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.
‘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 .
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Monitoring channels and OSINTers suspect that Russia may be planning to test a new missile at Ukraine. The Russians are probably preparing to launch their RS-26 “Rubizh” ballistic missile, testing it in combat conditions.Possible technical data cited by various outlets from…
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Separately, Estonian blogger WarTranslated, posting on X, suggested was planning to test a new missile today.
Their post said:The Russians are probably preparing to launch their RS-26 “Rubizh” ballistic missile, testing it in combat conditions.”
Ttechnical data cited by various outlets from open sources suggested the missile has a range of 4,000 miles, and a weight of 1.2 tons.
The post added: “The missile has an explosive, non-nuclear warhead.
“It is claimed that the launch can take place from a test site in Astrakhan region.”