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War in Ukraine
As Russia still celebrates Christmas according to the old Julian Calendar, both sides in the war intensify strikes and a protest occurs in Moscow's Red Square.
Jan. 7
War in Ukraine
Russia's latest winter missile campaign has some key differences from last year's and it looks like Moscow has enlisted help from North Korea to boost missile supplies.
Jan. 5
Crimea
Shortly after Ukraine said it had struck a Russian command post in occupied Crimea, rumors began circulating that Russia's Chief of the General Staff was killed in the attack.
Jan. 5
Kharkiv
Moscow has intensified air attacks on Kharkiv and its surrounding area in preparation for a large-scale Russian counteroffensive, with a possible start of Jan. 15, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Jan. 5
Russia
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, says the situation is “tense” and Russians continue to report explosions and sirens in the city.
Jan. 3
Putin
Russia attacked Kyiv with 10 Kinzhal missiles on Jan. 2, which once again showed them to be an effective but hardly the “invincible” weapon system Putin’s propaganda claimed.
Jan. 2
Germany
Germany announced a new aid package for Ukraine, which includes the transfer of three more Gepard anti-aircraft guns. Much of Ukraine’s success in defending its air space is due to the Gepard.
Dec. 31, 2023
War in Ukraine
In 2000, Ukraine transferred 386 Kh-22 missiles to Russia as an installment against the gas debt. These have since be used to target Ukrainian cities in attacks like the one this morning.
Dec. 29, 2023
Drones
Speaking at a press conference, the Strategic Industries Minister said the defence industry worked below capacity before the war but hints at secret developments and plans for robust changes.
Dec. 28, 2023
Ukraine
Ukraine’s skies are growing increasingly unfriendly for Russian aircraft and missiles. Anti-aircraft systems donated by the US, Germany, and Norway are building up, and soon Japan may help.
Dec. 20, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russia appears to have marked Putin’s big year-end speech with a missile attack on Ukrainian cities. At least two explosions were heard in Kyiv.
Dec. 14, 2023
War in Ukraine
During the Gulf War the single worst Scud day was ten ballistic missiles. Russia’s Wednesday strikes against Kyiv matched that intensity, and that was just Wednesday.
Dec. 13, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Air Force said 10 missiles had been downed in what is Russia’s second such attack on the capital this week.
Dec. 13, 2023
US
The American system will add effectiveness to the fight against Russian missiles and drones. And the US can provide these retired weapons to Ukraine from its large warehouse stockpiles.
Dec. 10, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukraine doesn’t have that many weapons that can score this kind of kill, and there are signs Kyiv plopped a modern anti-aircraft missile battery somewhere the Russian air force wasn’t expecting.
Dec. 6, 2023
F-16
Colonel Yuriy Ihnat is the public face of Kyiv’s Air Force – he issues as many as 38 updates each day to national and international media on the battles in the skies over Ukraine.
Nov. 28, 2023
Three years ago, Natalia Hrabarchuk was a preschool teacher but on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 17 she took out a Kh-101 missile with an “Igla” MANPADS missile.
Nov. 18