Ballistic Weapons News Today

Iran has sent Russia 400 “highly accurate” ballistic missiles in an escalation of military cooperation between the two US-sanctioned nations, according to reports.

Iran sent 400 missiles, including "many from the Fateh-110 family of short-range ballistic weapons" that have a range of up to 700 kilometers, three Iranian sources told Reuters.

Iran has provided Russia with around 400 powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, Reuters reported on Feb. 21, citing six sources.

An explosion has rung out in the city of Kropyvnytskyi in Kirovohrad Oblast after the military warned that a missile was flying towards the city. Source: Ukrainian Air Force, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne Details: The Armed Forces of Ukraine warned the public of the threat of ballistic weapons being used by the Russians, and an air-raid warning was issued in Kharkiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson and Kirovohrad oblasts.

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has reported what kind of weapons North Korea supplies to Russia. Source: Andrii Yusov, DIU spokesperson, during the national joint 24/7 newscast on 15 December Quote: "We understand what else was provided.

The US Department of State has imposed sanctions on three Russian-based organisations and one individual involved in the transfer and testing of North Korean-made ballistic missiles for use by Russia against Ukraine.

Russian missiles struck two locations in Kharkiv in the early hours of the morning on Dec. 20, Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov reported on Telegram.

The threat of a ballistic weapons attack was issued twice in Ukraine on the night of 19-20 December 2023. Source: Air Force on Telegram Quote: "There is the threat of a ballistic weapons attack in Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad oblasts!" Details: The all-clear was given at 01:22.

On the night of 22 October, at around 1.00 an air-raid warning was issued in some oblasts due to the threat of ballistic weapons and attack drones. The all-clear was given at around 04:00. Source: Air Force on Telegram Details: The military said there is a threat of ballistic missile attacks in the eastern and southeastern oblasts.

An air-raid warning has been issued in five oblasts of Ukraine due to the threat of the Russians using ballistic missiles. Source: Ukraine's Air Force Command's press service on Telegram Quote: "Poltava, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, [and] Zaporizhzhia oblasts - [there's] a threat of use of ballistic weapons!" Details: Residents of the specified oblasts are strongly advised to take shelter.