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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Ukraine Claims It Shot Down Russia’s Most Sophisticated Missile for First Time
An American-made Patriot air-defense missile successfully intercepted one of the most sophisticated conventional weapons in Russia’s arsenal for the first time over Kyiv on Thursday night, the Ukrainian air force claimed on Saturday. The downing of a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile by a Patriot missile, confirmed by three senior U.S. officials, appeared to offer the […]
AKA, Influential South African Rapper, Is Fatally Shot
AKA, a popular South African rapper who helped create a brand of hip-hop that melds local sounds with Western influences, was fatally shot on Friday night outside a restaurant in the coastal city of Durban. The police said that AKA, 35, had been walking to his car on a popular nightlife strip shortly after 10 […]
Montenegro Gunman Kills 10 on Street Before Being Shot and Killed
CETINJE, Montenegro — Eleven people, including two children and the gunman, were killed in a mass shooting in Montenegro on Friday, and six others were injured, a state prosecutor told TV Vijesti after an initial investigation of the crime scene. The shooting occurred in the city of Cetinje, about 22 miles west of Podgorica, the […]