Tag: defences

Ukrainian air defences destroy Russian Kh-59 missile over Dnipro district

An explosion rocked the city of Dnipro on Tuesday afternoon during an air raid. It was Ukrainian air defence forces shooting down a Russian Kh-59 guided missile. Source: Suspilne, a Ukrainian public broadcaster; Ukraine’s Air Force; Air Command Skhid (East) Details: An air-raid warning was issued in all oblasts of Ukraine at around 15:00 due […]

Zelensky banking on additional help for air defences

Ukraine will not leave Russia’s recent hefty attacks against it unanswered, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening video address on Monday. “The terrorist must pay the most for the damage caused by terror, and Russia will pay,” he said. Four people were killed and 45 others injured in the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya and Khmelnytskyi […]

NATO-Ukraine Council to discuss air defences after Russian assaults

The NATO-Ukraine Council will meet next Wednesday in response to Russia’s recent wave of heavy air attacks on the neighbouring country, the Western defence alliance said. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is convening the ambassadorial-level meeting, a spokesman said on Thursday, adding that it was being held “at Ukraine’s request following recent Russian missile and […]