Russia has over 1,950 strategic missiles, Ukraine's military intelligence tells media
Russia produces up to 195 missiles per month, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) told the news outlet RBC-Ukraine.
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There's loads of video of Israeli air defenses, and none of Ukraine's — this is why
As Israel and Iran continue to trade salvos, dramatic footage of air defenses battling ballistic missiles have flooded the internet. Several prominent online commentators have compared the videos coming out of Israel with those from Ukraine, questioning why Russian attacks like those on Kyiv are portrayed in relatively sparse detail,
Ukraine war latest: Massive Russian attack kills 28, injures 134 in Kyiv
Key developments on June 17: * 'A brutal strike' — Massive Russian missile and drone attack hits Kyiv, killing 28, injuring at least 134 * Zelensky arrives at G7 summit hours after Trump departs * US group designed to pressure Russia into peace in Ukraine disbanded by Trump administration, Reuters reports * US reportedly considers
Tired of military aid delays, Ukraine has designed its own ballistic missile — and it’s already in mass-production
Ukraine announced on June 13 that its short-range Sapsan ballistic missile would go into mass production, a major development in Kyiv's ongoing efforts to domestically produce the weapons it needs to fight Russia's full-scale invasion. As Ukraine faces growing challenges in securing weapons from Western partners, and Russia continues launching
Iran claims new ballistic missile tactic allowed breach of Israeli air defenses
Iranian missiles were guided in a way that caused Israeli interceptor missiles to target each other, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said.
5 Ukrainians dead in Israel after Iranian missile strike
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry told the Kyiv Independent that the five Ukrainian citizens, including three children, came under fire in an attack on a residential building in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv.
Ukraine's Sapsan ballistic missile to enter serial production following successful combat testing
Ukraine’s domestically developed short-range Sapsan ballistic missile has successfully completed combat testing and is in the process of serial production, Ukrainian media reported on June 13.
Ukraine war latest: Russia carries out one of largest attacks against Kyiv; second group of Ukrainian POWs comes back home under Istanbul deal
Key developments on June 10: * In one of largest attacks on Ukraine's capital, Russian barrage hits Kyiv, Odesa, kills 3, injures 12 * Ukraine, Russia conduct second prisoner swap under Istanbul deal * Russia significantly improved North Korea's shoddy KN-23 ballistic missiles, Ukraine's Budanov says * EU unveils 18th package of sanctions against
Why some Ukrainians don't leave their country despite attacks
The Kyiv Independent has visited the apartment complex in one of Kyiv's residential districts that was damaged overnight, and spoke to its residents about why they chose to stay in Ukraine's capital, despite Russia's intensifying attacks.
Russia significantly improved North Korea's shoddy KN-23 ballistic missiles, Ukraine's Budanov says
It was reported last year that around half fired at Ukraine by Russia malfunctioned and exploded in mid-air.
Exclusive: Russia’s ballistic missile production up at least 66% over past year, according to Ukrainian intel figures
Russia's production of ballistic missiles has increased by at least 66% over the past year, according to data from Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) shared with the Kyiv Independent. According to data obtained by HUR, Moscow is now producing 60 to 70 Iskander-M — the ballistic version of the missile — and 10
Russia attacks Kharkiv with ballistic missiles, drones, injuring at least 6, including child
A 7-year-old boy was among the victims injured in overnight attacks on the city of Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported.
Germany may send Ukraine older PAC-2 missiles for Patriot air defenses, WP reports
A European diplomat in Kyiv said that Berlin plans to send older PAC-2 Patriot missiles, which are less effective at intercepting ballistic missiles than the newer PAC-3s.
Russia upgrades Iskander ballistic missiles, more difficult for Ukraine's Patriots to intercept, Air Force says
"It complicates (the interception), but doesn’t make the interception impossible," Ukraine's Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said. "I think our partners are already working to improve the system's capabilities."
Iran to send Russia short-range ballistic missile launchers, Reuters reports
Iran is preparing to send Russia Fath-360 short-range ballistic missile launchers, Reuters reported on May 9, citing Western security and regional officials familiar with the matter.
Russia may close airspace over Kapustin Yar, site of Oreshnik ballistic missile launch, on May 12-13
A notice about the airspace closure was published on the U.S. Defense Department's NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) website on May 10, as cited by Ukrainian defense news outlet Militarnyi.
Why Ukraine isn’t building its own version of US Patriot
A series of Russian ballistic missile attacks on Ukrainian cities have killed dozens of civilians in recent weeks, shaking an already uneasy sense of safety for Ukrainians living far from the front lines. The Russian strikes are growing more lethal as foreign air defense aid to Ukraine has dwindled, particularly
'I didn't have time to think. I just acted' – how brave teen rescued people in Sumy attack
On a quiet morning on April 13, Maryna Illiashenko and her 13-year-old son Kyrylo were taking a bus through the city of Sumy to see his grandmother, as they often do on Sundays. It was a route they knew by heart — one they'd taken countless times. But that morning, out
Ukraine’s long-suffering aerospace giants look to Europe to break free from Russian orbit
Where the Donbas meets the Dnipro River, the USSR built out a dense range of massive factories, using the local coal and metal reserves to smelt, weld, and cast the heaviest of machinery — and weaponry — for the whole of the Soviet Union. One of these is Pivdenmash, formerly known by
Russian attacks kill 40, injure 141 across Ukraine in deadliest day in months
The worst toll came from a Russian ballistic missile strike on Sumy, where 34 people were killed, including two children, and at least 117 were injured, according to Ukraine's Emergency Service.
Ukraine war latest: Zelensky calls for tougher Western response after Russian missiles strike Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih
Key developments on April 5-6: * Zelensky calls for tougher Western response after Russian missiles strike Kyiv. * Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih kills 20 people, including 9 children, injures 75. * Macron to helm EU's talks with Putin, the Telegraph reports. * Ukrainian drones hit Russian explosives, fiber optic factories near Moscow. * One
UPDATE: One killed, 3 injured in Kyiv amid massive Russian missile attack
A round of explosions occurred in Kyiv around 5:00 a.m. local time on April 6, according to a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground. Three have been injured, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on April 6.
US embassy's response to Russia's Kryvyi Rih attack 'surprisingly disappointing,' Zelensky says.
The U.S. Embassy to Ukraine's response to Russia's attack on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on April 4, which killed 19 people and injured 68, was "unpleasantly surprising," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 5.
18 killed, including 9 children, over 60 injured in Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih
Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on April 4, hitting a residential neighborhood, setting buildings on fire and causing severe damage, according to Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city's military administration.
Russian mass missile attack targets critical infrastructure across Ukraine
Russia launched missiles at various regions of Ukraine overnight on March 7, targeting energy and gas infrastructure across the country, Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 8, injure 38 over past day
Russia launched 39 drones, including Shahed-type, and four ballistic missiles of either the Iskander-M or the North Korean KN-23 model overnight, the Air Force reported.
Russian missile attack on Chernihiv kills 1, injures 4
The attack targeted a residential area on the outskirts of Chernihiv, causing significant damage to multiple apartment buildings, Chernihiv Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Chaus said.
Russia's new Oreshnik missile relies on Western manufacturing technology, FT reports
According to the Financial Times, developers of the Oreshnik posted job listings in 2024 that specified expertise in operating German and Japanese metalworking systems.
Ukraine hits ballistic missile propellant plant in Rostov Oblast, Stratcom reports
The Ukrainian Air Force struck a plant in Kamensk-Shakhtynsky, Rostov Oblast, that produces solid propellant for ballistic missiles, Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications (Stratcom) reported on Dec. 26.
Russian missiles strike Kyiv on the eve of holiday season (Photos)
Editor's note: The article was updated with the latest casualty figure. Russia launched five ballistic missiles against Ukraine's capital on the morning of Dec. 20, highlighting the stark contrast between the approaching holiday season and the realities of war. Though Ukraine's Air Force reported that all projectiles were downed, missile
‘Dumbass’ — Zelensky blasts Putin’s Oreshnik threats, 'high-tech' duel proposal with the West
At a press conference in Brussels on Dec. 19, President Volodymyr Zelensky blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent threats of using the new Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile against Kyiv to test Western air defense systems in what he called a "high-tech duel" with the West.
Oreshnik strike planned before long-range strikes permission, Gerasimov reportedly told US military chief
Russian General Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian army, held a rare phone call with U.S. General Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Nov. 27, The New York Times reported on Dec. 4, citing official sources.
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