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Russia Prepares to Test New 500-Mile Missile Amid Concerns Over Ukraine’s Air Defenses
Ukraine says Russia plans final tests of a new ballistic missile as Kyiv warns its air defenses are stretched and interceptor supplies are limited.
- On Wednesday, Sept. 9, Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence of Ukraine , reported Russia plans to test a new ballistic missile with a range of up to 800 kilometers by year-end.
- Moscow aims to intensify missile and drone strikes to force Ukraine into a socioeconomic crisis while cities face severe shortages of air defense systems, leaving them vulnerable to ballistic missiles.
- HUR cyber specialists breached the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology on Sept. 9, identifying 2,648 employees including chief executive Sergei Ponomaryov and exposing work on Yars, Topol-M, Bulava, and Iskander-M systems.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a revised air alert system following relentless attacks on Kyiv, dividing alerts into two levels to better categorize drone and missile threats.
- Separately, Russia is accelerating deployment of its Rassvet satellite communications system, a domestic Starlink equivalent, having launched multiple batches into low Earth orbit since March 2026.
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Russia plans final test of new ballistic missile with 800-kilometer range by end of 2026, Ukraine's military intelligence says
Russia could use the missile tests to strike targets in western Ukraine, Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR), said on Sept. 8.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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On May 3, 2025, during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade, a Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) flew through the center of Moscow. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images)
·New York, United States
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