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New Indian Express
19-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Army's tweet including Shaheen Missile catches attention, Pakistan MFA denies use
NEW DELHI: A tweet by Army's Western Command with a video containing the picture of Pakistan's Shaheen nuclear missile on Sunday night caught attention and went viral. The video shared on the official account @westerncomd_IA showed Shaheen as an option among the missiles used against India. But the tweet was subsequently deleted and the sources confirmed that "it was a file footage, used for representational purposes" and people had forgot to put that point in message. The video was put to highlight Operation Sindoor which India launched on May 7 to destroy the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). It was in response to the killing of 26 tourists in Pahalgam on April 22. 'Enemy Missiles neutralised. #IndianArmy - impregnable wall of fire,' the Chandimandir based Western Command had put up in its post. The video of the Western Command further showcased the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, the Smerch and Pinaka multi-launch rocket systems, among the others, as an option opted by the Indian Armed Forces. While the post was deleted on Monday but by then the video went viral on 'X'. Shaheen is a series of Ballistic Missile of Pakistan which can be nuclear tipped. The speculations also included that a Pakistani Shaheen nuclear-capable Shaheen ballistic missile fired on India was shot down by a S-400 air defence system The Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affair came up with a response on Monday and rejected the speculation as 'unfounded allegations'.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
One person injured and gas pipeline damaged in three Russian attacks on Kostiantynivka since day's start
Russian forces attacked the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast three times on Saturday 3 May, leaving one civilian injured. Source: Serhii Horbunov, Head of Kostiantynivka City Military Administration, on Facebook The aftermath of the Russian strikes on Kostiantynivka on 3 May Photo: Serhii Horbunov on Facebook Quote: "The enemy fired five rockets from a Smerch multiple-launch rocket system this morning. The attack injured one civilian and damaged the facades of houses, gas pipelines and power lines. The enemy dropped a FAB-250 bomb on the city of Kostiantynivka at 12:15 on 3 May 2025, damaging the facades of houses and an infrastructure facility. Russian occupation forces attacked the city with a Molniya-2 loitering munition in the afternoon. The facade of a multi-storey building has been damaged." Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
Russians attack Donetsk Oblast, killing two people and injuring four
Russian forces launched attacks on the Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk districts of Donetsk Oblast on 17 April, resulting in two fatalities and four injuries. Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office Details: The Russians attacked Kostiantynivka using Smerch multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) on 17 April between 08:40 and 08:50. A 53-year-old resident was killed near an apartment building. Two women, aged 51 and 72, were injured; they were diagnosed with mine-blast traumas, shrapnel wounds, a broken leg and cuts. In addition, the Russians dropped a bomb, possibly a FAB-250 with a UMPK module, on the village of Rusyn Yar in the Illinivka hromada. [A UMPK module effectively converts an unguided bomb into a guided one – ed.] A 60-year-old local resident was killed in a house. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.] Two more civilians received mine-blast injuries and shrapnel wounds during the attack on Novoekonomichne village in the Pokrovsk district. A 31-year-old woman and a 71-year-old man were hospitalised. The type of weapon used is being established. The attack caused widespread damage, affecting the facades of apartment buildings, houses, cars and garages. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Yahoo
Russians attack Kharkiv Oblast: 4 killed, 2 injured
Russian troops attacked Kharkiv Oblast on 14 April, killing four people and injuring two. Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office Quote from the Prosecutor's Office: The data obtained during the investigation indicates that on 14 April around 09:00, Russian forces carried out an artillery attack on the town of Kupiansk, hitting a residential area. Two people were killed: a 68-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman. Another woman, aged 72, suffered an acute stress reaction. Details: At around 12:50, the Russians struck the village of Shevchenkove in the Kupiansk district. Russian troops targeted a residential area, damaging houses and outbuildings. As a result of the attack on the village, a 52-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman were killed. A 38-year-old woman suffered from acute shock. The attack was reportedly carried out using the Smerch multiple rocket launcher system. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Yahoo
Russians hit Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast with rocket artillery: one killed, three injured
One man has been killed and three others injured in another Russian attack on the town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast on the evening of 3 April. Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office on Telegram Quote: "The Russian army bombarded Kostiantynivka on the late evening of 3 April, presumably using Smerch multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS). The occupiers once again targeted residential buildings. A 24-year-old local resident was killed in the attack. In addition, three men aged 50, 51 and 62 were injured." Aftermath of a Russian attack on Kostiantynivka. Photo: Prosecutor's Office Details: The men were taken to hospital with blast injuries, shrapnel wounds and a fractured hip. Two of them are in a serious condition. The facades of 14 houses and an apartment building, 12 garages, power transmission lines and a gas pipeline were damaged in Kostiantynivka. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
