At least three dead after Russia launches a missile attack on Kyiv early Saturday
At least three dead after Russia launches a missile attack on Kyiv early Saturday
Ukraine Slows Missile Fire Into Russia as Trump Prepares to Take Office
The long-range missiles provided by the United States and Britain were used to strike inside Russian territory, despite concerns that their use would escalate the conflict. Kyiv’s stockpiles are running out.
Israel Intercepts Houthi Missile and Threatens Militant Group’s Leaders
Israel said it had shot down a missile fired by Houthi militants in Yemen, hours after Israel’s defense minister threatened to “behead” the group’s leadership.
Houthi missile strike in Tel Aviv wounds more than a dozen
A Houthi missile strike has injured more than a dozen people in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Israeli military said attempts to shoot down a projectile launched from Yemen had been unsuccessful and it landed in a public park early on Saturday. A Houthi military spokesman said the group hit a military target using a hypersonic […]
Yemeni Missile Lands in Tel Aviv
The Israeli military said several people were slightly injured after its air defenses failed to intercept the projectile.
Israel strikes Houthi targets after missile attack
Reuters The Israeli military said it had targeted energy infrastructure in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa Israel has said its fighter jets conducted a series of strikes against military targets in Yemen belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi movement in response to missile and drone attacks. An Israeli military spokesman said the targets included Red Sea ports and […]
Russia has used its hypersonic Oreshnik missile for the first time. What are its capabilities?
The silent black-and-white surveillance camera video of the Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was brief but chilling: Six huge fireballs pierced the darkness and slammed into the ground at astonishing speed. Within hours of the Nov. 21 attack on the military facility, Russian President Vladimir Putin took the rare step of […]
Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine portends new era of warfare
The Oreshnik missiles strike their targets at speeds of up to Mach 10, or 2.5 to 3 kilometers per second, Putin said. “The existing air defense systems around the world, including those being developed by the US in Europe, are unable to intercept such missiles.” A global war? In perhaps the most chilling part of […]
What’s Behind Ukraine and Russia’s Missile Brinkmanship?
Tit-for-tat moves this week included the use of American-made ballistic missiles to strike inside Russia, and new nuclear threats from Moscow. Neither appear to have influenced the war on the ground.
Russia’s Ballistic Missile Attack on Ukraine Is an Alarming First
The Oreshnik missile launched Tuesday apparently took off from Russia’s Kapustin Yar rocket base roughly 800 kilometers from Dnipro, well away from intense fighting. This is the first time any IRBM has been used in combat. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, ratified by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1988, banned ground-launched IRBMs. […]