Russia Launches New Ballistic Missile in Ukraine Strike

by Ibrahim Khalil - World Editor
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Ukraine’s Security Service said it identified debris from a Russian Iskander-M missile in the Lviv area. It was fired from Russia’s Kapustin Yar testing range and targeted civilian infrastructure, investigators said.

Damaged buildings
Buildings have been damaged (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Russia first used the Iskander-M missile in Ukraine in late 2022. analysts say it affords Russia a meaningful capability in precision strikes, and its use is a demonstration of Russia’s continued military capacity.

Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said Ukraine would be initiating international action in response to the use of the missile, including an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council and a meeting of the Ukraine-Nato Council.

“Such a strike close to EU and Nato border is a grave threat to the security on the European continent and a test for the transatlantic community.We demand strong responses to Russia’s reckless actions,” he said in a post on X.

Pope Francis, speaking at the Vatican on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, urged the international community to keep pushing for peace and end the suffering in Ukraine.

“Faced with this tragic situation, the Holy See strongly reiterates the pressing need for an immediate ceasefire, and for dialogue motivated by a sincere search for ways leading to peace,” the pontiff told ambassadors to the Vatican from around the world.In the Desnyanskyi district of Kyiv a drone crashed onto the roof of a multi-storey building. At another address in the same district the first two floors of a

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