Nato says it won’t be deterred from supporting Ukraine as Russia deploys new weapon
Nato says Russia’s use of an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine will not change the course of the conflict.
The alliance’s spokeswoman, Farah Dakhlallah, says it will not deter Ukraine’s allies in Nato from supporting Kyiv
Ukraine’s President Zelensky says Russia’s use of the weapon is “a clear and severe escalation” and calls on the world to respond
China – an ally of Russia – has called for calm and restraint by all parties
President Putin said Thursday’s strike on the city of Dnipro was a response to Ukraine having used US and British-supplied long-range missiles against targets in Russia.
Russia’s defence minister Andrei Belousov says its forces have “derailed” Ukraine’s military plans for the rest of the year.
His comments come after Russia launched a new type of ballistic missile on Ukrainian targets yesterday.
Belousov made the remarks during a visit to a “north fighting group”, saying Russian troops had “accelerated” its advances into Ukraine and “ground down” Ukraine’s best units.
For months, Russia’s efforts have been firmly focused on eastern Ukraine, where much of the fighting has focused on since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
This part of Ukraine has been contested territory since 2014 when Russian-backed fighters seized large swathes of the eastern Donestsk and Luhansk regions.
