Ukraine has claimed that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at the Dnipro Region this morning in what could be a major escalation in the war.
ICBMs are mostly associated with nuclear weapons and the missile have the ability to carry nuclear warheads great distances to targets.
Ukraine’s Air Force said: ” On the morning of November 21, 2024, between 05:00 and 07:00, Russian troops attacked the city of Dnipro (enterprises and critical infrastructure) with missiles of various types.
“In particular, an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, a Kh-47M2 “Kinzhal” aeroballistic missile from a MiG-31K fighter, and seven Kh-101 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers (launch area – Volgograd region) from the Tambov region.”
The Air Force claimed that six Kh-101 missiles were destroyed and said that casualties caused by the strikes were so far unknown. The news comes just one day after Kyiv launched British-made Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia.
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