Can Russian missiles really decimate Kyiv?
Missiles remain a deadly threat but are bottlenecked by production and launch platform availability
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Russia putting decoy missiles on Shaheds to distract defenders from real ones
"We need to think about how we can distinguish Shaheds with fake missiles."
Belarus boasts of tactical nukes that can reach four European capitals
Russian specialists supposedly working to equip adapted Chinese launchers with nuclear warheads.
Elite Ukrainian drone pilot who survived Krynky killed at outdoor awards ceremony as negligence investigation launched
Volodymyr Sviatnenko, call sign "Znakhar" (healer), earned his name carrying wounded from Krynyky's killing fields and pioneered optical drone piloting techniques he taught to others, but died with the 35th Marine Brigade's best pilots and infantry in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukraine creates new security guarantee to protect itself from Russia, as Trump-Putin peace talks only end with more casualties
Ukraine produces 3,000km Flamingo missiles with $10 billion European funding as "best security guarantee."
War-torn Ukraine develops cruise missile Europe’s industry сouldn’t build, says Austrian expert
The 1,150kg warhead missile enters mass production in January alongside 3,000 monthly FP-1 drones, though effectiveness depends on penetrating Russian air defenses through coordinated swarm attacks.
Only three of eight Iskander-K missiles were shot down — but why did most slip through Kyiv’s air defenses?
The clock ran out as missiles flew low and fast from the border.
Russians killed Ukrainian soldier — his comrade inscribed missile with his name and brought down Russian jet
The missile spoke louder than grief.
Russian missile with 400 kg explosive mass was flying 1,000 km to kill — but met Ukrainian kindergarten teacher
Nataliia Hrabarchuk once soothed children to sleep. Now she stalks the skies with a Soviet Igla launcher.
US refuses to share its 60+ Patriot system arsenal, largest in NATO, with Ukraine
It also sees nothing wrong in Russia’s military buildup near Finland.
The Guardian: Ukraine strips air defense units to fill infantry gaps
Military sources reveal growing strain on Ukraine's combat capabilities as air defense units lose Western-trained specialists to infantry roles, while new recruits arrive underprepared and hesitant to serve.
New Ukrainian “Hell” missile-drone likely designed for striking critical Russian ground targets, expert says
Anatolii Khrapchynskyi, a developer of Ukrainian defense systems, says a new missile-drone called "Peklo" (Hell) is designed to…
Ukraine to face tough winter as Russia sustains missile pressure, says expert
On 28 November, Russia launched another massive assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Zelenskyy: Air defense systems must save lives, not be held in storage
Describing the attacks as an escalation of Russian terrorism, Zelenskyy insists on urgent air defense delivery to protect Ukraine’s infrastructure.
Zelenskyy holds crucial meetings on frontline situation and long-range weapons
Zelenskyy reported holding two meetings: one on frontline updates, focusing on Pokrovsk, Toretsk, and the Kursk operation; the other on developing domestic long-range weapons. No additional details were provided.
Russian attack on Vinnytsia Oblast injures 3, damages homes
In the early hours of 26 May, the debris from the Russian drone fell on the residential buildings and cars in Zhmerynka, Vinnytsia Oblast.
British Defense Ministry: Russian forces adapt Kh-101 missile for “greater effect”
British intelligence has assessed the Russian military's modification of its premier Kh-101 air-launched cruise missile as a concerning development.
Recent Russian missile strikes caused over $ 1 billion in losses to Ukraine’s energy sector
While the energy system currently is working stable, the situation remains complex, the Ukrainian minister says.
Russian strike on Odesa with shrapnel missile aimed at civilian targets
The attack killed four, injured 32, including a 5-year-old child and a pregnant woman. One man died as a result of a stroke that provoked the shelling
Russian missile attack on Kharkiv, Odesa injured 7 people
Russian troops hit Kharkiv with a S-300 missile & damaged 3 residential buildings, 2 office builidngs & gas pipelines.