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The Sun
19-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Vladimir Putin to launch ballistic missile in test that could reach UK as US lays out 22-point plan for Ukraine peace
Close VLADIMIR Putin is planning to test the launch of a ballistic missile capable of striking the UK in a chilling threat to the West. Ukraine's military intelligence said that Russia plans to launch an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of carrying nuclear warheads. 3 3 The GUR agency said it is a "training and combat" launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile to intimidate Ukraine and the West. It added that the test launch was designed to 'demonstratively pressure and intimidate Ukraine, and also EU and Nato member states'. The RS-24 Yars is a three-stage, solid-fuel ICBM that has a flight range of more than 6,200 miles - more than double the distance between Russia and the UK. It is understood to be fired with a non-nuclear warhead from Russia's central Sverdlovsk region. Meanwhile, the US presented Russia with a 22-point peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal. However, Vladimir Putin is understood to have refused to discuss the US-proposed peace plan. A call between Putin and President Donald Trump is now being prepared, and both leaders are expected to talk on Monday. It comes after Russia unleashed the "war's biggest drone attack" after Putin defied Trump's call to stop the "bloodbath". A harrowing 273 exploding drones were fired across the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions overnight. Meanwhile, Putin bluntly told Trump to stop trying to dictate terms to him for a ceasefire and an end to the bloodshed in the conflict.
NHK
19-05-2025
- Politics
- NHK
Ukraine: Russia plans ICBM launch on Monday night
Ukraine says Russia plans to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a training warhead on Monday night. The Ukrainian defense ministry's intelligence agency disclosed the information on social media on Sunday. It said Russia intends to conduct the launch from a complex in the central region of Sverdlovsk. It also said the missile's flight range exceeds 10,000 kilometers. The agency added that the launch is meant to "demonstratively pressure and intimidate" Ukraine, as well as EU and NATO member states. The agency did not mention other details, including a possible target of the missile.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia plans overnight intercontinental missile launch to intimidate NATO and Ukraine
Russia plans to conduct a demonstrative training and combat launch of an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile on the night of 18-19 May. Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Details: Ukrainian intelligence noted that the purpose of the launch is to intimidate Ukraine and exert pressure on EU and NATO member states, a tactic seen as part of nuclear blackmail. Quote: "A missile equipped with a training munition has been ordered to be launched from a mobile ground-based system by the 433rd Regiment of the 42nd Division of the 31st Army of the Strategic Missile Forces of the aggressor state." Details: The launch site is near the village of Svobodny in Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast, with training ammunition planned for use. The three-stage solid-fuel missile has a range exceeding 10,000 km. Background: On the evening of 9 May, the US Embassy in Ukraine warned American citizens to exercise caution due to the risk of a large-scale airstrike in the following days. Subsequently, Russia announced that it will close its airspace over the Kapustin Yar missile testing range for two days on 12 and 13 May to allow for the potential launch of ballistic missiles. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia plans 'training' launch of Yars intercontinental ballistic missile, HUR claims
Editor's note: This article is being updated with additional information. Russia is planning a "training" launch of an RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile overnight on May 19, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported on May 18. According to the agency, the missile will be equipped with a "training" warhead and the move is intended to intimidate Ukraine, as well as EU and NATO member states. Yars, or RS-24, is a strategic solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile system adopted by Russia in 2009. It has a claimed range of 11,000 kilometers and an explosive power equivalent to a million tons of trinitrotoluene (TNT). Read also: Russia launches record 273-drone attack on Ukraine ahead of planned Trump-Putin call We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Reuters
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Russia plans to launch intercontinental ballistic missile on Sunday, Kyiv says
KYIV, May 18 (Reuters) - Ukrainia's military intelligence agency said that Russia was planning to conduct a "training and combat" launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile late on Sunday to intimidate Ukraine and the West. The GUR agency said in a statement on the Telegram app that the launch was ordered to be implemented from Russia's Sverdlovsk region, adding that the flight range for the missile was more than 10,000 kilometers (6,200 miles).
