[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  marco orio [@Marcorio61O](/creator/twitter/Marcorio61O) on x 8775 followers Created: 2025-07-18 17:58:12 UTC ## 🚨⚡️ *Iskander missiles strike Poltava and Dnipro: Ukraine on nationwide missile alert* --- ### 🚨 **BREAKING NEWS** Explosions were reported today in **Poltava** and **Dnipropetrovsk (Dnipro)**, while a **missile alert** has been declared across the country.** Initial reports suggest these were attacks with **Iskander ballistic missiles** launched from Russia, with confirmation from Ukrainian media reporting a "ballistic threat" and several urban detonations ([The Kyiv Independent][1]). --- ### 🔍 **WHAT HAPPENED** * Missile alert announced by the Ukrainian Air Force; minutes later, sirens sound and explosions are heard in key cities such as Dnipro and Poltava. * In Poltava, the use of **Iskander-M** missiles, capable of carrying conventional warheads and easily bypassing air defenses, is suspected. * In Dnipro, **at least four impacts** have been reported, likely Iskander missiles, which fell in the early hours of the morning. --- ### 📊 **IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES** * **National alert active**, with sirens concentrated in eastern, central, and southern regions. * **Concrete threat to civilian and military infrastructure**: hospitals, schools, and residential areas are at risk. * **Tensions at maximum**: the Iskander's ability to precisely strike densely populated areas or military bases indicates a Russian strategic commitment to destabilizing the entire country. --- ### 🌪️ **FUTURE SCENARIOS** X. **Limited escalation:** Targeted and systematic attacks on military targets. X. Humanitarian crisis: If the number of raids increases, civilian casualties, power outages, and widespread panic will result. X. Large-scale response: Ukraine and its allies could respond with additional supplies of Patriot or MBDA systems, risking military escalation. --- ### 🧭 FINAL COMMENT The use of Iskanders in strategic areas such as Poltava and Dnipro indicates a Russian desire to target not only the front, but Ukraine's entire resistance capability, undermining the country's logistical, military, and civilian capacity. Air defenses, already under strain, must now cover larger areas and strategic cities. The West will have to decide whether to respond by increasing support or risk a collapse of Ukraine's defenses. --- #Ukraine #Iskander #Poltava #Dnipro #Russia #Escalation #Missiles 👇 *Do you think Europe will intervene with advanced defense systems or leave Ukraine exposed?* [1]: "Explosions reported in Poltava Oblast, Air Force reports ballistic ..." XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [russia](/topic/russia) [breaking news](/topic/breaking-news) [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) [dnipro](/topic/dnipro) [Post Link](https://x.com/Marcorio61O/status/1946268279800017277)
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marco orio @Marcorio61O on x 8775 followers
Created: 2025-07-18 17:58:12 UTC
🚨⚡️ Iskander missiles strike Poltava and Dnipro: Ukraine on nationwide missile alert
🚨 BREAKING NEWS
Explosions were reported today in Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk (Dnipro), while a missile alert has been declared across the country.** Initial reports suggest these were attacks with Iskander ballistic missiles launched from Russia, with confirmation from Ukrainian media reporting a "ballistic threat" and several urban detonations ([The Kyiv Independent][1]).
🔍 WHAT HAPPENED
- Missile alert announced by the Ukrainian Air Force; minutes later, sirens sound and explosions are heard in key cities such as Dnipro and Poltava.
- In Poltava, the use of Iskander-M missiles, capable of carrying conventional warheads and easily bypassing air defenses, is suspected.
- In Dnipro, at least four impacts have been reported, likely Iskander missiles, which fell in the early hours of the morning.
📊 IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES
- National alert active, with sirens concentrated in eastern, central, and southern regions.
- Concrete threat to civilian and military infrastructure: hospitals, schools, and residential areas are at risk.
- Tensions at maximum: the Iskander's ability to precisely strike densely populated areas or military bases indicates a Russian strategic commitment to destabilizing the entire country.
🌪️ FUTURE SCENARIOS
X. Limited escalation: Targeted and systematic attacks on military targets. X. Humanitarian crisis: If the number of raids increases, civilian casualties, power outages, and widespread panic will result. X. Large-scale response: Ukraine and its allies could respond with additional supplies of Patriot or MBDA systems, risking military escalation.
🧭 FINAL COMMENT
The use of Iskanders in strategic areas such as Poltava and Dnipro indicates a Russian desire to target not only the front, but Ukraine's entire resistance capability, undermining the country's logistical, military, and civilian capacity. Air defenses, already under strain, must now cover larger areas and strategic cities. The West will have to decide whether to respond by increasing support or risk a collapse of Ukraine's defenses.
#Ukraine #Iskander #Poltava #Dnipro #Russia #Escalation #Missiles
👇 Do you think Europe will intervene with advanced defense systems or leave Ukraine exposed?
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