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Russia fired an intercontinental missile at Ukraine for the first time

Should we see this as a response after the use of ATACM and Storm Shadow missiles on Russian territory? The Ukrainian armed forces claim that Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro on Thursday, November 21. kyiv specifies that it was fired from the Astrakhan region, a thousand kilometers from the area. This is the first time that such a missile has been authenticated in the conflict. For its part, the Kremlin on Thursday refused to comment on Ukraine's accusation. Follow our live stream.

Interception. The Russian Defense Ministry announced that it had shot down “two British-made 'Storm Shadow' cruise missiles” fired by Ukraine and which targeted its territory, without specifying the place or time of this interception. British media announced on Wednesday that kyiv had used these long-range missiles for the first time after obtaining authorization from London.

Repeated threats. The Kremlin said Russia would “maximum d’efforts” to prevent a nuclear war after a revision of Russian doctrine which broadens the possibility of using atomic weapons, in the midst of tension between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine.

Mining controversy. The Biden administration, although critical of antipersonnel mines because of their danger to civilians, has sought to justify its decision to send such weapons to Ukraine, supposed to help slow the advance of Russian troops in the is from the country. The delivery of antipersonnel mines is part of new US military aid to Ukraine worth some $275 million.

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