The Ukrainian Air Force stated that the launch occurred from the Astrakhan region, southeast of Vologograd.
Russia increased his attack against Ukraine this Thursday with an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time since the start of the invasion in February 2022, according to the Ukrainian army.
The rockets, capable of traveling thousands of kilometers and transport conventional or nuclear loads, represent a new level of aggressiveness on the part of the troops of the Kremlinat a time of great tension unleashed by the rejection of the authorization granted by USA for the use of its missiles against targets on Russian territory.
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Ukrainian military sources assure that the intercontinental missile launched by Russia did not carry a nuclear warhead
The intercontinental ballistic missile that Russia launched on Thursday against Ukraine did not carry a nuclear warhead, he told AFP an air force source.
The Ukrainian military source assured that it is “obvious” that the weapon used for the first time against Ukraine did not carry a nuclear charge.
Russia considered the attacks launched this week with American-made missiles as an escalation of the war in Ukraine
The Kremlin considered this Thursday as a “new escalation” the Ukrainian attacks carried out this week against targets in Russian territory with long-range Western-made missiles.
“A new escalation takes place. The position of the outgoing administration (in the United States) is very irresponsible. “It continues to add fuel to the fire of the conflict,” presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov said in his daily telephone press conference.
Peskov, who was referring to the attacks carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday against the Bryansk and Kursk regions, added that these attacks hinder “by all means any minimal progress towards their end.”
The United States “uses Ukraine as an instrument for its own benefit and in its war with Russia,” he denounced.
Poland assured that there are no nuclear missiles at the United States military base on its territory
The Polish government assured that the US military base on its territory is solely for defense, the statement responds to Russian comments, according to which the base would cause an increase in the general level of nuclear danger in the region.
According to a Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman, there are no nuclear missiles at a US missile base in Poland and it is intended for defense, not attack.
“Such threats will undoubtedly serve as an argument to strengthen Polish and NATO air defenses and should also be taken into account by the United States,” added the spokesman, Pawel Wronski.
Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile against Ukraine for the first time since the beginning of the invasion
The rockets, capable of traveling thousands of kilometers and carrying conventional or nuclear loads, represent a new level of aggressiveness in the conflict that began in February 2022. In its attack on Dnipro, Moscow also used a Kinzhal hypersonic missile and seven cruise missiles.
Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in Ukraine for the first time on Thursdayannounced the Ukrainian army, in the latest escalation in the conflict since kyiv launched long-range missiles supplied by Western powers against Russia.
Russia bombed the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with ballistic and cruise missiles that hit critical facilities
The violent attack occurs after the closure of embassies in kyiv by the United States, Spain, Italy and Greece, due to the threat of a massive attack from the Kremlin
The forces russian launched this Thursday “against factories and critical infrastructure” in the city of Dnipro from the center of Ukraine, an intercontinental ballistic missile, the first in this war, in addition to other types of missiles, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
