Eight-year-old boy killed as Russian missiles hit western Ukraine – officials
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia attacked the western Ukrainian region of Ivano-Frankivsk with hypersonic missiles on Friday, hitting areas near a military airfield and killing an eight-year-old boy, Ukrainian officials said. People take cover inside a parking space during an air raid alert, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 11th August, 2023.PICTURE: Reuters/Gleb Garanich […]
In first, Kyiv says it shoots down volley of Russian ‘hypersonic’ missiles
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine said on Tuesday it had shot down six Russian Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a weapon Moscow has touted as a next-generation hypersonic missile that was all but unstoppable. When asked about the Ukrainian claim, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu dismissed it, the RIA news agency reported. The number […]
North Korea fires two ballistic missile from Pyongyang airport, South Korea says
Seoul, South KoreaReuters North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles from an airport in its capital city of Pyongyang on Monday, South Korea’s military reported, in the fourth test this month. Japan’s government also reported the launch, with chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno condemning the launches as a threat to the region’s peace and […]
North Korea tests railway-borne missile in latest launch amid rising tension with US
Seoul, South KoreaReuters North Korea tested a railway-borne missile in its firing drills on Friday, state media KCNA said on Saturday, amid a US push for fresh sanctions against the isolated state following its recent series of weapons tests. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) travelled about 430 kilometres […]