Dashcam footage of the Ukrainian strike on the Russian port city of Taganrog, located in southwestern Rostov Region, has surfaced online. The city’s center was hit by a repurposed anti-aircraft S-200 missile earlier on Friday, injuring over a dozen civilians and inflicting material damage. The short video shows the missile …
Read More »Ukraine targeted Russian city with missile – Moscow
The Russian Defense Ministry has acknowledged that a missile struck the southwest port city of Taganrog on Friday, calling the incident a “terrorist attack” by Ukraine. The city center was hit by a major blast on Friday, with at least 15 people injured, according to local authorities. Ukrainian forces used …
Read More »Kremlin responds to Ukraine missile claims
It is highly unlikely that Ukraine shot down Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. His comments came after Kiev claimed to have intercepted six of the missiles overnight. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Peskov said the Kinzhal has “absolutely unique characteristics.” When asked about the details …
Read More »Massive drone, missile strikes reported in Ukraine
Air raid sirens were blaring across Ukraine in the early hours of Monday as Ukrainian officials and media reported a series of Russian drone and missile attacks. The Ukrainian military claimed to have shot down 35 kamikaze drones over Kiev. Authorities in the capital said falling debris injured five people …
Read More »Zelensky aide explains how missile fell on apartment block in Dnepr
A Russian missile that fell on an apartment block in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnepr on Saturday had been shot down by Kiev’s forces, Aleksey Arestovich, a senior adviser to President Vladimir Zelensky, has said. Zelensky and Ukrainian officials initially reported that the nine-story building was hit by a …
Read More »Russian missile strikes disrupt Ukrainian military logistics
Strikes by Russian missiles in multiple regions of Ukraine targeted its ability to transport troops and their Western-supplied weapons, as well as equipment to the front lines, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Monday. Ukrainian officials reported power supply disruptions in the capital and several regional seats. “Energy objects” …
Read More »US authorizes another missile sale to NATO hopeful
The US State Department has approved another multi-million dollar missile sale to Finland, the third in the last month, agreeing to ship hundreds of shoulder-fired munitions to the Nordic country as it pursues membership in the NATO alliance. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced the decision on Thursday, saying …
Read More »Missile incident was Ukrainian ‘provocation’ – Polish politician
Poland should rethink its position towards the conflict in Ukraine after a “provocation” on the part of Kiev that cost two villagers their lives, a former city councilman in Lublin said on Wednesday. Jaroslaw Pakula, whose term ended four days before the incident, said the missile that struck Przewodow was …
Read More »US says Russia ‘ultimately responsible’ for Poland missile incident
The US does not possess any new information that would suggest a missile that killed two people in Poland on Tuesday could be anything other than a Ukrainian one, the National Security Council’s spokesperson, Adrienne Watson, said in a statement on Wednesday. Washington remains convinced that Russia is to blame, …
Read More »‘Highly probable’ Ukrainian missile hit Polish territory – president
The missile that killed two people on Polish territory on Tuesday was most likely launched by Ukrainian air defense forces, the country’s president, Andrzej Duda, said on Wednesday. Russia’s defense ministry previously said its analysis of photos from the site showed that the projectile was from the S-300 air defense system …
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