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Zelenskyy expects new German government to approve Taurus shipments

Kyiv hopes that the incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will greenlight the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to the Ukrainian military—something the current government in Berlin refused to do, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 1.

2 April 2025, 12:45 AM

Ukrainian air strike detonates ordnance depot at Russia’s Engels-2 airbase — photos

Ukraine used long-range missiles or drones to destroy a cruise missile stockpile at Engels-2, a Russian airbase that houses part of Moscow’s strategic bomber fleet, as seen on satellite photos provided by Maxar on March 21.

21 March 2025, 08:35 PM

Ukraine’s Mirage-2000 jets intercept Russian cruise missiles — photos from cockpit

The Ukrainian Air Force said its Mirage-2000 jets—supplied by France—downed several Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles during the March 7 air strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

8 March 2025, 02:03 AM

Continued Russian air strikes show Moscow’s aversion to peace — Zelenskyy

Russia’s insistence on repeatedly launching massive missile barrages at Ukrainian cities demonstrates dictator Vladimir Putin’s disinterest in ending the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 7.

7 March 2025, 08:31 PM

Ukraine improves at using F-16s, expert says

Ukrainian pilots are getting much better at flying F-16 jets and using them to counter Russian missile attacks, U.S. Air Force veteran John Venable told Business Insider on Jan. 16.

18 January 2025, 12:34 PM

Ukraine would need 1,000 Tomahawk missiles to cripple Russia’s missile production

It would take around 1,000 U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles to paralyze Russia’s cruise and ballistic missile production, halting its air strike campaign against Ukrainian cities, according to an analysis by Defense Express on Oct. 29.

29 October 2024, 10:32 PM

Missile debris likely caused Ukrainian F-16 to crash

Ukraine’s first loss of an F-16 aircraft may have been caused by debris from an intercepted Russian cruise missile, Breaking Defense reported on Sept. 20, citing sources in the Ukrainian defense community.

20 September 2024, 10:01 PM

Why Ukraine ended up with fewer ballistic missiles than Russia after Soviet Union's collapse

Taras Zhovtenko, a political science PhD and security analyst with the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, explained in an interview with Video NV why Ukraine ended up with far fewer ballistic missiles than Russia following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

14 September 2024, 02:50 PM

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