Articles tagged "air defense"

On Ukraine’s southern front line, tension reigns before decisive counteroffensive -- Our readers' questions about the war, answered -- Ukraine’s air defense able to shoot down any Russian missile type -- US to buy Gepard air defense system for Ukraine in $118 million contract -- and more

Female Ukrainian commander near Bakhmut fights Russia, gender stereotypes on the battlefield -- Two Russian ships spotted loading Ukrainian grain, metal at port in occupied Berdiansk -- Russia building new facilities for sorting, storing bodies of its dead soldiers -- Putin downplayed Moscow drone attack due to limited options to retaliate -- and more

Putin signs ‘law’ allowing elections, forced deportations in Russia-occupied territories of Ukraine -- Putin signs law denouncing arms control treaty -- Russian state media: $36 billion lost from exiting foreign investors in past year, claims impact minimal -- Russia launches 3rd mass aerial assault against Kyiv over past 24 hours -- and more

Death toll rises in Russian strike on Dnipro clinic after more body fragments identified -- Reznikov reports 100% hit rate for new British-made cruise missiles Ukraine uses -- Over 100 Russian soldiers desert in occupied Lysychansk -- Lukashenko claims Russia will give nukes to any state that joins Union State of Russia & Belarus -- and more

Russia’s Kinzhal missile is not hypersonic. Nor is it invincible -- First F-16 fighter jet in Ukraine will be one of the strongest signals from the world -- Prigozhin's heightened profile fuels intensified attacks on Russian military -- US lawmakers urge Biden to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine -- and more

Land Forces chief says Ukrainian troops may soon encircle Bakhmut -- Russia likely restarted intense missile strikes to degrade Ukraine's air defense -- We need a clear global leadership of democracy -- Biden pledges to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 -- and more

Prigozhin’s claim of capturing Bakhmut aimed at distracting from support for Ukraine -- Russia able to produce up to 67 missiles per month -- Ukrainians who took Russian passports under pressure will not be punished -- ICC slams Russian arrest warrant for top prosecutor, judges -- and more

Sunak announces more defense aid, promises UK will be key part of fighter jet coalition -- Air strike of “exceptional intensity” hits Kyiv on May 16 -- EU to issue 'warning' to countries helping Russia evade sanctions -- Russian forces raid train stations in illegally occupied Crimea -- and more

Russia tried to destroy Patriot system with hypersonic missile -- Air raid alert goes off in most of Ukraine, including Kyiv -- Russian state media report explosion in occupied Luhansk -- Zelensky holds phone call with South African President -- and more

Shortage of air defense missiles endangers Ukraine’s ability to fight off Russian attacks -- Abrams tanks for training Ukrainian troops arrive in Germany -- Russia likely recruited 10,000 convicts for Ukraine war in April --- More than 300 Ukrainian refugee households risk homelessness in UK -- and more

Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism; a legal perspective -- Preliminary findings allege Russian missile fell in Poland -- SBU accuses 3 Russian proxies of torture during occupation of Mykolaiv -- 385 bodies found in liberated parts of Donetsk Oblast -- and more

Ukraine’s counterattacks in Bakhmut reportedly force Russian troops to abandon some positions -- Infrastructure sabotaged in two Russian regions -- Minister urges Ukrainians in occupied territories to refuse Russian passports contrary to Ombudsman's advice -- Patriot air defense faces its toughest challenge ever in Ukraine -- and more