cruise missile
noun
: a guided missile that has a terrain-following radar system and that flies at moderate speed and low altitude
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Its forces have repeatedly reached deep into Russian territory, using swarms of inexpensive drones instead of fighter jets or cruise missiles.
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Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Moscow’s forces launched a total of 810 drones, four ballistic missiles and nine cruise missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force said.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
The strikes included 810 Shahed-type attack unmanned aerial vehicles and drones of various types, nine Iskander-K cruise missiles and four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, the air force said on Telegram.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Russia launched 810 Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones; 9 Iskander-K cruise missiles; and 4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, according to the Ukrainian Defense Department.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
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Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Moscow’s forces launched a total of 810 drones, four ballistic missiles and nine cruise missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force said.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
The strikes included 810 Shahed-type attack unmanned aerial vehicles and drones of various types, nine Iskander-K cruise missiles and four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, the air force said on Telegram.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Russia launched 810 Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones; 9 Iskander-K cruise missiles; and 4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, according to the Ukrainian Defense Department.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Cruise missile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruise%20missile. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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