The 9K720 Iskander (Russian: «Искандер»; NATO reporting name SS-26 Stone) is a Russian mobile short-range ballistic missile system. It has a range of 500 kilometres (270 nmi; 310 mi). It was intended to replace the OTR-21 Tochka in the Russian military by 2020.

Aug 20, 2023 · A Russian missile struck a central square in Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine. The strike left 144 wounded and 7 dead, including a 6-year-old girl.

1 day ago · Russian troops strike in Izyum. On February 4, an explosion was reported in Izium. Later, it became known that the Nazis had fired ballistic missiles at the city. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a Russian missile strike destroyed part of the city council building in Izium. A Russian missile strike on Izium in the Kharkiv region ...

Footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry on August 10 has shown Iskander-M ballistic missile systems being used to strike Ukrainian targets in the Kursk region, including a mobile command post of the 22nd Separate Mechanised Brigade in the area.

Sep 18, 2024 · Ukrainian drones hit a massive Russian ammunition storage facility in Toropets, Tver region, about 800km from the Ukrainian border. The main explosion looks like a nuclear bomb went off.

Sep 19, 2024 · A Ukrainian drone attack launched overnight succeeded in destroying an ammunition depot in the western Russian region of Tver, a source from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told CNN on Wednesday.

Apr 23, 2024 · Russia has routinely deployed the Iskander-M to Kaliningrad, where the weapon could target NATO forces in Poland, the Baltic States, and Sweden. These deployments are a crucial element of Russian coercive diplomacy.

Sep 24, 2024 · Photos taken before and after a series of strikes deep inside Russian territory show entire storage facilities have been leveled by attacks apparently made using Ukrainian-made cruise missiles ...

8 hours ago · Kyiv’s military said it shot down 57 of 104 drones launched by Russia overnight, while 42 did not reach their targets. The military said Moscow also shot two Iskander-M ballistic missiles at ...

Oct 7, 2024 · In a confirmed Russian attack, a civilian vessel at Ukraine's Yuzhny Port was hit by a missile, triggering an explosion. The ship, allegedly transporting ammunition, marks the third Black Sea shipping attack since September.