The war intensifies. Ukraine announced this Thursday, November 21, that Russia had fired an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for the first time between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. According to a press release from the Ukrainian Air Force broadcast on its Telegram channel, and relayed by Le Figarothe missile would have been “launched from the Astrakhan region” in Russia, and is said to have reached the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. This is the first time that Russia has used such a weapon against Ukraine, although it was not equipped with nuclear warheads. Developed during the Cold War for nuclear deterrence, the intercontinental ballistic missile is possessed by a minority of countries.
A series of missiles launched
Other types of missiles were fired. The Ukrainian Air Force notably mentioned the Kinjal missile, launched from a MiG-31K fighter plane and seven others from cruises from Tupolev 95MS bombers. Six of them were neutralized by Ukrainian air defense. The same source assured that “the other missiles did not have any significant consequences”.
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This assault comes as the conflict has become particularly tense since the ANDThe United States authorized kyiv last week to fire long-range American missiles at Russia. Moscow had warned the United States, indicating that “Russia’s response will be appropriate and will be felt” in the event of shooting on its territory. On Tuesday, November 19, Vladimir Putin signed a decree expanding the possibilities of using nuclear weapons. A few hours later, Moscow accused kyiv of having struck its territory with long-range American missiles.
