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Jul 8, 2026
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Russia’s nuclear strategy in Ukraine isn’t deterrence – it’s terror
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A woman carries her cat out of a damaged multi-storey apartment building following a Russian missile attack on Kyiv on July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Russia’s nuclear strategy in Ukraine isn’t deterrence – it’s terror
Published: July 8, 2026 10.13am EDT
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For the third time in Russia’s war against Ukraine, it recently launched the nuclear-capable missile Oreshnik. This intermediate-range ballistic missile has been deployed against Ukrainian cities on two other notable occasions, striking Dnipro in November 2024 and Lviv in early 2026. In each of these laun…
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