World 25 Dec 2024 | 08:27 AM

Russia launches 'inhuman' Christmas Day attacks, Ukraine says

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones on Wednesday in an "inhuman" Christmas Day assault, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

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World 17 Dec 2024 | 12:21 AM

Russia to boost its ballistic arsenal with new missiles and testing, commander says

(Reuters) -Russia is boosting its ballistic arsenal with new strategic missile systems, plans maximum-range launches and may increase testing in response to growing external threats, a senior Russian military commander said on Monday.

World 24 Dec 2024 | 05:16 PM

One killed, 11 wounded by Russian missile strike on Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih

(Reuters) - One person was killed and 11 were wounded by a ballistic missile strike on an apartment block in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, local officials said on Tuesday, and Kyiv condemned the Christmas eve attack.

World 19 Dec 2024 | 10:29 AM

Putin says Russia is ready for a missile duel with the U.S

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday suggested a missile 'duel' with the United States that would show how Russia's new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile could defeat any U.S. missile defence system.

World 24 Nov 2024 | 01:00 PM

Ukraine studies debris from new Russian ballistic missile

(Reuters) - Ukrainian investigators are studying the debris of a new Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile that was fired at the city of Dnipro on Thursday, the first time such a powerful weapon has been used in the war.

World 26 Nov 2024 | 05:32 PM

NATO reaffirms support for Ukraine following Russian ballistic missile launch

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO members on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for Ukraine during talks with the country's officials held in response to Russia's launch of an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile last week.

World 21 Nov 2024 | 08:04 AM

Russia fired new ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday in response to the U.S. and UK's allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory with advanced Western weapons, in a further escalation of the 33-month-old war.

World 21 Nov 2024 | 11:13 AM

Kyiv accuses Russia of launching intercontinental ballistic missile attack

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP): Kyiv has accused Russia of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile attack at Ukraine for the first time on Thursday (Nov 21) but without a nuclear warhead in a new escalation of the conflict.

World 22 Nov 2024 | 08:20 AM

Explainer-How the US tracks ballistic missile launches

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States has layers of sensors that can spot, track and identify ballistic missile launches such as the Russian IRBM fired at Ukraine on Thursday - a Cold War system that has been refined over decades into an unblinking global network.

North Korea 5 Nov 2024 | 02:14 AM

N. Korea fires salvo of short-range ballistic missiles ahead of US election

SEOUL: North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Tuesday (Nov 5), Seoul's military said, Pyongyang's second launch in days and just hours before Americans vote for a new president.

World 30 Oct 2024 | 10:35 PM

North Korea long-range ballistic missile test splashes down between Japan and Russia

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea and Japan said, a day after Seoul reported the North was making preparations to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile.

World 31 Oct 2024 | 11:39 PM

North Korea says record test was new Hwasong-19 intercontinental ballistic missile

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea flexed its military muscle with the test of a huge new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile dubbed Hwasong-19, state media said on Friday, amid international uproar over its troops deployed to aid Russia in Ukraine.

World 6 Dec 2024 | 02:40 PM

Putin says new Oreshnik hypersonic missile could be deployed in Belarus

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia could deploy its new Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile on the territory of its ally Belarus in the second half of next year.

World 3 Dec 2024 | 12:43 AM

US, Ukraine defense heads discuss Russia's use of new missiles, 2025 aid to Kyiv

(Reuters) - The U.S. and Ukrainian defense chiefs on Monday discussed Russia's use of new ballistic missiles, preparations for the next meeting of arms donors and plans for Washington's military aid next year, both sides said.

Aseanplus News 23 Oct 2024 | 02:35 AM

North Korean leader Kim inspects missile bases, ballistic weapons

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a strategic missile base, state media said Wednesday (Oct 23), releasing images of him viewing transport and launch vehicles for the country's largest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic weapons.

World 29 Nov 2024 | 06:44 AM

South Korea completes missile interceptor to counter any threat from North

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Friday it had completed development of a new ballistic missile interceptor, adding a further layer to defence systems deployed to protect against missile threats from neighbouring North Korea.

World 15 Oct 2024 | 05:43 AM

Iran condemns EU, UK sanctions on Tehran, denies providing ballistic missiles to Russia

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran condemned new EU and British sanctions on Tehran and denied providing ballistic missiles to Russia, spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry, Esmaeil Baghaei, said in a post on X on Tuesday.

World 26 Nov 2024 | 05:38 PM

New Russian missile fired at Ukraine carried warheads without explosives, sources say

KYIV (Reuters) - A new ballistic missile fired by Russia at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last week carried multiple warheads but no explosives, and caused limited damage, two senior Ukrainian government sources said. 

World 21 Nov 2024 | 11:35 PM

US believes Russia's attack in Ukraine showcased new missile

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes that Russia fired a never-before-fielded intermediate-range ballistic missile on Thursday in its attack on Ukraine, an escalation that analysts say could have implications for European missile defense.

World 22 Nov 2024 | 08:21 AM

Factbox-What is Russia's 'Oreshnik' missile?

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said Russia had struck Ukraine with a new hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile in response to Kyiv's use of U.S. and British missiles against Russia.

World 25 Dec 2024 | 08:27 AM

Russia launches 'inhuman' Christmas Day attacks, Ukraine says

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones on Wednesday in an "inhuman" Christmas Day assault, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

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