NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war.
Alleged launch expensive but potent reminder by Kremlin of large reserve of nuclear-capable weapons which can strike thousands of miles.
Ukrainian forces have attacked targets in Russia with British-made Storm Shadow missiles for the first time, according to UK paper of record the Times of London.
The U.S. embassy in Ukraine cited “specific information of a potential significant air attack” on Wednesday morning.
Alex Soros celebrated the reported decision by President Biden to allow Ukraine to use American-made long-range missiles to strike in Russia.
Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden has reportedly approved the use of long-range American missiles by Ukraine to strike within the Russian mainland, in a move which may escalate the conflict two months before President-Elect Donald Trump comes into office with a mandate for seeking a peace settlement to the war.
Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah says it will “the transition to a new and escalating phase in the confrontation with the Israeli enemy.”
Israeli warplanes targeted more than 300 Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon on Monday and Israel warned civilians to evacuate the area as more intense strikes are on the way.
Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and prompting an evacuation.
U.S. secretary of state Blinken and his UK Govt counterpart arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday morning for talks long-range missiles strike talks.
The Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen claimed on Sunday to have shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone.
Israel launched pre-emptive strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in “self-defense” after identifying missile preparations, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which warned civilians to evacuate immediately while vowing to do “everything… to defend the people of Israel.”
The Greek-flagged oil tanker MV Sounion was left adrift and burning in the Red Sea after attacks from the Houthi terrorists of Yemen.
Belgorod declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as Ukrainian forces pummeled the region with missile and drone strikes.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Britain’s new government to help Ukrainian forces attack deeper inside Russia.
Russia summoned the American ambassador on Monday to protest the alleged use of U.S.-made advanced missiles in a Ukrainian attack on Crimea.
U.S. officials said on Friday that President Joe Biden has permitted Ukraine to attack certain targets on Russian soil with American weapons.
China stepped up its “punishment” military drill around Taiwan on Friday, staging mock missile attacks and bombing runs.
Iran’s state-controlled PressTV on Monday quoted officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who claimed they launched “hypersonic missiles” at Israel on Saturday night and that the fast-moving weapons were able to evade Israel, the U.S., and all of their allies to strike their targets in Israel.
A Saudi royal official says Iran “engineered the war in Gaza to destroy the progress in relations” between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) praised Iran on Sunday for attacking Israel, describing the massive but largely ineffectual wave of drones and missiles as “brave,” “legal,” and “natural.”
The Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen claimed on Monday to have targeted and damaged an “American ship” in the Red Sea with an “accurate and direct” missile strike.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen thanked the free world for its support in her Lunar New Year message, while China threatened an invasion.
The Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen launched six more anti-ship missiles into the Red Sea, defying U.S. warnings to halt their attacks.
The South Korean Ministry of National Defense on Tuesday announced Saudi Arabia has agreed to purchase a $3.2 billion surface-to-air missile defense system, while China gushed that its weapons “attracted great interest” from the Saudis at a defense show in Riyadh over the weekend. The Saudis are also making strides with indigenously produced military systems, perhaps marking the definitive end of the Kingdom’s dependence upon the United States for defense products.
The Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen attacked the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely, which intercepted their missile.
Nuclear-armed Pakistan on Wednesday warned that Iran will face “serious consequences” for a wanton missile strike on the Balochistan region.
The Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen said on Monday that American and British airstrikes will not deter them from attacking civilian ships in the Red Sea. Instead, they vowed to “end U.S. hegemony forever” with retaliatory action.
The German government has approved the export of air-defense missiles to Saudi Arabia, underlining a softening towards the kingdom.
Until the waterway is proven safe trade will avoid the area or risk it at a premium, forcing up the cost of imports on which the West relies.
The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen vowed to continue attacking Red Sea shipping despite a U.S.-led international security coalition.
The Maersk shipping company suspended shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait after Houthi terrorists launched a string of attacks.
The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen launched missiles at a tanker full of jet fuel and threatened a U.S. Navy destroyer with a drone.
The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv came under another ballistic missile attack early Wednesday, injuring at least 53 people on the ground.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Monday published a gloomy report warning that the U.S. Navy is losing its competitive edge in submarine warfare to China, which went from creaky, noisy, slow-moving subs to ultra-quiet nuclear-powered attack vehicles in under 20 years.
A missile strike on a funeral for a dead soldier in Ukraine has killled at least 52 people in a village with a population of just 300.
President Joe Biden reportedly told Volodymyr Zelensky this week that the U.S. will send Ukraine long-range ATACMS missiles.
The United States will expand its military industrial base by helping Australia manufacture guided missiles and rockets for both countries.
Ukraine has been using missiles made in North Korea to fire against the Russians, despite their notorious unreliability, a report claimed.
President Macron called on European nations to seek more independence on airspace defense and advocated against relying too much on the U.S.
