Kyiv's air defense intercepts Russian Kinzhal strike
Missile debris fell in Ukraine's capital following explosions and a nationwide air raid alert on the morning of Oct. 7, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
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Russia launches over 1,000 aerial weapons against Ukraine in a week, Zelensky says
Russia has launched nearly 30 missiles, around 400 drones, and more than 900 guided aerial bombs at Ukraine over the past week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 22, as he called for Ukraine to be given long-range strike capabilities.
Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih kills 3, including child
A 12-year-old boy was killed in the attack, regional Governor Serhii Lysak said. The strike also killed two women, aged 75 and 79.
Ukraine’s air defense boosted by 17 IRIS-Ts, but Iranian ballistic missiles still a threat, experts say
Ukraine's continued requests to Western allies for more air defenses were answered in part this week, with the announcement that Germany has ordered an additional 17 IRIS-T air defense systems for Kyiv. And the timing couldn't be more critical – an ongoing campaign of aerial strikes on Kharkiv, devastating attacks like
Opinion: Downing missiles while leaving launchers intact is like swatting mosquitos without closing the window
The greatest risk facing Ukraine and the West today isn’t the nuclear war predicted by headlines. Instead, the real dangers are Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis, the influx of refugees, the spread of nuclear weapons, the risk of a larger European war, state-sponsored terror, and disinformation. Most concerning is the
At least 4 dead, 5 injured in Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih hotel
Search and rescue workers discovered under the rubble the body of a fourth person killed in the attack, Ukraine's State Emergency Service confirmed on overnight on Aug. 28. Five others were also injured in the attack.
Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast town kills 1, injures at least 6
A 57-year-old man was killed in the Russian attack, the authorities said. The strike also injured a 15-year-old boy, a 50-year-old man, and two women aged 28 and 45.
Syrskyi reveals statistics: over 9,000 missiles and 14,000 drones fired by Russia since invasion began
On August 20, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, over 9,600 missiles and nearly 14,000 attack drones have been used against Ukraine.
Russia used over 40 missiles, 750 guided bombs against Ukraine this week, Zelensky says
Russia has launched 40 missiles, 750 guided aerial bombs, and 200 combat drones against Ukrainian cities and villages over the past week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Aug. 18.
Kyiv repels Russian aerial attack, North Korean ballistic weapons used in strike, city authorities say
No damage or casualties have been reported in the capital.
Zelensky promises 'fair response' to Russian regions that attack Ukraine
"We are recording all the places from which the Russian army strikes, including Belgorod Oblast, Kursk Oblast, and other areas. ... And each of these strikes deserves a fair response."
Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast kills 2, including 4-year-old boy
The bodies of a 35-year-old man and his 4-year-old son were found under the rubble during search and rescue operations on Aug. 11. The attack also injured three people, including a 13-year-old.
Missile strikes Kursk apartment building, Russian official claims
A missile struck an apartment building in the Russian city of Kursk overnight, injuring 13 people, Kursk Oblast's acting Governor Alexey Smirnov reported on Aug. 11.
Machine factory caught fire after strike on Russian-occupied Luhansk, governor says
A purported Ukrainian strike against occupied Luhansk on Aug. 4 resulted in a fire in a factory used to repair and store Russian military equipment, said regional governor Artem Lysohor.
Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 5, injure 11 over past day
A total of 14 Ukrainian oblasts came under Russian attacks over the past day.
Clinic guard jailed for 4 years over locked shelter that led to deaths in Kyiv last year
A Kyiv court found Vadym Moshkin, a security guard of one of Kyiv's clinics, guilty of negligence over a closed bomb shelter that led to the deaths of three people during a Russian strike last June, sentencing him to four years in prison, the Prosecutor General's Office said on July 30.
Why some in Ukraine don't seek shelter during air raid alerts
The wail of the air raid siren in Ukraine, which signals potential or incoming attacks, has become as burdensome and commonplace a sound as that of traffic or construction work. More than 40,000 air raid sirens lasting from minutes to hours throughout the day and night have sounded across
Russian missile attack on Mykolaiv injures at least 14, kills 3, including child
Russian forces attacked the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv with a missile on July 19, killing at least three people, including a child, and injuring 14, Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych said.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 7, injure 43 over past day
Ukrainian air defenses shot down all five Kh-101 cruise missiles targeting Starokostiantyniv in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, as well as 11 of the 19 Shahed-type drones launched overnight, the Air Force said.
Poland won't shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine without NATO's decision
Poland will not comply with Ukraine's request to shoot down Russian missiles heading for western Ukraine, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on July 10.
X marks Bellingcat investigation into Russian hospital strike on Kyiv as 'potentially spammy or unsafe'
Bellingcat's July 9 investigation confirmed, using open-source materials and experts, that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile had struck the Okhmatdyt children's hospital, Ukraine's largest children's medical center.
UN assessment suggests Kyiv children's hospital suffered direct hit by Russian missile
Evidence from the scene of the children's hospital in Kyiv indicates "a high likelihood" of a direct hit by a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile on July 8, the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMUN) said on July 9.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill at least 42, injure more than 200 over past day
Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day killed at least 42 people and injured at least 206, with children among the casualties, regional authorities said on July 9.
Russian missile struck children's hospital in Kyiv following 'programmed route,' source says
"It (the missile) was not damaged by air defense systems and hit exactly the target it was programmed to hit," a law enforcement source told the Kyiv Independent.
Russia improves ballistic, cruise missiles to make them harder to shoot down, official says
The cruise missiles traveled at extremely low altitudes during the recent attacks. Some of the aerial targets were shot down at an altitude of 50 meters, said Yurii Ihnat, former Air Force spokesman. The Russian military additionally equipped its missiles with radars and heat traps, according to Ihnat.
Deadly Monday attack on Kyiv in photos: Children hospital hit, 25 killed, rescue works continue on attack sites
Editor's note: Some of the following images are graphic in nature and might be disturbing. For Kyiv residents, Monday morning started with loud explosions throughout the city. Russia launched a large-scale missile attack targeting the capital as well as cities in Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk oblasts on the morning of July
'I want Russians to feel it on their own skin': Shock, fury at the site of children's hospital attack
Nurse Olesia Filonenko was preparing for the first operation of the day at the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv when she heard explosions "somewhere far away." "Then, in a second, everything was blown away," she told the Kyiv Independent. "Dust, smoke. We were all blown out of the operating rooms
Ukraine calls UN Security meeting after mass Russian attack across country
"We must hold Russia accountable for terror and (Vladimir) Putin for the orders to launch strikes," Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ukraine intercepted 30 of 38 Russian missiles during mass attack, Air Force says
In total, Russian forces launched one Kinzhal ballistc missile, four Iskander-M ballistic missile, one 3M22 Zirkon missile, 13 Kh-101 cruise missiles, 14 Kalibr cruise missiles, two Kh-22 cruise missiles, and three Kh-59/69 guided aerial missiles, according to the statement.
Russia hits Kyiv children's hospital, casualties reported
Okhmatdyt hospital, Ukraine's largest children's medical center, was hit by Russian missiles on July 8, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported. "The hospital has been damaged by a Russian attack, people are under the rubble, the exact number of wounded and dead is currently unknown," Zelensky said.
Russian mass attack on Kyiv, other cities in Ukraine, kills at least 41 civilians and injures 149 others
The aerial attack targeted Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Sloviansk, Pokrovsk, and Kramatorsk, damaging "50 civilian sites, including residential buildings, a business center, and two medical facilities," the State Emergency Service reported.
Russian attacks kill 2, injure 14 over past day
Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day killed at least two people and injured at least 14, including a child, regional authorities said on July 8.
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