Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded sharply to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s year-end press conference on Thursday, mocking the Kremlin leader with a crude remark in an online comment. During the conference, Putin praised the power of the Oreshnik, a new nuclear-capable ballistic missile that Russia recently launched at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. He also … Read more
A Russian missile strike has claimed the lives of at least eight people and injured 22 others, including a child, in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, according to local authorities. The Tuesday attack targeted a private clinic and residential buildings in the city centre, leaving five individuals feared trapped beneath the rubble, police said. … Read more
North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which flew for 86 minutes—the longest recorded flight to date—before landing in waters off its eastern coast, according to South Korea and Japan. The missile was launched at a steep angle, reaching an altitude of 7,000 km (4,350 miles), suggesting it could have covered an even … Read more
It comes after a series of attacks on the UAE this month by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile in the third such incident this month, according to authorities, as the Israeli President visited the country. “The … Read more
It is unclear how many projectiles were fired EKO HOT BLOG reports that North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile toward the country’s east, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. It is unclear how many projectiles were fired. It comes just days after North Korea said it successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile on … Read more