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Ukraine Debuts Missile in Combat

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Ukraine had used its FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, without disclosing where or against what target.

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SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1682

1 Kyiv south bridge hit twice. Traffic across Dnipeo disrupted

2. 🇺🇦 MiG 29 downes with pilot

3. 88/108 strike drones downed (46 jet powered)

4. First opearional launch of 🇺🇦 FP7 ballistic missile
October 2, 2026 at 11:15 AM

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#Ukraine forces reportedly strike oil facilities in #Russia 's #Volgograd Oil Refinery and #Samara oil distribution station overnight, with fires reported in both areas

#UkraineWar
October 2, 2026 at 9:50 AM

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1 civilian murdered and 2 injured in overnight #Russia attacks on #Kyiv

Casualties from strike damaging 25-story residential building in the Darnytskyi district

Russian forces also attacked Southern Bridge, following multiple drone strikes on the key crossing early Thursday

##Ukraine #UkraineWar
October 2, 2026 at 6:00 AM

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#Ukraine FP-7 ballistic missile has claimed range of up to 250 km, top speed of 1,500 meters per second, and 200-kg warhead

#Zelensky: "First combat use. Thank you for the result. Next up: production"

#UkraineWar #Russia
October 2, 2026 at 5:51 AM

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#UkraineWar, Day 1,681: #Zelensky — Our Ballistic Missile Used for 1st Time v. #Russia

#Ukraine #FP7

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Ukraine War, Day 1,681: Zelensky - Our Ballistic Missile Used for 1st Time v. Russia - EA WorldView
President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has used a domestically-developed FP-7 ballistic missile against Russia for the first time.
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October 2, 2026 at 5:48 AM

by Roman M. Sheremeta

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Today, Ukrainian pilot Marat Mambetov - a flight commander with the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, the “Ghost of Kyiv” - was killed.

During a combat mission, his MiG-29 was hit by the russian missile.

Glory to the Hero!
October 2, 2026 at 2:15 AM
The Guardian
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says new ballistic missile used in combat

Volodymyr Zelenskyy hails use of FP-7 tactical ballistic missile, which manufacturer says is being developed as an interceptor. What we know on day 1, 682 Continue reading. . .

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says new ballistic missile used in combat
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Frontline breakthrough: Ukraine has deployed FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat

Ukraine used the FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday. "The FP-7 Ukrainian tactical ballistic missile. First use in combat," Zelensky wrote in a post on Facebook, according to Reuters. "Thank you for the result. Production will follow. Glory to Ukraine," he added, accompanied by video footage showing ...

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“Ukrainian tactical ballistic missile. FP-7. First combat use. Thank you for the result. Next comes production. Glory to Ukraine!” - President Zelenskyy
October 1, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Süddeutsche Zeitung
News blog on the Ukraine war: Zelensky: Ukraine deploys a new ballistic missile for the first time

"First combat deployment," writes the Ukrainian president under a video. He does not say where or against which target the missile was used.

News blog on the Ukraine war: Zelensky: Ukraine deploys a new ballistic missile for the first time
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⚡️ 'We're not telling' — Ukraine won't say what first FP-7 ballistic missile strike hit.

Asked what the missile struck, Zelensky's communications advisor told the Kyiv Independent: "We're not telling."
'We're not telling' — Ukraine won't say what first FP-7 ballistic missile strike hit
Asked what the missile struck, Zelensky's communications advisor told the Kyiv Independent: "We're not telling."
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October 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM

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Yesterday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova stated that "weapon factories in European countries producing weapons for Ukraine are potential military targets for Russia."

What is fundamentally new about this statement?
October 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM

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#Zelensky announces strike on an oil refinery in the Samara region, around 860 km southeast of #Moscow

Drone launch and storage site in the Oryol region, a supply depot in the Bryansk region, and a target in the Black Sea also hit

#Ukraine #UkraineWar #Russia
October 1, 2026 at 9:32 AM

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Russian terrorism continues - missile attack against a school in Kyiv
euanmacdonald.bsky.social Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 1d
Video of a Russian attack drone making a direct hit on a school in Kyiv this morning. No injuries, as the children were in a shelter at the time. Absolute barbarism from fascist Russia, which almost certainly deliberately targeted the school.
October 1, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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