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Oct 1, 2026
speaker_0HOST
Ukraine faced a large air attack overnight and another wave during the day.
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Russia launched Zircon or Onyx missiles, Iskander-M or S4 ballistic missiles, and 188 drones.
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Ukrainian air defense said it destroyed or suppressed 160 targets, with strikes recorded at 18 locations.
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The Kyiv region was the main target, A child born in 2012 was killed there, several people were injured, and homes and infrastructure were hit.
Alexander MercourisHOST
But now they're being supplemented with these Dantey drones...
Alexander MercourisHOST
Sorry, missiles, cruise missiles, which are air-launched and very light and could be manufactured in the thousands, so the Russians are using those.
Alexander MercourisHOST
They're also, um, every couple of days conducting big missile strikes with Iskanders and Zircons, and every so often the strategic bombers take off, and they launch their, um, Kh-101 cruise missiles too.
Alexander MercourisHOST
So huge attacks in the sky pretty much every day, every night now.
Alexander MercourisHOST
The only period when there was an interruption in attacks on Kyiv was when Witkoff and Kushner were traveling between Moscow and Kyiv, and that was only for a very short period.
KornHOST
After the February 2022 referendum removed Belarus' neutrality, Putin announced the first warhead delivery on 16 June 2023.
KornHOST
Russia supplied nuclear-capable Iskander-M missiles with warheads of variable yield, 5 to 50 kilotons, and modified Belarusian Su-25 aircraft for bombs of 20 kilotons or less.
KornHOST
And are the warheads actually there? As of last year, there's no conclusive open-source evidence.
KornHOST
Warheads are actually stored in Belarus.
speaker_0HOST
Russia carried out another large air attack on Ukraine overnight.
speaker_0HOST
The Air Force said Russia launched one Zircon or Onyx missile, two Iskander-M or S-400 ballistic missiles, and 152 drones.
speaker_0HOST
Ukrainian air defense reported that it destroyed or suppressed 109 targets, including all three missiles and 106 drones.
speaker_0HOST
Hits were recorded at 24 locations, while debris from intercepted targets fell at 16 more.
Dominic NichollsHOST
Yeah.
Dominic NichollsHOST
So Ukraine's Air Force says that Russia attacked Ukraine last night with an Onyx and Zircon anti-ship missile to Iskander-M or S-four hundred ballistic missiles and a hundred and fifty-two drones, over half of which were jet-powered.
Dominic NichollsHOST
They said all three missiles and a hundred and six drones were shot down or brought down.
Dominic NichollsHOST
Good for the missiles.
David MurrinGUEST
And, uh, we found ourselves underneath, you know, a, um, an incoming missile attack, uh, which was quite fascinating from my perspective as someone that studies the topic.
David MurrinGUEST
Uh, we found ourselves in a square when four probably Patriots, but it could have been Aster 30s launched to intercept two Iskanders that were coming in right over our heads.
David MurrinGUEST
They were intercepted six seconds out and it was like the biggest firework display I've ever heard.
David MurrinGUEST
It was quite spectacular.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Okay.
Ben MeiselasHOST
Then another reporter asks, "So did you talk to Zelensky about Patriot interceptors? Because Russia stockpiled all of these ballistic missiles and Iskanders and these cruise missiles, and they're preparing for a major winter offensive.
Ben MeiselasHOST
And back in July in NATO, in Ankara, you promised Zelensky interceptor licenses.
Ben MeiselasHOST
We all saw it.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We want to open Cuba up to our people.
Ben MeiselasHOST
Then another reporter asks, so did you talk to Zelensky about Patriot interceptors? Because Russia stockpiled all of these ballistic missiles and Iskanders and these cruise missiles, and they're preparing for a major winter offensive.
Ben MeiselasHOST
And back in July in NATO in Ankara, you promised Zelensky interceptor licenses.
Ben MeiselasHOST
We all saw it.
Ben MeiselasHOST
You know, Russia has built massive stockpiles of its ballistics and different types of ballistics and cruise missiles.
Ben MeiselasHOST
And we cover them every morning from the Iskanders to, you know, these North Korean style.
Ben MeiselasHOST
There's a whole array and cadre of ballistics and cruise missiles that they're using.
Ben MeiselasHOST
But also the drones have gotten much more advanced in a very short period of time as well.
S2A1HOST
Beginning with international events, in Ukraine, major missile strikes were reported in Kiev overnight.
S2A1HOST
Several Iskander missiles struck targets around the city, targeting factories and various production facilities.
S2A1HOST
Additionally, at least four different Zircon hypersonic missile strikes were reported, in addition to the short-range ballistic missiles.
S2A1HOST
In Poland, overnight, a sabotage attack was reported at a Starlink communications hub south of Warsaw.
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