The Ukrainian army reported that, in addition to the aforementioned projectile, the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic and Kh-101 cruiser were also used.
This Thursday, Russia launched for the first time a intercontinental ballistic missile against Ukrainefurther escalating the conflict that began in 2022.
The attack, which took place in the city of Dniproin the east of Ukrainewas made from the Russian region of Astrakhan. The Ukrainian army reported that, in addition to the intercontinental ballistic missile, were also used Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and Kh-101 cruise missiles.
Ukrainian air defenses intercepted six cruise missilesbut They were unable to stop the other two projectiles.
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Russia escalated the conflict further and launched an intercontinental ballistic missile against Ukraine
It was about RS-26 Rubezh, an intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 5,800 km, which can carry a nuclear warhead, although Ukraine assured that The launched missile did not carry a nuclear charge.
According to official sources, the attack caused damage to industrial facilities in Dniproalthough no victims were reported at first.
This fact occurs in a context of growing international tension, with USA and several European countries closing their embassies in Kyiv due to the threat of a massive Russian attack.
Besides, Russia has rejected comments on the use of the intercontinental missile, while the spokesman for the Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, accused the West of “fueling” the conflict by providing long-range missiles to Ukraine.
The use of intercontinental ballistic missiles marks an increase in the aggressiveness of Russiawhich also reported having knocked down British Storm Shadow missiles launched by Ukraine. For his part, the Russian president Vladimir Putin continues to make nuclear threats amid the use of long-range missiles provided by the West to Ukraine.
Source: Ambito
