Russia Reportedly Deploys New Iskander-I Missile in Ukraine
Reports claim Russia used a new Iskander-I ballistic missile in Ukraine, with strikes reaching Vinnitsa and targeting air defense and energy facilities.
The Russian Armed Forces have reportedly used a new ballistic missile, the Iskander-I, against targets in Ukraine for the first time. This information was circulated by the Ukrainian Telegram channel Insider UA, which stressed that there has been no official confirmation of the claim so far.
According to the channel’s account, the missile strike reached as far as the Vinnitsa Region, with the stated flight range of the weapon reaching up to 1,000 kilometers.
Earlier, open sources published footage showing a strike carried out by a Russian Iskander missile system against a division of U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Reports indicated that the target was hit near the settlement of Shevchenko in the Dnepropetrovsk Region.
In addition, on January 13, the Ukrainian side reported what it described as an unprecedented number of ballistic missile strikes. Based on its data, around 20 Iskander impacts were recorded across the Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk Regions, as well as in Kiev and Kharkov. In the Kiev Region, one Iskander-M missile struck a thermal power plant, leaving Irpen, Bucha, and Gostomel without electricity. Power supply disruptions were also reported in Kiev itself later that day.