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Russia-Ukraine war: Putin vows more test of Oreshnik hypersonic missile in combat

November 22, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the Ministry of Defence leadership, representatives of the defense industry, and missile systems developers in Moscow, Russia, on November 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (November 22, 2024) that Russia would keep testing its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile in combat…

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Sweden Says Won’t Be Intimidated By Putin’s Warning To West

November 22, 2024 admin

Sweden will not be intimidated by Russia’s provocations, Defence Minister Pal Jonson said Friday after President Vladimir Putin hinted at strikes on Western countries supplying weapons to Ukraine. The Swedish minister’s remarks came as he announced “substantial funding” to Ukraine for the procurement of long-range missiles and drones. “The Russian escalation and provocation that we’ve…

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All About Russia’s Oreshnik Missile Fired On Ukraine

November 22, 2024 admin

Moscow, Russia: The new intermediate-range ballistic missile called Oreshnik used by Russia in a strike on Ukraine is a nuclear-capable weapon that has not been previously mentioned in public. In an unscheduled television appearance on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the strike on the city of Dnipro had tested in combat conditions “one of…

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Russia attacked Ukraine with new missile; West can’t stop, claims Vladimir Putin

November 21, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin records a televised address in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday (November 21, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP “The Kremlin fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday (November 21, 2024) in response to Kyiv’s use this week of American and British missiles capable of striking deeper into Russia,” President Vladimir…

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World must respond: Zelenskyy after Russian strike in Dnipro

November 21, 2024 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Mr. Putin’s acknowledgement of the use of the new weapon was another escalation in the war, now more than 1,000 days old, after the deployment of North Korean troops on Russian soil. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday (November 21, 2024) that a Russian…

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Putin’s Veiled Warning To US, UK

November 21, 2024 admin

In the event of an escalation, Putin said Russia will respond just as ‘decisively’. Moscow, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow has the right to strike military targets of countries whose weapons are used by Ukraine to hit Russian territory. “We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against the military facilities…

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Russia launches intercontinental missile for first time in Ukraine war, claims Kyiv

November 21, 2024 admin

The ICBM attack on Ukraine comes two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a revised nuclear doctrine that formally lowers the threshold for the country’s use of nuclear weapons. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting Dnipro city in the central-east of the country, which, if…

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Russia Launches ICBM At Ukraine In Stern Message To Kyiv, Western Allies

November 21, 2024 admin

Moscow: Russia has fired an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile or ICBM at Ukraine a day after Vladimir Putin changed Moscow’s nuclear doctrine. The firing of the ICBM with a conventional (non-nuclear) warhead is a stern warning to Ukraine and its Western allies that Moscow’s red lines must be respected. Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles, popularly referred as ICBMs…

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U.S. decision on Ukraine missiles ‘big mistake’ that could ‘escalate conflict’: Erdogan

November 20, 2024 admin

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Washington’s approval for Ukraine to use American missiles against military targets inside Russia is a “big mistake” which could drag the world to the brink of a “major war”, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in remarks published on Wednesday (November 20, 2024). The move to let…

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After US Missile, Ukraine Fires UK’s ‘Storm Shadow’ Into Russia: Report

November 20, 2024 admin

Ukraine’s armed forces fired British cruise missiles at military targets inside Russia for the first time, a Western official familiar with the matter said, as the 1,000-day conflict enters a new phase. The UK approved the use of Storm Shadow missiles in response to Russia deploying North Korean troops in its war against Ukraine, a…

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