Russia Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile At Ukraine For First Time

Moscow on Thursday launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for the first time, Kyiv said, marking the latest escalation of the conflict since Ukraine fired Western-supplied long-range missiles on Russia.
The Ukrainian air force said in a statement that Russian forces in the morning had launched several types of missiles at the central city of Dnipro, targeting critical infrastructure.
“In particular, an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation,” the statement said.
A source in the Ukrainian air force confirmed to AFP that it was the first time since the Kremlin launched its invasion that its forces had deployed the weapon.
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an air-attack, in Dnipro, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine on November 21, 2024. (Photo by Handout / State Emergency Service of Ukraine / AFP)
The source added it was “obvious” that the missile, which is designed to carry both conventional and nuclear warheads, did not carry a nuclear charge.