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Russia Plans ICBM Launch as Ukraine Endures Record Drone Attack

Kyiv confirms Russia's heaviest drone strike of the war, with civilian casualties reported, and warns of a planned intercontinental ballistic missile launch tonight.

Russia's Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system unit drives in Red Square during a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. Maxim Bogodvid/Host agency RIA Novosti/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
A RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system drives across Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2025.
RS-24 ICBM
In this photo taken from a video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, February 6, 2025, a Yars mobile nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile is seen during drills at an undisclosed location in Russia.

Overview

  • Ukraine's military intelligence reports that Russia is preparing a 'combat training' launch of an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile from Sverdlovsk region tonight.
  • The missile, with a range exceeding 10,000 kilometers, is capable of reaching Europe, the UK, and the West Coast, including Los Angeles.
  • The planned launch is viewed by Kyiv as an effort to intimidate Ukraine, NATO, and EU nations amidst ongoing diplomatic discussions.
  • Russia launched its largest drone attack of the war this weekend, with 273 explosive drones targeting Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk regions, causing civilian casualties and infrastructure damage.
  • A 28-year-old woman was killed, and three others, including a four-year-old child, were injured in the drone strikes, which destroyed several business premises near Kyiv.