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Kyiv Says Russia Fired INF-Banned 9M729 at Least 23 Times as Nuclear Safety Fears Rise

Ukraine points to ground-launched 9M729 strikes since August, with Reuters citing debris from an October attack as evidence of the missile’s use.

Overview

  • Reuters reported debris marked 9M729 after an October strike in Lviv region that killed four people in the village of Lapaijiwka.
  • The IAEA warned that damage to substations near the South Ukraine and Khmelnytskyi plants cut external power lines, and the Rivne plant reduced output on two reactors.
  • Ukraine’s foreign ministry accused Russia of “nuclear terrorism” over attacks on grid nodes critical to reactor safety, as G7 energy ministers condemned strikes on Ukraine’s energy system.
  • Poland said its jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance plane over the Baltic for the third time this week in international airspace without a breach of Polish territory.
  • Moscow’s mayor said air defenses shot down three Ukrainian drones on approaches to the capital, while Ukraine’s SBU chief said roughly 160 Russian oil and energy sites have been struck this year.