On Thursday Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a target in Dnipro, Ukraine, according to reports. The move comes after the U.S. launched (via Ukraine) ICBM’s at targets within Russia on Tuesday and the U.K. launched (via Ukraine) ICBM’s at targets within Russia on Wednesday.
Video of the strike was posted to Telegram.
“Between 5:00 and 7:00 a.m. on Nov. 21, Russian troops attacked the city of Dnipro, hitting enterprises and critical infrastructure,” the Ukrainian Air Force said according to Kiev Post on Thursday. “The assault included an ICBM launched from Russia’s Astrakhan region, a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile fired from a MiG-31K jet in the Tambov region, and seven Kh-101 cruise missiles launched by Tu-95MS bombers near the Volgograd region.”
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“Between 5:00 and 7:00 a.m. on Nov. 21, Russian troops attacked the city of Dnipro, hitting enterprises and critical infrastructure,” the Air Force stated.
“The assault included an ICBM launched from Russia’s Astrakhan region, a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal…
“As of noon [local time], the Ukrainska Pravda media outlet, citing its sources in the Air Force, reported that the RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental strategic ballistic missile struck Dnipro overnight,” Kiev Post said on Thursday. “The Russian missile barrage on the industrial city that left two people wounded is the latest escalation since Ukraine fired Western-supplied ATACMS long-range missiles on Russia.”