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Russia Today
19 hours ago
- General
- Russia Today
Russian military strikes Ukrainian drone launch site (VIDEO)
Moscow has successfully hit a Ukrainian long-range drone launch site in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkov Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. It also published a video of the strike. The strike destroyed all of the launch pads, along with some 30 long-range kamikaze drones and eight military vehicles, it added. A short video shows a powerful blast rocking an area near the airfield where some installations were located. According to the ministry, a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile system was used in the strike. The news came amid reports of drone strikes across Russia. Several military airfields located in five Russian regions were targeted in attacks on Sunday, according to the Defense Ministry. The Ukrainian media claimed the strikes were part of a major operation called 'Spiderweb' that had been prepared for more than a year and a half. According to the Russian military, three out of five attacks were successfully repelled and resulted in no damage, while two more ended up setting aircraft on fire – although the flames were promptly extinguished. No one was injured in the attacks. Earlier in the day, the first drone attack was reported in Russia's Siberian Irkutsk Region, where unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) targeted a military base. The strike resulted in no casualties or major material damage, according to the authorities. It comes less than a day after two bridges collapsed in Russian regions bordering Ukraine in what the authorities described as deliberate acts of sabotage. One of the collapses derailed a passenger train, killing seven and injuring 71 others. The Investigative Committee said in a statement on Sunday that the bridges had been 'blown up' in both cases. Russian Senator Andrey Klishas has blamed Kiev for both incidents.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Russia attacks Ukraine with 2 Iskander missiles and 90 drones, hits recorded in 12 locations
The Russians have attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 90 Shahed UAVs and decoy drones of various types since the evening of 29 May. Ukrainian air defence has managed to down 56 drones, although hits have been recorded in 12 locations. Source: Ukraine's Air Force Quote: "As of 08:00, air defence downed 56 Shahed attack UAVs (and other types of drones) in the country's south and north. Twenty-six were downed using firepower and 30 disappeared from radar or were suppressed by electronic warfare. Strikes were recorded in 12 locations." Details: The Russians launched drones from the Russian cities of Millerovo, Oryol, Shatalovo, Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk and the missiles were launched from Russia's Voronezh Oblast. Kharkiv, Odesa and Donetsk oblasts came under attack. "Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units and mobile fire groups from Ukraine's defence forces were involved in repelling the attack," the Air Force summarised. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Bloomberg
23-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Ukraine Says Drones Struck Russian Battery Plant for Missiles
Ukraine said its drones hit production facilities of a company that makes batteries used to power Russian missiles. There were explosions and a fire at the Energiya JSC plant in the city of Yelets in Russia's Lipetsk region following the overnight strike, the Ukrainian General Staff said Friday in a statement on Facebook. The plant makes batteries for Russia's Iskander-M missiles, sea-based cruise missiles and glide bombs, according to the General Staff.
Al Arabiya
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Russia says it downed 112 Ukrainian drones
Russia's defense ministry said on Friday its air defense systems had downed 112 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 24 over the Moscow region. Ukraine has intensified drone attacks on Russia in the past several days, forcing temporary shutdowns of Russian airports. On Thursday Russia said it had fired an Iskander-M missile at part of the city of Pokrov in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region.
Russia Today
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russian ballistic missile destroys Ukrainian Patriot complex (MOD VIDEO)
A Russian Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system has destroyed a US-supplied Patriot air defense system operated by the Ukrainian military, the defense ministry in Moscow has reported. In a post on its Telegram channel on Thursday, the ministry reported that the strike on a position in Ukraine's Dnepropetrovsk region had taken out a multifunctional AN/MPQ-65 radar, a control unit, as well as two Patriot launchers. A single air defense battery of this type is estimated to be worth over $1 billion. Since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict, Kiev has received entire Patriot units and separate constituent parts from the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Spain. However, in March, a spokesperson for Germany's defense ministry acknowledged during a press briefing that Berlin had reached the limit of its capacity in terms of weapons it could provide to Ukraine by emptying out its stocks, including with regards to Patriot air defense systems. The official noted at the time that Berlin had to ensure its own capabilities were adequate. A month prior, Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky lamented that his military was running out of missiles for their US-supplied air defense systems. He floated the idea of producing the rockets under license in Ukraine, should direct supplies from Western nations prove unfeasible. Russia has repeatedly stated that no amount of Western weapons supplied to Kiev can change the course of the conflict, and that these 'donations' needlessly prolong the bloodshed. The Kremlin has also consistently warned that the delivery of ever more sophisticated weaponry to Ukraine could potentially result in an all-out conflict between Russia and NATO.
