Germany's military put the first Iris-T air-defence system into service on its own soil Wednesday having delivered several of them to war-torn Ukraine to intercept Russian rockets, drones and missiles.

Germany activates air defence system citing Russian threat

In a series of attacks, Russia on Tuesday overnight attacked Ukraine's Lviv with air strikes, killing seven people, including three children and injuring at least 40 others.&nbsp;The attack further damaged schools, medical facilities, and buildings in the city centre, following which the authorities advised people to take shelter.&nbsp;

In other news,&nbsp;as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to face pressure for a ceasefire deal, Israeli Opposition leader Yair Lapid said that Netanyahu wants a 'forever war' as the PM refused to shift from his position to reach an agreement on a hostage-truce deal.&nbsp;

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In a series of attacks, Russia on Tuesday overnight attacked Ukraine's Lviv with air strikes, killing seven people, including three children and injuring at least 40 others.

In a series of attacks, Russia on Tuesday overnight attacked Ukraine's Lviv with air strikes, killing seven people, including three children and injuring at least 40 others. The attack further damaged schools, medical facilities, and buildings in the city centre, following which the authorities advised people to take shelter. In other news, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to face pressure for a ceasefire deal, Israeli Opposition leader Yair Lapid said that Netanyahu wants a 'forever war' as the PM refused to shift from his position to reach an agreement on a hostage-truce deal. Click on the headlines to read more Russian missile strike on Ukraine's Lviv kills 7, injures 40 others As the Russia-Ukraine war rages on, a Russian strike on Ukraine's western city of Lviv on Tuesday (Sep 3) night, killed seven people, including three children, the Ukrainian officials said. Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu wants a ‘forever war’, alleges Opposition leader Lapid Israeli Opposition leader Yair Lapid has claimed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants a 'forever war' as the prime minister refused to budge on his position to reach a compromise on the hostage-truce deal with Hamas. Sandip Ghosh moves SC against Calcutta HC order transferring graft probe against him to CBI Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday (Sep 3), challenged the Calcutta High Court order transferring the corruption case against him to the CBI. War imminent? Germany activates air-defence system owing to Russian threat Germany's military put the first Iris-T air-defence system into service on its own soil Wednesday (Sep 4) having delivered several of them to war-torn Ukraine to intercept Russian rockets, drones and missiles. Jaishankar’s Ramayana doctrine: Five-point guide for India's global leadership ambition "Ram is not conflict but resolution," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya earlier this year. This sentiment is echoed in External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar's book, 'Why Bharat Matters', which was released just weeks before the Ayodhya event. Jaishankar, in his book, further explores how the Hindu epic Ramayana offers fundamental insights for India's foreign policy. IPL 2025: Rahul Dravid set to be back at Rajasthan Royals as head coach Former India coach Rahul Dravid is all set to be back with Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals as head coach. The developments were reported by cricket news website ESPNCricinfo on Wednesday (Sep 4). One improvisation by Rajkummar Rao cost Stree 2 makers Rs 25 lakh Stree 2 is still doing phenomenal business at the box office. Elated at the success of his latest film, Abhishek Banerjee who plays Rajkummar Rao’s friend, Jana in the film, spoke about a particular scene that cost the makers Rs 25 lakh. Your phone is listening to your conversations, firm working for FB, Google confirms A major marketing company whose clients include Facebook, Amazon and Google has admitted that it listens to users' smartphone conversations and uses artificial intelligence (AI) to articulate data and later place advertisements. Nightmare fuel! Ukraine using flame thrower drones to burn Russian positions - Video The Ukrainian armed forces are using 'flamethrower' drones to destroy Russian positions in the ongoing war, a new viral video has shown. While drone warfare has been an effective part of modern wars, especially since the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict where Azerbaijan showed its effective utilisation -- Ukraine has taken it a notch above. Indian Coast Guard vessel Sujay makes port call in South Korea Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Offshore Patrol Vessel Sujay made a port call at Incheon, South Korea on Wednesday, (September 4) as part of its ongoing overseas deployment to East Asia.

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Russia has intensified its aerial assaults, inflicting heavy casualties and destruction. The recent attacks on Lviv and Poltava highlight the increasing threat posed by Russia's air power.

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Continuing its relentless aerial onslaught on Ukraine, Russia targeted the cities of Kyiv and Lviv with missiles and drones. The attacks came a day after more than 50 people were killed in a missile attack on the city of Poltava. Meanwhile, Russian forces also claimed to have destroyed Ukrainian military targets in Kursk region using aircraft and air defence missiles.

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Germany's military put the first Iris-T air-defence system into service on its own soil Wednesday (Sep 4) having delivered several of them to war-torn Ukraine to intercept Russian rockets, drones and missiles.

Germany's military put the first Iris-T air-defence system into service on its own soil Wednesday (Sep 4) having delivered several of them to war-torn Ukraine to intercept Russian rockets, drones and missiles. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the surface-to-air system was part of a build-up of German and European defences launched after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the Ukraine invasion in 2022. "Russia has been massively rearming for many years, especially in the field of rockets and cruise missiles," Scholz said at the inauguration ceremony at a base in Todendorf near the northern city of Hamburg. Putin had broken disarmament treaties and "deployed missiles as far as Kaliningrad", a Russian exclave located some 530 kilometres (330 miles) from Berlin, he added. "It would be negligent not to respond to this appropriately," the chancellor said. "A failure to act would put peace at risk. I will not allow that." Scholz, who was joined by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, said the system was part of the European Sky Shield Initiative, which also includes long-range defences against ballistic missiles. The German military has ordered six of the Iris-T SLM systems at a total cost of 950 million euros ($1 million) from manufacturer Diehl Defence, to be delivered by May 2027. Also read | Ukraine war: Kyiv plans to indefinitely hold Russian territory it seized, says Zelensky Iris-T success in Ukraine Germany, the second-largest contributor of military aid to Ukraine after the United States, has already supplied four Iris-T SLM systems to Ukraine and pledged another eight. Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov was visiting Germany on Wednesday, a day after a Russian missile attack killed at least 51 people in the Ukrainian city of Poltava, one of the single deadliest bombardments of the war. The Iris-T systems sent to Ukraine feature truck-mounted launchers that fire missiles to intercept aerial threats at a range of up to 40 kilometres (25 miles). Watch | Russia-Ukraine war: Germany shocks allies with plans to halve Ukraine aid × Scholz said that "in Ukraine, Iris-T has shot down over 250 rockets, drones and cruise missiles to date and saved countless lives". The German leader said that Europe, aside from defensive systems, would also need more precision missiles of its own "so that there is no dangerous gap with Russia in this strategically important field". In July, Washington and Berlin announced that the "episodic deployments" of long-range US missiles, including Tomahawk cruise missiles, to Germany would begin in 2026. Scholz stressed that "our sole concern is to deter potential attackers. Every attack on us must mean a risk for the attacker. Our concern is to secure peace here and prevent war, and nothing else." Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

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