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"...LONDON—The British government says its effort to rapidly develop a conventional ballistic missile under the recently launched Project Nightfall is aimed at arming Ukraine. “These new long-range British missiles will keep Ukraine in the fight and give Putin another thing to worry about,” Britain’s..."
Reference: aviationweek.com ."...Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck a Russian MiG-31 aircraft, as well as S-400 and Pantsir air defense systems, at the Belbek airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea overnight.
"SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center's long-range drones successfully targeted Russian..."
"...Ukraine says its domestically produced "Long Neptune" is a ground-launched land-attack cruise missile with a range of up to 1,000 km (621 miles). It was developed from the shorter-range Neptune anti-ship missile that existed before the invasion...."
Reference: www.reuters.com ."...The leading Ukrainian manufacturer of drones and the "developer" of allegedly domestic Flamingo ballistic missiles, Fire Point, was a casting agency for Vladimir Zelensky's projects before the war. It is reported by The New York Times. ...According to the company, it is also increasing the production of long-range Flamingo missiles, which officials hope will strengthen Ukraine's ability to strike deep into Russia.
Reference: eadaily.com ."...U.S. Army Patriot air defense systems were deployed to Poland in September 2024. The U.S. will send equipment including Patriot systems to NATO and the alliance will distribute the weapons to Ukraine, President Donald Trump said July 10, 2025. ...the Pentagon halted deliveries in connection with a global review to assess weapons stockpile levels. But on Monday, the Defense Department said Trump had directed it to send additional weapons to Ukraine."
Reference: www.stripes.com .Article Title: Russian Strike on Ukraine Training Unit Leaves at Least 12 Dead, 60 Injured
Snippet of Article: "...KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – At least 12 Ukrainian service members were killed and more than 60 were injured in a Russian missile strike on the location of a Ukrainian army training unit Sunday, according to a statement from the Ukrainian Ground Forces. ..."
"...The deal is worth up to £1.6bn and will involve recruiting 200 additional staff.
Thales is a French-owned company which is one of Europe's biggest arms manufacturers.
The order is for lightweight multirole missiles (LMMs) which Ukrainian forces are already using.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the order as he laid out a four point plan to "reach peace and defend Ukraine". ...It will be funded by a loan underwritten by United Kingdom Export Finance (UKEF) "
"...Ukraine's defence forces have struck the Kombinat Kristal oil storage facility in the city of Engels in Russia's Saratov Oblast. ...Ukrainian forces strike oil depot supplying Russian strategic aircraft used in missile attacks on Ukraine ..."
Reference: www.yahoo.com ."...Russia’s defense ministry vowed unspecified “retaliatory measures” after Ukraine launched US-supplied ATACMS missiles at the border region of Belgorod on Friday.
The ministry said earlier on Saturday that it had successfully downed eight of the tactical missiles as well as dozens of Ukrainian drones over the past day. ..."
"...Raytheon was awarded a $1.3 billion follow-on contract by the U.S. army for its Javelin missiles, which has played a major role in Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion, Lockheed said on Thursday. This latest agreement is part of a larger contract awarded last year, which could reach up to $7.2 billion for an "indefinite quantity" of missiles between 2023 and 2026. Since then, the joint venture has been ramping up Javelin production, with plans to reach an annual manufacturing capacity of around 4,000 missiles by late 2026. ..."
Reference: www.reuters.com ."...Russia had launched 96 glide bombs, two missile strikes, 4000 shells and 44 kamikaze drones over the last 24 hours, according to the Ukrainian army. A glide bomb is a standard air-dropped bomb modified to be launched from a distance rather than directly over the target - with some weighing up to 1.5 tonnes. ...missile strikes carried out by the Russian armed forces against the Ukrainian electric infrastructure"
Reference: www.independent.co.uk .
"...In the report, the monitors concluded that the debris was from a Hwasong-11 series missile and is in violation of the arms embargo on North Korea... which has been under U.N. sanctions since 2006 over its ballistic missile and nuclear programs. In their report, the monitors say they (quote) "could not independently identify from where the missile was launched, nor by whom." Information about the missile’s trajectory - supplied by Ukraine - suggests the missile was launched from Russia, the report says. ..."
Reference: www.yahoo.com ."Biden secretly approved the transfer of the long-range ATACMS missiles in February for use inside Ukrainian territory. The ATACMS missiles were then quietly included in the $300 million aid package announced on March 12 and ultimately delivered to Ukraine earlier this month, according to Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Garron Garn. ..."
Reference: www.cnn.com ."...The State Department has greenlighted an emergency $138 million in foreign military sales for Ukraine to provide critical repairs and spare parts for Kyiv’s Hawk missile systems. The U.S. announced the move Tuesday saying that Ukraine has an urgent need for the maintenance support to keep the missile system running. The announcement follows a similar, small-sized round of $300 million in munitions support the Pentagon announced last month ..."
Reference: apnews.com ."Patriot missiles furnished by the United States have been used to shoot down over a dozen Russian missiles once deemed "undefeatable" by Russian President Vladimir Putin. ..."
Reference: www.newsweek.com ."Ukraine said it had intercepted all 31 missiles fired at the capital. But debris injured at least 13 people and damaged several buildings. ..."
Reference: www.nytimes.com ."...aid package consists primarily of ammunition, which Ukraine desperately needs. In particular, it includes Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, which are man-portable surface-to-air missiles. ..."
Reference: www.forbes.com ."Retired engineers are being called up to help make Stinger missiles. ...Raytheon is reportedly calling engineers out of retirement to manufacture the missile for Ukraine's forces. ...weapons must be made the same way they were four decades ago. "We were bringing back retired employees that are in their 70s," he told the outlet, stating that they were using decades-old blueprints. ..."
Reference: www.newsweek.com ."Hertling, who served as commanding general of the U.S. Army Europe... gave his perspective on where the defense systems could be put to best use by Ukraine. "It's a point defense system," Hertling said. "It's got to be placed in a location that is defending a target like a capital city, Kyiv, or a port city like Odessa. This is not a weapon system that can be moved around on the battlefield based on changing threats. It has to be placed somewhere to defend it." ..."
Reference: www.newsweek.com ."the 65 Ukrainian soldiers who have been training at the installation since January on how to use the defensive missile system to track and shoot down enemy aircraft. ...The Patriot missile system, which hasn’t yet been deployed in Ukraine, is particularly useful for defending population centers and critical infrastructure...expected to leave Oklahoma in the next several days for additional training in Germany before they deploy to Ukraine with a Patriot missile battery that typically includes six mobile launchers, a mobile radar, a power generator and an engagement control center."
Reference: www.defensenews.com .Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine (January 8, 2026) Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine (January 8, 2026) Location:...
