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The limited number of western precision missiles for use in Ukraine means their effect on Russia would be muted and thus not worth the potential cost in escalation, according to two U.S. officials ...
Long sought by Ukrainian leaders, the new missiles give Ukraine nearly double the striking distance — up to 300 kilometers (190 miles) — that it had with the mid-range version of the weapon ...
September 3, 2024 at 6:07 AM. By Mike Stone, Patricia Zengerle and Gerry Doyle. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. is close to an agreement to give Ukraine long-range cruise missiles that could reach ...
The RS-28 Sarmat (Russian: РС-28 Сармат, [8] named after the Sarmatians; [9] NATO reporting name: SS-X-29 [10] or SS-X-30 [11]), often colloquially referred to as Satan II by media outlets, is a three-stage Russian silo-based, liquid-fueled, HGV-capable and FOBS-capable super-heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) produced by the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau.
On 9 March Russia attacked Ukraine with an estimated 81 missiles. [118] The Ukrainian military said 34 missiles were shot down, a lower than usual rate due to Russia shifting to new technologies. [119] Russia claimed it carried out a "massive retaliatory strike" as payback after an alleged raid in the Bryansk Oblast of Russia.
29 December 2023 Russian strikes on Ukraine. In the early morning hours of 29 December 2023, Russia launched what was seen to be the largest wave of missiles and drones yet seen in the Russo-Ukrainian War, with hundreds of missiles and drones hitting the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities across the country.
Ukraine, in turn, will seek new methods to strike Russia’s more distant helicopter bases and search for mobile frontline air defenses that can threaten Ka-52s within guided missile range.
The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone was the site of fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces during the Battle of Chernobyl as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 24 February 2022, Russian forces captured the plant. [3][4] The resulting activity reportedly led to a 20-fold increase of detected radiation levels in the area due to ...