Ukraine’s air defense shot down six of the most sophisticated conventional weapons in Russia’s arsenal, hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, according to Ukrainian and American officials, during a barrage of missiles and drones aimed at Kyiv, the capital, on Tuesday. Russia’s Defense Ministry said at least one Kinzhal had hit an American-made Patriot system, the most advanced […]
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Putin Appears at Victory Day Parade Hours After Russia Aims Missiles at Ukraine: Live Updates
The war in Ukraine has prompted officials across Russia to scale back annual celebrations of Victory Day, the country’s most important national holiday, with more than 20 cities forgoing military parades and organizers calling off a popular nationwide march to honor veterans. Security concerns were most often cited for the rash of cancellations of Tuesday’s […]
Ukrainian Soldiers Speed Through U.S. Training on Patriot Missiles
FORT SILL, Okla. — Several dozen Ukrainian soldiers are wrapping up their training on the Patriot missile system and within a few weeks will deploy to the war’s front lines, armed with America’s most advanced ground-based air defense to help protect against Russian missile attacks. The Ukrainian soldiers, all seasoned combat veterans skilled in Russian-designed […]
Russia Blasts Ukrainian Cities, Including Biggest Use of Advanced Missiles
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched its biggest aerial barrage in weeks on Thursday, blasting targets across Ukraine with a diverse array of weapons, including its newest hypersonic missiles, in what it said was retaliation for an armed incursion into Russian territory last week. Volleys of missiles streaked into Kyiv and other cities overnight and in […]
Russia Fires Wave of Missiles at Ukraine: Live Updates
An undated photo of Andrew Bagshaw.Credit…Bryce Wilson, via Reuters Chris Parry, one of two British men killed in Ukraine.Credit…Chris Parry, via Instagram, via Reuters Two British citizens, Andrew Bagshaw and Chris Parry, departed from the city of Kramatorsk at 8 a.m. on Jan. 6 and headed east toward the front lines of Ukraine’s war with […]
North Korea Fires Missiles Capable of Reaching Japan
SEOUL — North Korea fired two medium-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, launching missiles potentially capable of reaching Japan, days after Tokyo vowed to double its military spending to help guard against the growing threats from China and North Korea. The launches were the first by the North since the country fired […]
Missiles Knock Out Heating Systems in Ukraine Amid Freezing Temperatures
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched dozens of missiles at Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Friday morning, knocking out heating systems in towns and cities across the country as temperatures dropped well below freezing and prompting the national utility to impose sweeping emergency blackouts. Russia had launched 76 missiles at critical infrastructure targets across Ukraine and air […]
Russia Fires Wave of Missiles Across Ukraine: Live Updates
Sheltering inside a subway station during Russian missile attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday.Credit…Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched dozens of missiles at Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Friday morning, knocking out heating systems in towns and cities across the country as temperatures dropped well below freezing and prompting the national […]
Missiles Target Ukraine’s Energy Grid; Blasts Reported at 2 Bases in Russia: Live Updates
A gas station in Frankfurt, Germany.Credit…Michael Probst/Associated Press Europe and the United States started enforcing on Monday two of the toughest measures aimed at curbing Russia’s income from oil, the principal source of cash used to fund its nearly 10-month-old war in Ukraine. The first, a price cap initiative led by the United States, aims […]
Roughly 100 Russian Missiles Fired Against Ukraine: Live War Updates
Video Kyiv’s mayor said that at least one person was killed after Russia struck the capital as part of a broad aerial attack targeting several cities across Ukraine.CreditCredit…Gleb Garanich/Reuters KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired roughly 100 missiles at targets across Ukraine on Tuesday, one of the broadest aerial attacks since the invasion began, causing blasts […]