Russia has deployed the 9M729 cruise missile in attacks on Ukraine , marking the first official confirmation that this ground-launched missile , whose secret development triggered the withdrawal of the United States from the INF Treaty in 2019, is now being used in combat. Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and other senior officials disclosed to Reuters that the missile has been fired at Ukraine 23 times since August 2025, with two additional launches recorded in 2022. The Russian