missiles

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Then came the Russian drones, possibly carrying more explosives or scouting out the damage done by the missiles.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's City Military Administration, said "the enemy is striking with ballistic missiles".

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Days later while in Germany, Ukrainian soldiers showed him the command and control software they use to detect, track and shoot down Russian missiles and drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

"Within days, however, Iran had shifted to smaller, more precisely targeted salvos, conserving remaining missiles and drones for specific high-value targets and concentrating fire where even near-misses cause significant damage."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“I guess,” Zeke said, “but I didn’t beat him up. You shot laser beams and Miel caught missiles and Daniel saved my life. All I did was say ‘Let’s get him.’”

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness