{"id":310706,"date":"2025-08-02T01:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T01:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/310706\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T01:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T01:34:11","slug":"russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1255-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/310706\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,255 | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"
Here are the key events on day 1,255 of Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Here is how things stand on Saturday, August 2:<\/p>\n
Fighting<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Ukrainian rescuers recovered more than a dozen more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed apartment block in Kyiv overnight, bringing the death toll from Thursday\u2019s attack by Russia to 31.<\/li>\n
A two-year-old was among five children found dead as a result of what is now Russia\u2019s worst air strike of the year on Ukraine\u2019s capital, which also injured 159 people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said as he announced the end of a more than 24-hour-long rescue operation at the site.<\/li>\n
Russia launched more than 3,800 drones and nearly 260 missiles for its attacks on Ukraine throughout July, Zelenskyy said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Military aid<\/p>\n
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NATO countries, Ukraine and the United States are developing a new mechanism that will focus on getting US weapons to Ukraine from the Priority Ukraine Requirements List, known under the acronym PURL, the Reuters news agency reports, citing three sources familiar with the matter.<\/li>\n
As part of the PURL mechanism, Ukraine would prioritise the weapons it needs in tranches of roughly $500m, and NATO allies would then negotiate among themselves who would donate or pay for items on the list.<\/li>\n
Germany said it will deliver two Patriot missile defence systems to Ukraine after reaching an agreement with the US that Berlin will be first in line to receive the latest Patriot systems to replenish the weapons donated to Kyiv.<\/li>\n
A top adviser to President Zelenskyy said Russia is providing North Korea with technology for Shahed-type attack drones and assisting in their production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ceasefire<\/p>\n
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Zelenskyy welcomed US President Donald Trump\u2019s new deadline for Russia to make progress towards ending its more than three-year-long war on Ukraine. Zelenskyy said he had discussed with Starmer the potential formats for a summit of leaders to discuss peace in Ukraine.<\/li>\n
Russia\u2019s President Vladimir Putin said Moscow hoped for more peace talks with Ukraine but that the momentum of the war was in Moscow\u2019s favour, signalling no shift in his stance despite a looming sanctions deadline issued by Trump. Putin also said that the first batch of mass-produced Oreshnik ballistic missile systems had been delivered to the Russian army.<\/li>\n
In a post on X responding to Putin\u2019s remarks, Zelenskyy repeated his willingness to sit down with the Russian leader, saying Ukraine wants to \u201cmove beyond\u201d statements and lower-level meetings on the matter.<\/li>\n
\u201cIf these are signals of a genuine willingness to end the war with dignity and establish a truly lasting peace \u2026 then Ukraine once again reaffirms its readiness to meet at the level of leaders at any time,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n