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2 injured in Mykolaiv amid Russia’s overnight missile and drone attack, Governor reports
Two people were injured and an infrastructure facility was damaged in the city of Mykolaiv amid Russia’s overnight drone and missile attack, Governor Vitalii Kim reported on Dec. 15. According to the governor, in the early hours of Dec. 15, Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down four drones over Mykolaiv oblast. Despite these efforts, one […]
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Russia's next mass missile attack on Kyiv likely imminent, experts and weary residents say
Russia's aerial attacks against Kyiv have changed dramatically in recent weeks, becoming far more frequent yet far less destructive. Moscow has ramped up drone strikes on the capital — which overnight on Oct. 31 was attacked for the 20th time this month — and the rest of the country, while dialing down the use of […]
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Russian missile attack on Odesa Oblast kills 4, injures 10
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russia launched a ballistic missile attack against the Odesa district, killing at least four people, including a 16-year-old girl, Governor Oleh Kiper reported early on Oct. 11. Ten people were injured, nine of whom are hospitalized. Four victims are in serious condition. A two-story […]
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Russia's Oreshnik missile likely had no explosives and didn't cause much damage, Bild analyst claims
Russia's Oreshnik missile that targeted Dnipro on Nov. 21 likely carried no explosive charge and did not cause any significate damage, German media outlet Bild reported on Nov. 23, citing Bild military analyst Julian Ropcke. The Oreshnik nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile was likely a modification of Russia's RS-26 Rubezh missile, he said. Ropcke came to […]
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Russia launches missile attack on Kyiv for first time since early October
Russian forces attacked Kyiv and the surrounding Oblast with drones and a missile overnight on Nov. 8, local authorities reported. While Russian drone attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities have escalated in recent months, the use of missiles in aerial strikes has dropped significantly. Experts have previously told the Kyiv Independent this could be […]
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Missile fragments found in Moldova by Ukrainian border
Missile fragments were found near the Moldovan village of Lencauti, located just 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) from the Ukrainian border, the country's border police reported on Oct. 16. The border police said the scene was being investigated but did not comment on where the fragments had come from. It was not the first time that […]
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Russia’s ballistic missile test and Musk’s mockery of Zelensky | Ukraine This Week
In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur reports on Russia’s recent missile strike using a new ballistic weapon. Meanwhile, Twitter owner and Donald Trump ally Elon Musk throws an online jab at President Volodymyr Zelensky. Source link
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Guardian: Frustration grows in Ukraine over delayed UK missile supplies
The relationship between the U.K. and Ukraine has worsened since the Labour party took power in July, according to Ukrainian officials, the Guardian reported on Nov. 7. Kyiv expressed frustration over Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s reluctance to supply additional long-range Storm Shadow missiles, with one senior official stating, “There’s no point in his coming as […]
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Victory plan includes Western-supplied missile package to force Russia to talks, Zelensky says in Brussels
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 17 that the victory plan includes placing conventional missile capabilities in Ukraine that would either force Russia to accept negotiations or decimate Moscow's military targets. "We propose placing on Ukrainian land a deterrence package that would either force Russia to participate in real negotiations or could allow the destruction […]