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  • New Russian Missile Fired at Ukraine Carried Warheads Without Explosives, Sources Say

    11/26/2024 11:58:35 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 59 replies
    U.S. News ^ | 11/26/2024 | Reuters
    A new ballistic missile fired by Russia at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last week carried multiple warheads but no explosives, and caused limited damage, two senior Ukrainian government sources said. -snip- One of the sources said the missile was carrying dummy warheads and described the damage caused as "quite small". The second source said: "In this case, (the missile) was without explosives...There were no types of explosions like we expected. There was something, but it was not huge." -snip- U.S. officials have said Russia probably possesses only a handful of these missiles, which Western experts say appears to have...
  • US close to agreeing on long-range missiles for Ukraine; delivery to take months

    09/03/2024 8:03:07 AM PDT · by Mariner · 41 replies
    Reuters via Yahoo ^ | September 3rd, 2024 | Mike Stone, Patricia Zengerle and Gerry Doyle
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. is close to an agreement to give Ukraine long-range cruise missiles that could reach deep into Russia, but Kyiv would need to wait several months as the U.S. works through technical issues ahead of any shipment, U.S. officials said.The inclusion of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) in a weapons package is expected to be announced this autumn, three sources said, though a final decision has not been made. The sources declined to be named because they are not authorized to discuss the topic.Sending JASSMs to Ukraine could significantly alter the strategic landscape of the conflict...