Missiles
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Mikhail Shatsky, who is said to have overseen the modernisation of Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, was reportedly shot dead near his home. A Russian weapons expert who helped to develop cruise missiles used in the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine has reportedly been assassinated in a forest in the Moscow region.…
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The impact from an apparent Israeli strike on Iran is negligible, an academic from the University of Tehran has said. Asked about reports of an Israeli attack, Professor Mohammad Marandi said: “They haven’t done anything. “There were three quadcopters near Isfahan that were downed. “There were no explosions. It’s a country of 90 million people and…
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Iran has no plan for immediate retaliation to the apparent Israeli attack this morning, a senior Iranian official has said. Speaking to Reuters, the unnamed official said the country was looking at whether the operation was an “infiltration” rather than an attack. “The foreign source of the incident has not been confirmed,” they said. “We…
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Many of us went to bed last night worried about what we would wake up to. Iran was attacking the country it calls Little Satan and wants wiped off the map, sending hundreds of drones and missiles. The attack was neutralised. Nearly all the missiles and drones were intercepted and did not reach their target. But…
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At least 11 people have been injured after Russian drone debris hit a residential area of Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region. Ukraine’s state emergency service said a two-storey residential building was partially destroyed in the overnight attack, with nearby houses also hit. The attack saw a fire erupt in a house and two cars, it said, with the…
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Amidst recent hostilities, Ukraine’s top prosecutor revealed on February 16 that out of 24 North Korean ballistic missiles launched by Russia, only two accurately hit military targets, raising questions about the reliability of Pyongyang’s weaponry. Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin stated that a preliminary analysis indicated that all 24 ballistic missiles recently fired originated from North…
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The US conducted seven strikes against 11 Houthi sea drones and missiles in Yemen late last night, the military says. The “self-defence” operation targeted four unmanned surface vessels and seven mobile anti-ship cruise missiles prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea, according to Central Command. It said they presented “an imminent threat to…
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A surface-to-surface missile has been intercepted by Israel’s “Arrow” aerial defence system, the Israeli military has said. In a statement, the military said the missile “approached Israeli territory in the area of the Red Sea” earlier today. The statement does not provide details on the origin of the launch. For context: Iran-backed Houthi militants have…
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We have been reporting this week that the United States is preparing its response to a drone attack on a military base in Jordan which killed three US service members and injured at least 40 others on Sunday. The US has blamed the attack on Iran-backed militants and has warned of retaliation. In a news…
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Ukraine would win the war faster if it had permission to fire British and other Western weapons against targets deep inside Russia, the head of the Ukrainian navy has signalled. Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa told Sky News the course of the entire conflict would have been very different had Ukrainian forces been allowed to use…
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Five people have been killed in Russian shelling in northern and eastern Ukraine, according to local officials. Four people died in two villages in the northeastern Sumy region, officials said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne said a woman died after suffering serious head injuries in a mid-afternoon shelling of the heavily-bombarded eastern town of Avdiivka.…
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Iran has developed a new attack drone for Russia’s war in Ukraine and appears close to providing Moscow with surface-to-surface missiles, an informed security source has claimed. The Shahed-107 was described as an “explosive and reconnaissance” unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), possibly fitted with technology to seek out high-value battlefield targets such as British and American…
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We can now bring you some pictures from Rafah, in southern Gaza. People from the north and from as close as Khan Younis have flocked to the city in their thousands – believing it to be safer than other parts of Gaza. However, Israeli strikes have hit the city since a ceasefire deal collapsed at…
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Russian warplanes fired 19 long-range missiles at targets in Ukraine this morning, killing one civilian in a central region, wounding four more and damaging an industrial facility, Kyiv officials say. The strike was the first big salvo of missiles Russia has fired at targets, including the Ukrainian capital, in weeks. Russia has mainly been using…
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A bit more on Egypt now. A short while ago, we brought you a report that a “projectile” had landed in the Egyptian Red Sea town of Nuweiba (see 8.40am post). The Israeli military has discussed it now, saying that an “aerial threat” had been spotted in the Red Sea region and linked this to…
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Russia has built powerful defense structures along the front line, in occupied Ukrainian territory and also at points deep within Russia, UK’s Ministry of Defense said in its latest intelligence update. “Since summer 2022, Russia has constructed some of the most extensive systems of military defensive works seen anywhere in the world for many decades,”…
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