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Ukraine targets Russian missile plants but funding gap limits deeper strikes

Anatolii Khrapchynskyi, business development director at a Ukrainian defense company and a reserve Ukrainian Air Force officer, has outlined which Russian enterprises are involved in producing ballistic missiles and how strikes on oil refineries affect their broader operation.

18 July, 01:30 PM

Zelenskyy warns Russia may soon have 5,000-kilometer ballistic missile range

Russia will be able to launch ballistic missiles at a range of up to 5,000 kilometers in the foreseeable future, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with French broadcaster BFMTV on July 14.

14 July, 05:31 PM

Ukraine fends off 169 Russian drones, but fails to intercept missiles

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with two Kh-31P anti-radar missiles from the Black Sea and five Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from occupied Crimea and Russia's Bryansk Oblast, the Air Force reported on July 8.

8 July, 09:30 AM

Russian missiles and drones target Kyiv for the third time in one week

Two people were injured and fires broke out in Svyatoshynskyi and Desnyanskyi districts following a Russian missile strike on Kyiv overnight, State Emergency Service reported on July 8.

8 July, 08:00 AM

Experts assess whether Russia can increase the pace of mass missile attacks

Military experts told NV that Russia is exploiting Ukraine's shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles and warned that combined missile and drone attacks could become more frequent as Moscow adapts its strike tactics on July 7.

7 July, 10:20 AM

Severe deficit of Patriot missiles allows Russian ballistics to strike Kyiv

Ukrainian air defense failed to intercept any ballistic missiles in the mass attack on Kyiv due to a shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles, Yurii Ihnat, Air Force head of the Communications Department, explained at the National News broadcast.

6 July, 11:05 AM

Russian missiles, drones strike Kyiv

Shortly after midnight on July 2, Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with a mix of missiles of various types and kamikaze UAVs.

2 July, 02:51 AM

Ukraine neutralizes six ballistic missiles in Russian overnight assault

Russian forces launched a combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on June 28, firing two Zircon/Onyx anti-ship missiles from Russia’s Kursk Oblast and six Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles from Bryansk Oblast, Ukraine’s Air Force said.

28 June, 10:04 AM

Russian ballistic missiles and drones strike Zaporizhzhya, injuring nine civilians

Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhya with ballistic missiles and drones, leaving at least nine people injured, local governor Ivan Fedorov reported on June 26.

26 June, 02:42 PM

Two injured in Kyiv after ballistic missile attack

Russia launched several ballistic missiles at Kyiv on June 25, injuring two people and igniting fires at warehouse buildings in the city's Darnytskyi District.

26 June, 02:36 AM

Russia can fire up to 100 ballistic missiles monthly, intelligence says

Russia is capable of firing up to 100 ballistic missiles at Ukraine each month while maintaining stable stockpiles, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence.

4 June, 05:36 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia produces 120 ballistic missiles a month

Russia’s military industry can manufacture about 120 ballistic missiles a month, which remain the biggest threat to Ukrainian cities, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 3.

4 June, 01:58 AM

Fire Point tests anti-ballistic interceptor prototype

Ukrainian defense contractor Fire Point has carried out the first guided flight test of its FP-7.X missile, designed to intercept ballistic missiles, company CEO Iryna Terekh said on June 3.

3 June, 09:39 PM

Ukraine's air defense missile shortage will persist until war's end

Ukraine will continue to face a shortage of air defense system missiles until the end of the war due to limited global production, Yuriy Ihnat, Ukrainian Air Force Command spokesperaon, said at a national TV broadcast on June 2.

2 June, 01:02 PM

Massive Russian strike on Kyiv leaves four dead and dozens injured

Four people were killed, dozens injured, with large-scale destruction and fires being recorded across eight districts of the capital following a massive Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) reported on June 2.

2 June, 08:00 AM

Zelenskyy, von der Leyen discuss air defense assistance

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed further steps to improve Ukraine’s defense against Russian ballistic missiles, Zelenskyy said on May 27.

28 May, 12:18 AM

Air Force spokesman comments on whether SAMP/T can intercept ballistic missiles

Yurii Ihnat told Radio NV that Ukraine hopes its SAMP/T air defense systems will be capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, though such use has not yet been confirmed in combat on May 27.

27 May, 11:43 AM

Russia may have increased Oreshnik missile production

Russia may have increased production of its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles, analysts at the military-focused outlet Defense Express said after analyzing the overnight attack on May 24.

24 May, 06:33 PM

Ukraine moves to close ballistic defense gap with homegrown air-defense systems

Ukraine does not yet have its own air-defense systems capable of shooting down ballistic missiles, but it has taken “strong first steps” in that direction, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a meeting with Ukrainian scientists on May 21, Novyny.LIVE reported.

21 May, 12:29 PM

Fire Point unveils two ballistic missile designs at Rzeszow

Ukrainian defense contractor Fire Point displayed mockups of its FP-7 and FP-9 ballistic missiles for the first time at a security conference in Poland’s Rzeszow, Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform reported on April 27.

27 April, 09:11 PM

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