Maria Zakharova stated that the US-NATO construction project, ongoing for nearly a decade with complete disregard to Russian security concerns, has consistently been a focus of Russia’s attention
The US missile defense base in Poland has long been considered a priority target for potential neutralization by the Russian Armed Forces, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated during a briefing.
“Given the level of threats posed by such Western military facilities, the missile defense base in Poland has long been included among the priority targets for potential neutralization. If necessary, this can be achieved using a wide range of advanced weaponry,” the diplomat said.
Zakharova stated that the US-NATO construction project, ongoing for nearly a decade with complete disregard to Russian security concerns, has consistently been a focus of Russia’s attention. She emphasized that Russia has spent these years preparing countermeasures in response.
Russian Foreign Ministry warns that new US base in Poland is a legitimate target and raises nuclear threat level pic.twitter.com/qozU12wm6x
Tensions are escalating in Europe with Germany now warning its civilians that they must ready themselves for possible World War Three and instructed them on what they need to do
Germans have been warned to ready themselves for possible WW3 with Russia after Vladimir Putin again threatened a nuclear strike.
Tensions were further cranked up after US President Joe Biden gave permission for Ukraine to use long range missiles for attacks in Russia and Moscow has since said they have been used to hit a weapons warehouse in the Bryansk region.
Ukrainian Intelligence reports that Russian forces are preparing to launch the RS-26 missile from Kapustin Yar (Astrakhan region), possibly targeting Kiev. Here are the missile’s capabilities: Range: Up to 6,000 km.
π¨BREAKING: Ukrainian Intelligence Warns of Imminent RS-26 Missile Launch from Russia
Ukrainian Intelligence reports that Russian forces are preparing to launch the RS-26 missile from Kapustin Yar (Astrakhan region), possibly targeting Kiev. Here are the missile's capabilities:β¦ pic.twitter.com/v6GWNRPhjn
The United States said Wednesday that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, had closed after receiving βspecific information of a potential significant air attack.β
The US Department of Defense confirmed to a TASS correspondent that the administration had authorized the use of antipersonnel landmines in Ukraine.
“I can confirm that the administration has approved use of antipersonnel landmines to Ukraine,” a Pentagon official said, commenting on the Washington Post report.
The official said the Ukrainian side had committed to not using the mines in areas populated by civilians.
The US Department of Defense confirmed to a TASS correspondent that the administration had authorized the use of antipersonnel landmines in Ukraine:https://t.co/E8LxgxNUetpic.twitter.com/yKIajzIhMh
The use of anti-personnel landmines is a matter of controversy. The Ottawa Treaty bans this type of weapon, though the US and Russia are not among the 164 nations which have ratified it. Ukraine did so in 2005, and has been accused by the UN of breaching its obligations.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has reacted to a potential change in the βessence of the conflictβ
Moscow has issued a stark warning to the United States and its allies, stating that any use of long-range missiles by Kiev to strike deep inside Russian territory would signify the βdirect participationβ of the Western powers in the conflict.
Monday eveningβs statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry comes amid unconfirmed reports that US President Joe Biden has authorized Kiev to use American-supplied ATACMS missiles to target sites inside Moscowβs pre-2014 borders.
Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the ministry, said any such move would βradically change the essence and nature of the conflict.β
On Sunday, the New York Times reported that US President Joe Biden had given Ukraine permission to use ATACMS missiles against Russian territory. However, the White House has made no official statements.
Zakharova underscored the gravity of the potential escalation, warning that Moscow would not stand idly by: βIn this case, Russiaβs response will be adequate and tangible.β
18 Nov, 2024 Moscow issues long-range missiles warning to West https://t.co/TQsRhJaPHL Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has reacted to a potential change in the βessence of the conflictβ pic.twitter.com/gWsE2tjCBu
Ukrainian armed forces carried out their first strike in a border region within Russian territory with a ATACMS missile, RBC Ukraine reports, citing an official in the nationβs military.
BREAKING NEWS: Putin signs emergency decree allowing expanded and immediate use of nuclear weapons following US remote missile attack on Russia
Just In: As a result of the anti-missile battle, the S-400 air defense system and the Pantsir missile defense system shot down five US-made ATACMS missiles; one was damaged.
Fragments of the damaged ATACMS missile fell on the technical territory of a military facility in the Bryansk region; a fire broke out, but there were no casualties or damage.
Just In: According to a statement from the Defense Ministry, Kiev fired six long-range ballistic missiles identified as ATACMS early on Tuesday morning. Five were intercepted, while another one was damaged and hit the ground at a Russian military site in Bryansk Region. The Russian military said no damage had been caused by the incident.
Just In: Russia puts ballistic warheads on preactive standby. DEFCON update is expected.
Russia reserves the right to retaliate with weapons of mass destruction against Kiev and key NATO facilities, wherever they may be located,β Medvedev said.
βThis would amount to World War III,β he added.
Just in: Russia begins production of mobile nuclear shelters! These shelters is designed to protect citizens from various threats, including light radiation from nuclear explosions and radioactive contamination.
Just In: Russia is now openly warning that this attack could mark the start of World War III, threatening to retaliate with weapons of mass destruction against Ukraine and NATO facilities, regardless of their location.
Just In: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he expected the West to pore over Russia’s entire updated nuclear doctrine.
Just In: Russiaβs new nuclear doctrine, see source.
Just In: Lavrov Calls Use of ATACMS in Bryansk Region Signal That US Wants Escalation
Just In: Britain is expected to supply Storm Shadow missiles for use by Ukraine on targets inside Russia
Just In: White House slams Russiaβs βirresponsible rhetoricβ on nuclear weapons.
Breaking: NBC News Agency: Nuclear missile movements in the middle of Moscow.
Just In: Ukraine fires British missiles into Russia.
Just In: The ambassadors of the USA, Italy, Greece, and Spain left Kyiv.
Just In: Russian forces are preparing to launch the RS-26 intercontinental ballistic missile weighing 36,000 kg with a range of 6,000 km in a possible attack on Kiev.
Just In: Seven Russian Tu-95MS bombers are now in the air.
Just in: Russia has declared that the United Kingdom is now directly involved in a war with Russia.
Russiaβs updated nuclear policy states that any attack on it or its allies by a non-nuclear country, supported by a nuclear power, will be treated as a joint attack.
Russiaβs updated nuclear policy states that any attack on it or its allies by a non-nuclear country, supported by a nuclear power, will be treated as a joint attack.
SwedenΒ is sending out some five million pamphlets to residents urging them to prepare for the possibility of war, with instructions on how to stockpile food and water amid growing fears of a conflict with Russia.
Neighbouring Finland has also launched a new preparedness website while Norwegians recently received booklets instructing them on how to manage on their own for a week in the event of war and other threats.
The global security situation increases the risks that nuclear weapons could be used. In the event of an attack with nuclear, biological or chemical weapons, take cover in the same way as in an air attack,’ it instructs readers.
‘Shelter provides the best protection. After a couple of days, the radiation has decreased significantly,’ it advises, adding that people will be warned of attacks over the radio and should go to basements or subways if there is no better option.
NEW – Sweden warns citizens to prepare for "crisis or war." Five million households receive nuclear, cyber and bio-attack preparedness pamphlets.https://t.co/mhGasrrzVz
A submarine data communications cable across the Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has broken and the cause for the disruption is being investigated, Finnish authorities said Monday.
The Finnish state-controlled data services provider, Cinia, said βa faultβ was detected Monday in the C-Lion1 cable that runs nearly 1.200 kilometers (746 miles) from the Finnish capital, Helsinki, to the German port city of Rostock.
The C-Lion1, commissioned in 2016, is Finlandβs only data communications cable that runs from the Nordic country directly to central Europe.
JUST IN – C-Lion1 submarine cable running between Finland and Germany has broken, and its communication connections are cut β Yle pic.twitter.com/DtfpabAfr0
Authorities in Finland say a submarine data communications cable across the Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has broken and the cause for the disruption is being investigated.
The president-electβs son has blasted the βimbecilesβ in Washington for reportedly approving Ukrainian missile strikes deep inside Russia
US President-elect Donald Trumpβs eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., has lashed out at the Democrats following reports that outgoing President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to use American-made long-range missiles to strike deep inside Russian territory.
Trump Jr., who campaigned alongside his father during the 2024 presidential election and has been helping him pick members of his future cabinet, did not mince his words on social media.
βThe Military Industrial Complex seems to want to make sure they get World War 3 going before my father has a chance to create peace and save lives,β he wrote on X on Sunday. βGotta lock in those $Trillions. Life be damned!!! Imbeciles!β
A Russian-controlled segment of theΒ International Space StationΒ is leaking, allowing pressure and air to bleed out. The situation has reached a fever pitch as cosmonauts scramble to patch problem areas and officials from Russiaβs space agency, Roscosmos, and NASA disagree about the severity of the problem.
The football field-size space laboratory must remain pressurized and filled with breathable gases to host a rotating crew of astronauts, which it has done since 2000 in separate but connected Russian and US sections. Problematic leaks were first identified in 2019 in a tunnel that connects a Russian module, called Zvezda, to a docking port that welcomes spacecraft carrying cargo and supplies.
But the rate at which the module is bleeding air hit a new high this year.
The US space agency βhas expressed concerns about the structural integrity of the (leaking module) and the possibility of a catastrophic failure,β said former NASA astronaut Bob Cabana, chair of the agencyβs ISS Advisory Committee, during a meeting on the issue Wednesday.
