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Russia uses 1990s-era Ukrainian missiles in attack: report | World News

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As the Russian military reportedly faces enormous challenges with rapidly dwindling resources, it has been using missiles originally produced in the 1970s to carry nuclear payloads — albeit with warheads removed and ballasts added to disguise at this point.

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Ukrainian intelligence officials earlier said the missiles were being used to distract defending forces from impending attacks using more modern and conventional rockets.

It has now been discovered that the decoy missiles previously appeared to be the property of the country they are now being used to attack. Ukraine said the Kh-55 subsonic cruise missile was handed over to Russia under an agreement known as the Budapest memorandum, Sky News reported.

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As part of the deal, Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear arsenal — the world’s third largest at the time, inherited from the collapsed Soviet Union — and hand over all warheads to Russia for decommissioning in exchange for security guarantees.

“All ballistic missiles, Tu-160 and Tu-95 strategic bombers have also been handed over,” said General Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of Ukraine’s intelligence service.

“Now, they use these bombers against us with Kh-55 missiles. It would be better if we gave them to the US,” he added.

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Earlier, the governor of Russia’s southern region of Bryansk, Klintz, said the town had been shelled by Ukraine overnight, adding that there were no casualties or losses. Krinzy is a small town of about 60,000 people about 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

“Due to the work of the air defense systems of the Russian Armed Forces, the missile was destroyed and some parts hit the territory of an industrial zone,” Governor Alexander Bogomaz said.


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