21 November 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Russians Launch New Missile at Dnipro, U.S. Provides Ukraine With New Tactical Weapons DoD News 21 Nov 2024 -- The Russians today launched a new kind of missile at Ukraine, what the Defense Department is calling an "intermediate-range ballistic missile," or IRBM, said the deputy Pentagon press secretary.
Russia targets Ukraine with new intermediate-range missile VOA 21 Nov 2024 -- Tensions heightened over Moscow's war on Ukraine Thursday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying it had targeted the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with a new intermediate-range missile in response to the United States and Britain sending Kyiv its longer-range missiles for use against Russia.
Report: Senior North Korean General Wounded In Russia RFE/RL 21 Nov 2024 -- A senior North Korean general has been wounded in Russia's Kursk region, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Western officials. More than 10,000 North Korean troops are supporting Russian forces in Kursk. Russian President Vladimir Putin is hoping to recover the swath of the Kursk region that Ukraine seized in August before President Donald Trump takes office early next year. The United States this week gave Ukraine the green light to use its long-range ATACMS missiles to strike Russian assets in Kursk and said North Korean troops would be fair game. It is unclear how the North Korean general was wounded, the WSJ reported.

Statement by the President of the Russian Federation President of Russia 21 Nov 2024 -- "In response to the deployment of American and British long-range weapons, on November 21, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a combined strike on a facility within Ukraine's defence industrial complex. In field conditions, we also carried out tests of one of Russia's latest medium-range missile systems - in this case, carrying a non-nuclear hypersonic ballistic missile that our engineers named Oreshnik. The tests were successful, achieving the intended objective of the launch."
Putin Says Russia Fired New Intermediate Missile At Ukraine After ICBM Accusations RFE/RL 21 Nov 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said his military fired a new intermediate-range missile into Ukraine following accusations by Kyiv that it was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (21 November 2024) Russia MoD 21 Nov 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
Russia's use of advanced missile sends signal to West, analysts say VOA 21 Nov 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Russia's use of a fast, powerful new missile to attack the city of Dnipro on Thursday, calling it a "nuclear adventure" and a stark escalation in the war.

Update 261 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 21 Nov 2024 -- Nuclear safety and security "remains in jeopardy" at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told this week's IAEA Board of Governors meeting, as the facility twice lost the connection to its only remaining 750 kilovolt (kV) power line within a few days.

Norway allocates half a billion NOK to boost Ukraine's defence industry Government of Norway 21 Nov 2024-- Defence Minister Mr. Bjørn Arild Gram announced the support during a Nordic Defence Ministers' meeting in Copenhagen on Thursday, focused on the war in Ukraine and its need for support.

Steps Too Far As Moscow, Washington Cross 'Red Lines' Over Ukraine? RFE/RL 21 Nov 2024 -- Since Moscow launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Kyiv has complained that it is defending itself with one arm tied behind its back in the face of Russia's full might.

Ukrainian Oligarch Firtash Among 8 Hit By Latest U.K. Sanctions RFE/RL 21 Nov 2024 -- Influential Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash is among eight people targeted by fresh British sanctions that accuse the group, which includes his wife, Lada, of large-scale, international corruption.

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