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UN Security Council to meet today over Russia’s latest strikes on Ukraine

On Nov. 27, the UN Security Council will convene to discuss the latest attacks by Russia on Ukraine.

27 November 2024, 02:46 PM

G7 ‘strongly condemns’ Russian IRBM attack on Ukraine

The foreign ministers of G7 countries strongly condemned Russia striking Dnipro City with an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Nov. 21.

26 November 2024, 08:29 PM

OSCE meeting to discuss IRBM strike on Ukraine’s Dnipro

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will hold a joint session of the Permanent Council and the Forum for Security Cooperation on Nov. 27, to discuss Russia using an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) against Ukraine.

26 November 2024, 01:16 AM

Putin vows to ‘continue testing’ new ballistic missile

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin praised the “successful test” of Russian IRBM Oreshnik—referring to the attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro on Nov. 21—in a meeting with Russian military officials and arms manufacturers, state propaganda outlet TASS reported on Nov. 22.

23 November 2024, 01:57 AM

Ukraine looks for air defense systems to counter Russian IRBMs

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to negotiate transfers of air defense systems that are effective against Russian IRBMs (intermediate-range ballistic missiles), Zelenskyy said in his Nov. 22 evening address.

22 November 2024, 10:01 PM

NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency meeting over Russia’s intercontinental ballistic missile strike

On Nov. 26, NATO and Ukraine will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels regarding Russia’s launch of an experimental intermediate-range hypersonic missile, AFP reports, citing diplomats.

22 November 2024, 07:30 PM

HUR: Russia may have up to ten similar missiles used in Dnipro attack

Russia may possess about ten units of the new ballistic missile used in the Nov. 21 attack on Dnipro, according to Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Chief of Ukraine’s HUR Security Service, as reported by Ukrinform.

22 November 2024, 05:02 PM

Russia strikes Dnipro suburb, damages infrastructure

A series of explosions hit Dnipro on Nov. 22, damaging infrastructure, according to local reports.

22 November 2024, 03:12 PM

Russia fires medium-range missile over Dnipro, nearly impossible to intercept

Russia launched a medium-range ballistic missile, named Oreshnik by Vladimir Putin, over Dnipro as a warning to Ukraine and its allies, The New York Times reports on Nov. 22.

22 November 2024, 02:51 PM

Russia launches new ballistic missile at Ukraine to send message to NATO

The strike with a new ballistic missile on Ukraine on Nov. 21 may be Russia's message to NATO member states as this attack marks the first use of such a missile in any war or conflict, according to the Associated Press.

22 November 2024, 02:20 PM

NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency meeting over Russian missile strike

NATO and Ukraine will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Nov. 26 regarding Russia’s launch of an experimental intermediate-range hypersonic missile, AFP reported, citing diplomats.

22 November 2024, 02:13 PM

Russia strikes Dnipro suburbs, causing significant infrastructure damage

Russian forces attacked the Dnipro district, damaging infrastructure, while Ukraine's Air Force warned of a ballistic weapons threat, local Telegram channels reported on Nov. 22.

22 November 2024, 01:38 PM

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry documents Putin’s speech on missile strike to hold him accountable

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has meticulously documented Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s remarks about a strike on Ukraine using the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile on Nov. 21.

22 November 2024, 10:13 AM

ISW: Oreshnik IRBM strike lacks real escalation

The Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with an experimental Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) is a “demonstrative” escalatory gesture by the regime of Vladimir Putin that does not indicate a significant change in capabilities, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Nov. 21.

22 November 2024, 10:11 AM

Russia used derivative of RS-26 Rubezh ICBM to attack Ukraine — Pentagon

The United States has verified that Russia used a variant of RS-26 Rubezh intermediate-range ballistic missile to strike Ukraine on Nov. 21, according to U.S. Department of Defense spokesperson Sabrina Singh.

22 November 2024, 02:04 AM

Ukrainian parliament meeting canceled over targeted missile strike threat

A meeting of the Ukrainian parliament scheduled for Nov. 22 was canceled due to a credible threat of a Russian strike on government buildings in central Kyiv, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Nov. 21, citing parliamentary sources.

22 November 2024, 12:23 AM

Putin took another escalatory step with new ballistic missile attack — Zelenskyy

By using a new type of nuclear-capable ballistic missile against Ukraine, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has taken another step towards escalating the war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his Nov. 21 evening address.

21 November 2024, 11:47 PM

Russia fired experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says

The Russian military attacked Dnipro with an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile Oreshnik, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said on Nov. 21.

21 November 2024, 08:25 PM

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