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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicRussian missiles

Topic: russian missiles

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Trying to pull back arrow shot from a bow & the Grim Reaper reporting for duty

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

21 killed, 83 injured in Sumy by Russian ballistic missile strike, says Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the attack—one of the deadliest strikes on Ukraine this year—and called for a tough international reaction against Moscow.

Russia fires new hypersonic ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin warns more could follow

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said use of the new missile amounted to “a clear and severe escalation” in the war and called for strong worldwide condemnation.

Deadly Russian missile attack kills 29 across Ukraine, Kyiv’s main children hospital hit

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia fired more than 40 missiles, damaging residential and commercial buildings and infrastructure in five cities.

Two Russian missiles strike hit hotel in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, 11 injured, says regional governor

Oleksandr Filchakov, head of the Kharkiv prosecutor’s office, said in a video posted on Telegram, that 23 guests and eight staff were in the hotel when the missiles struck.

Russian missile strike hits Kryvyi Rhi, kills 4, including 10-yr-old girl, say Ukrainian officials

A video posted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed smoke billowing from a gaping hole smashed in the side of a 9-storey building, and another 4-storey almost levelled.

Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills 3, including 2 children; 14 injured, says Ukraine

Ukraine authorities said the impact was from shot-down cruise or ballistic missiles. The attack struck Desniansky region as well as Dniprovskiy district.

At least 9 dead after Russia hits Ukraine with missiles, drones as Xi departs Moscow

During Xi's visit to Moscow, China proposed a peace plan for Ukraine that the West largely dismisses as vague at best, and at worst a ploy to buy time for Putin to regroup his forces.

Ukraine scorns Russian missile strikes on civilians as forces defend Bakhmut

The pre-dawn barrage on Thursday killed at least nine civilians and cut electricity in several cities, but it was restored after temporary disconnection from Ukrainian grid.

On Camera

How Mamata Banerjee turned Bengali identity into a potent electoral weapon

The TMC has positioned itself as the representative of Bengaliness ahead of the West Bengal elections, ready to defend Bengali pride in the face of an onslaught by bohiragotos of the BJP. The TMC has positioned itself as the representative of Bengaliness ahead of the West Bengal elections, ready to defend Bengali pride in the face of an onslaught by bohiragotos of the BJP.

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.