Wednesday, May 7, 2025
‘Putin doesn’t want peace, he wants Ukraine;’ Pence rebukes Trump’s stance on Russia — Russian Baltic Sea provocations increasing threat of accidental military incidents, Latvian intelligence says — Ukraine stabilizes Pokrovsk front, seizes tactical initiative in some areas — Russian soldiers executed 3 unarmed Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/wednesday-may-7-2025/
North Korean missile used in Russia’s Kyiv attack contained US components
#NorthKorean #ballistic #missile Russia fired at Kyiv during April 24 mass strike contained at least 116 components sourced from multiple countries — most of them made by #US companies
#Russia launched 215 #missiles and #drones across #Ukraine during the assault. Many of the weapons targeted #Kyiv, killing at least 12 #civilians and injuring 87.
At least 12 dead and 50 injured, with bodies lying in the street after #russians just targeted a densely populated #residential neighborhood in #Ukraine's city of #KryvyiRih with a #ballistic #missile.
#Russian troops attacked #ResidentialAreas in Kryvyi Rih, #Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with #Ballistic #missiles injuring at least 12. Two boys, aged 2 & 15, are among the wounded
Explosions in Kryvyi Rih were reported almost immediately after Air Force said on Russia had launched missiles
Russian attack damaged 4 #apartment buildings & 4 #houses along with an undetermined number of businesses
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-missile-attack-on-kryvyi-rih-injures-at-least-4/
#Putin uses #Trump's new gift of #Ukraine being cut off from satellite #intelligence to rain #ballistic #missiles on Ukrainan families.
This is the new #America.
North Korea to send artillery units, 150 more ballistic missiles to Russia
#NorthKorea to send #reinforcements to Russia, mainly gun & #rocket #artillery units
#Pyongyang to send 150 #ballistic #missiles to #Russia in 2025
Moscow is also to receive more 170mm Koksan self-propelled artillery guns & 240mm multiple launch rocket systems
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Russia launched 5 #ballistic #missiles at Ukraine’s capital highlighting the stark contrast between approaching holiday season & realities of war
#Holosiivskyi district, south of the city center, was hit the hardest. #Residential & office buildings were damaged
Damage left 630 #residential buildings, 16 #medical facilities, 17 #schools, & 13 #kindergartens without #heating
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-missiles-strike-kyiv-on-the-eve-of-holiday-season/
December 20, 2024
Morning in #Kyiv following a #Russian #ballistic #missile strike on the city
NEW RUSSIAN #BALLISTIC #MISSILE TO #BELARUS? #Russia may deploy its new #Oreshnik missile system in #Belarus in the second half of #2025. According to #Putin this system, recently used to strike #Ukraine is expected to enter mass production by then.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-6-2024
Ukraine’s new Palianytsia missile-drone enters production
Domestically produced #LongRange #weapons are key importance to Ukraine’s defense strategy
One the domestic-made #weapons is the #MissileDrone hybrid #Palianytsia, which effectively strikes deep into Russian territory
#Ukrainian #cruise & #ballistic #missiles allows #Ukraine to act independently, delivering pinpoint strikes on key enemy targets
Russia fired at least 60 North Korean missiles against Ukraine
#NorthKorea supplied Russia with #ammunition, #ballistic #missiles, and now soldiers since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. #Pyongyang has ratcheted up its support for #Russia following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s signing of a mutual defense pact with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June.
Ukraine has produced its 1st 100 missiles
#Ukraine has been developing #ballistic #missiles for a number of years now, the #Hrim-2
“There are drones — various types, for various missions — that not only assist the battlefield in defending positions and destroying the occupier, but are also striking deeper and deeper into #Russia. We’ll continue to build on this.”
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-has-produced-its-first-100-missiles-zelensky-says/
World merely watching as North Korea threat grows
North Korea tested a new #ballistic #missile just yesterday, achieving record time & sufficient altitude
Yet the world just watches as the #threat grows
Pyongyang’s cooperation with Moscow enabled improvements in #NorthKorean military technology
North Korean troops joining #Russia on the battlefield, #Pyongyang will also have the opportunity to learn the tactics of “modern warfare.”
https://kyivindependent.com/world-merely-watching-as-north-korea-threat-grows-zelensky-warns/
Despite mounting evidence, Russia denies North Korean soldiers fighting in Ukraine
The Guardian reported there're dozens of North Koreans behind Russian lines to assist launching of North Korean #ballistic #missiles
A professor at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies in Seoul, said #NorthKorean soldiers in Ukraine could be viewed from #Pyongyang as opportunity for its military to gain real-world combat experience
Ukraine Daily Summary - Tuesday, October 8 2024
Residents in Russia's Belgorod Oblast to be paid record $31,000 signing bonus for joining army -- Russian Baltic Sea Fleet vessel out of action after Ukraine's sabotage -- Second Russian attack on Odesa damages foreign civilian vessel, casualties reported -- Putin's Black Sea residence demolished due to safety concerns, Russian media reports -- and more
https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Tuesday,%20October%208%202024/
The #EU is going to impose sanctions on #Iran for supplying #ballistic missiles to Russia, Bloomberg reports.
Being one of Russia's main allies, Iran has supplied it with hundreds of drones and missiles since 2022, which are used daily in attacks against Ukraine.
JFC
#Iran is preparing an imminent #ballistic #missile attack against #Israel, a #WhiteHouse ofcl said Tues. The #UnitedStates is “actively supporting” Israel’s “defensive preparations…A direct #military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran.” The warning of a strike came after an Israeli security ofcl said Israeli troops crossed into south #Lebanon to “remove threats & to deal w/ #Hezbollah strongholds.”
#geopolitics #MiddleEast #war
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/01/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-hamas-war-news-gaza/
The general staff's statement said a Russian Iskander 9M723 #ballistic #missile was fired from the area at around 22:28 (1928 GMT) & struck the #SapphireHotel in #Kramatorsk, where the #Reuters team was staying, 7 mins later.
The general staff said the Iskander-M is accurate to within 30 metres of its target. It said it had no info that #Russia deliberately designated the Sapphire as a priority target nor any intercepts that could shed light on why the hotel was struck.
#Ukraine #war #journalism
