5 hours ago Russian ballistic missile attack a ‘severe escalation’, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president appeals for tough global response, as Nato accuses Vladimir Putin of trying to intimidate Kyiv’s alliesSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy said the use of an experimental ballistic missile by Russia amounted to “a clear and severe escalation” in the war and called for strong worldwide condemnation, as Nato accused Vladimir Putin of seeking to “terrorise” civilians and intimidate Ukraine’s allies.Nato spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah said: “Deploying this capability will neither change the course of the conflict nor deter Nato allies from supporting Ukraine.” Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Putin ‘has no interest in peace’, says Zelenskyy, as US accuses Russian leader of ‘escalating at every turn’ – Ukraine war live

Ukrainian president condemns IRBM strike as ‘severe escalation’; Putin claims Moscow ‘had the right’ to strike western countries that provide Kyiv with long-range weaponsPutin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into UkraineUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has issued a statement on X after Vladimir Putin said Russian forces had hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with a new experimental mid-range ballistic missile.The Russian leader has “admitted” to taking a step “toward escalating and expanding this war” by using a new ballistic missile on Ukraine, Zelenskyy wrote.Putin struck our city of Dnipro, one of Ukraine’s largest cities. This is a clear and severe escalation in the scale and brutality of this war — a cynical violation of the UN Charter by Russia.Putin alone ...

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13 hours ago US accuses Putin of ‘escalating at every turn’ after Russian leader blames ‘Nato aggression’ for missile attack – live updates

Russian president says Moscow ‘had the right’ to strike western countries that provide Kyiv with long-range weaponsPutin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into UkraineMaria Zakharova, Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson, was interrupted during a briefing earlier on Thursday by a call that instructed her not to comment on reports of a Russian ballistic missile attack at Ukraine.Zakharova, in the middle of a regular press conference, received a call from a man who used the informal “Mash” instead of Maria, according to video that picked up the telephone conversation.About the ballistic missile strike on Yuzhmash (rocket company Pivdenmash) that the western media are talking about, we are not commenting at all.The US was pre-notified briefly before the launch through nucl...

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15 hours ago Putin sends warning to ‘ruling elites’ after Russia tests new missile in Ukraine strike

Vladimir Putin sent a warning to "ruling elites" and confirmed Russia has tested a new intermediate range missile in a strike on Ukraine.

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15 hours ago Putin reveals he launched a new IRBM medium range missile at Ukraine in TV boast

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed that his forces carried out a strike with a new medium-range ballistic missile in Ukraine on Thursday as a test.

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21 hours ago Russia threatens to bomb US base in Poland after unleashing ICBM arsenal for first time

Ukraine has said an intercontinental ballistic missile was fired by Russia with Dnipro as a target, and now Vladimir Putin is threatening to hit United States air bases in Poland with "advanced weapons"

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22 hours ago Russia launches 'intercontinental ballistic missile' for first time in Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine war, says Kyiv

The escalatory attack comes after Ukraine reportedly used US and UK long range missiles to strike targets inside Russia

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24 hours ago Ukraine says Russia has launched an ICBM in an attack for the first time in the war

Ukraine says Russia has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting Dnipro city in the central-east of the country, which, if confirmed, would be the first time Moscow has used such a missile in the war

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24 hours ago Moscow threatens to attack POLAND: Kremlin warns it can strike US base using 'advanced weapons' as NATO scrambles jets and Putin unleashes ICBM in Ukraine for first time after Storm Shadow strike

The strike comes after Ukraine used US and British missiles to demolish targets inside Russia this week, something Moscow had warned would be seen as a major escalation

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