Liga.net). Kyiv experienced fires from falling debris. In parallel developments, Ukraine rejected US demands for a $500 billion minerals fund (Bloomberg), while reports indicate British and French plans to deploy 30,000 peacekeepers (WSJ via UNIAN). Ukraine also announced plans to involve the private sector in explosives production (Pravda).
07:01
Ukraine has learned the hard way that it is now time to stop being naïve and to rethink who of their potential allies could be the more trustworthy and reliable.
07:01
07:09
07:18
08:30
09:30
Radio Svoboda

"Отец и мать умерли от голода". Воспоминания переживших депортацию чеченцев

09:30
09:39

09:41Night of 267 Drones

The newspapers report on Russia's largest drone attack to date, with 267 UAVs launched against Ukraine, of which 138 were shot down and 119 disappeared from radar (Kyiv Post, Pravda, Ukrinform UA). In parallel developments, the Pentagon refuted Trump's claims about $350 billion in Ukraine aid (Liga.net), while Ukraine rejected US demands for a $500 billion minerals fund (TSN, Novoe Vremya).
11:05
11:14
13:08
Radio Svoboda

"Лучше бы расстреляли меня". Как в России относились к ветеранам войн

13:08
13:17

13:19Trump's Mineral Rights Peace Plan

The newspapers report on Trump's new claim to end the war "next week" through mineral rights negotiations (Kyiv Post), while Ukraine rejected previous US demands for a $500 billion minerals fund (Novoe Vremya). In parallel, Zelensky restructured army corps command (Pravda) as intelligence chief Budanov warns of possible massive Russian attack on February 24 (TSN). A high-level Ukraine forum "Ukraine. Year 2025" launches in Kyiv (Glavcom, Ukrinform).
13:26
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Ера бойового лазера / Фахівець — про переваги й труднощі використання новітньої зброї і про те, чому деякі розробки досі «сирі»

13:26
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15:13Zelensky Offers Resignation for Peace

The newspapers report extensively on Zelensky's statement during the "Ukraine. Year 2025" forum press conference, where he declared readiness to resign if it would secure peace for Ukraine or NATO membership (Kyiv Post, Liga.net, Novoe Vremya, Ukrinform UA, UNIAN). The statement appears linked to recent US diplomatic pressures, with Zelensky specifically mentioning American interests in this context (Liga.net).
15:38
16:15
16:24
Radio Svoboda

"Коды несвободы". Виктор Вахштайн о героях и жертвах

16:24
17:00

17:39Zelensky's Resignation Offer

The newspapers extensively cover Zelensky's press conference on the third anniversary of the invasion, where he stated readiness to resign if it would secure peace or NATO membership for Ukraine (Kyiv Post, Pravda, Ukrinform). He responded to Trump's "dictator" comments (Liga.net) and indicated that Ukraine-US discussions about a $500 billion fund are no longer active (Ukrinform UA). In parallel, German elections show CDU leading in exit polls (Novoe Vremya).
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