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Ukraine Receives First Batch of Patriot Missile System

Kyiv has said the system will "significantly" strengthen its ability to protect itself against Russian strikes.

competing claims

Crimea Drone Attack Wounds 1, Ukraine Claims Cruise Missiles Destroyed

Russian-installed officials said the drones caused damage to civilian infrastructure, while Kyiv claimed that Kalibr cruise missiles were destroyed.

Resisting Russia

U.S. Pushes Allies to Assemble Air Defenses for Ukraine

The United States is pressing allies to hastily build Ukraine a patchwork air defense network using NATO-compatible equipment – some ultra-modern...

Munitions issues

Explainer: Is Russia Running Low on Missiles?

Russia has reportedly fired 2,154 missiles at Ukraine since the start of the invasion.

Russia Claims Mariupol ‘Liberated’ as U.S. Rushes New Aid for Ukraine

The fate of the besieged port has become totemic as Russia battles to complete a land bridge between Crimea and the Donbas.

'Invincible' missile

Russia Test Fires Hypersonic Missile From Submarine

The military said it had fired a Tsirkon 'invincible' missile from the Severodvinsk nuclear submarine and hit a test target in the Barents Sea.

bargaining chip

With Cutting-Edge Hypersonics, Russia Leads in New Arms Race

"No one except Russia has hypersonic weapons but everyone wants them," said one analyst.

Uncomfortably Close

Russia Deploys New Missile System Along Norwegian Border

The Northern Fleet says the Tor-M2DT system will secure air space control and defense.

France's Macron Denies Accepting Putin's Anti-Missile Proposal

"Let's be serious, this is the security of Europe we're talking about," he said.

Russia Will Hold Major Test of Its Strategic Missile Forces

The aim of the exercise is to test the readiness of Russia's command structure and how efficiently its orders are carried out.

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