Ukraine has used naval drones and missiles to wage war against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. A campaign of highly effective strikes has pushed Moscow to relocate many of its vulnerable assets. Satellite imagery captures the exodus of Russian naval assets from Crimea to other ports. Armed with exploding naval drones and long-range missiles, Ukraine has […]
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Satellite images capture Russia’s Black Sea Fleet running from its base in Crimea as Ukraine hit it with missiles and exploding drones
Ukraine has used naval drones and missiles to wage war against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. A campaign of highly effective strikes has pushed Moscow to relocate many of its vulnerable assets. Satellite imagery captures the exodus of Russian naval assets from Crimea to other ports. Armed with exploding naval drones and long-range missiles, Ukraine has […]
Ukraine’s new drone boats are armed with heat-seeking missiles to scare off Russian aircraft, commander says
Ukraine has modified its naval drones to carry R-73 heat-seeking missiles. It’s the latest innovation for the country’s formidable fleet of uncrewed systems. The upgraded naval drones will be able to target Russian aircraft patrolling the Black Sea. Ukraine has armed its naval drones with heat-seeking missiles, giving the systems a major upgrade that will allow […]
How Ukraine’s surplus Western missiles humbled Putin’s billion dollar Crimea defences
Advanced Russian defences in Crimea are increasingly vulnerable to Ukraine’s US and British-supplied missiles The night sky over Crimea flashed with explosions and tracer fire as the barrage of American-made missiles arrived and found their targets. In a matter of minutes, three Russian surface-to-air missile systems that were supposed to be protecting the peninsula had […]
A Russian warship that just sailed into Cuba can carry Putin’s new prized hypersonic missiles
One of the Russian warships docked in Cuba can carry Putin’s prized hypersonic missiles. Russian leadership has touted the Zircon as a fast, highly maneuverable, and unbeatable weapon. The missile’s actual capabilities are questionable, but Russian hypersonic missiles are a concern. A Russian warship docked off the coast of Cuba can carry advanced strike capabilities, […]
Russia fires more missiles at Ukraine ahead of diplomatic effort to stop the war
Russian forces have fired missiles and launched drones at the Kyiv region and five other areas of Ukraine in a night-time attack, officials said. The assault comes ahead of several days of intense diplomatic activity around the war, now in its third year. Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 29 out of 30 air […]
Russian warships conduct Atlantic drills en route to Cuba. New hypersonic missiles are on board
Russian warships conducted drills in the Atlantic, the military said Tuesday, as they were heading to visit Cuba, part of Moscow’s efforts to project power amid the tensions with the West over Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry said the Admiral Gorshkov frigate and the Kazan nuclear-powered submarine conducted the exercise that was intended to simulate […]
Putin warns Germany against delivering Taurus missiles to Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned Germany against delivering Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. “If […] any missiles appear that can carry out attacks on objects on Russian territory, then this will of course destroy Russian-German relations once and for all,” Putin said in St Petersburg at a press conference with major international news […]
US tells Ukraine it can’t use its Atacms missiles inside Russia
The White House has confirmed that Ukraine cannot use US-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles inside Russia. President Joe Biden this week gave Ukraine permission to strike inside Russian territory with American munitions – but under certain conditions. A White House spokesperson said: “This does not apply to ATACMS or long-range strikes, but it is designed to […]
EU sanctions Iran’s defence minister for transfer of drones, missiles
Defence Minister Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani is among the targets of a new round of EU sanctions on Iran for the Islamic Republic’s support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. European Union states agreed on Friday to adopt sanctions on six individuals and three Iranian entities for their role in the transfer of drones to Russia […]
Russian missiles hit apartment block in Ukrainian city
Russian ballistic missiles have slammed into an apartment block in Kharkiv, killing at least four people, Ukrainian officials said. The night-time attack came a day after President Joe Biden gave Kyiv the green light to strike back with American weapons at Russian military assets targeting Kharkiv, which is Ukraine’s second-largest city. Russia launched five S-300/S-400 […]
Russian missiles kill 4 people in Kharkiv after Biden OKs a Ukrainian response using U.S. weapons
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian ballistic missiles slammed into an apartment block in Kharkiv and killed at least four people in a night-time attack, Ukrainian officials said Friday, a day after U.S. President Joe Biden gave Kyiv a green light to strike back with American weapons at Russian military assets targeting the country’s second-largest city. […]