MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia may take extra steps in the area of nuclear deterrence if the United States deploys intermediate and short-range missiles in Europe and Asia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the state RIA news agency in an interview. RIA referred to U.S. plans, announced in April, to deploy missiles in the Indo-Pacific […]
The first official photos have appeared showing a Soviet-era ground-based air defense system upgraded with Western surface-to-air missiles — a so-called ‘FrankenSAM.’ The images, published by Ukraine’s Operational Command East, show a tracked self-propelled Buk-M1 system — known in the West as SA-11 Gadfly — which is said to have been adapted to fire the […]
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Tuesday that NATO members in Europe were playing with fire by proposing to let Ukraine use Western weapons to strike inside Russia, which he said could trigger a global conflict. More than two years into the deadliest land […]
The Dutch government has said it will lead an initiative among some European countries to supply a Patriot air defence missile system to Ukraine. “Ukraine, of course, is still under attack. Airstrikes continue,” said Dutch Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren in Brussels on Tuesday. “Patriot systems are scarce in Europe and NATO, but we are now […]
By Bernard Orr and Yimou Lee BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China staged mock missile strikes and dispatched fighter jets carrying live missiles and bombers on Friday, state television CCTV said, as part of two-day exercises Beijing has said were launched to punish Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te. The bombers set up several attack formations in waters […]
At least seven civilians were killed after Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the country, officials said. The attack comes as Kyiv’s army labours to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin’s larger and better-equipped forces. At least 16 people were injured as S-300 missiles struck the city of […]
At least seven civilians were killed after Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the country, officials said. The attack comes as Kyiv’s army labours to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin’s larger and better-equipped forces. At least 16 people were injured as S-300 missiles struck the city of […]
At least six civilians were killed after Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the country, officials said. The attack comes as Kyiv’s army labours to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin’s larger and better-equipped forces. At least 16 people were injured as S-300 missiles struck the city of […]
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visited a power plant in Ukraine on Tuesday that was destroyed by Russian missiles and received information about the attack’s effect on Ukraine’s energy supply. During a tour of the site of one of Ukraine’s largest power stations, the minister was shown the damage to the plant. According to the […]
US Navy warships in the Middle East have been facing off against anti-ship ballistic missiles. The Houthis introduced these missiles into combat for the first time in late 2023. The captain of an American destroyer said they are “way faster” than anything else. US Navy warships operating in the Red Sea have been intercepting deadly ballistic […]
North Korea fired ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, a day after South Korea and the US flew powerful fighter jets for a joint drill that the North views as a major security threat. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches were made from the North’s east […]
Ukraine’s Western allies have promised to send it more long-range missiles. Kyiv has already demonstrated it can use ATACMS and Storm Shadows to hit high-value Russian targets. Former US military officers say more of these missiles will expose Russia on the battlefield. NATO countries are outfitting Ukraine with additional long-range precision missiles that have already […]