Russia-Ukraine War.
For the first time, Russia has used intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in the war against Ukraine. This missile is also considered capable of carrying out a nuclear attack.
According to the kyiv Air Force, Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine from its southern region of Astrakhan on Thursday. Previously, despite Russia’s warning, on November 19 and 20, Ukraine had attacked Russia with missiles from the United States and Great Britain.
Ukraine confirms attack with intercontinental ballistic missiles
The Ukrainian military has not provided information about which target was hit by this powerful Russian missile and what damage it caused. However, President Zelensky has asked people not to spread panic. In fact, Washington and London had recently given Ukraine permission to use their long-range missiles.
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Ukraine attacked with Storm Shadow
After which, on Tuesday Ukraine attacked the Russian Bryansk area with an American-made 6 ATACMS missile, while on Wednesday there were reports that Britain fired the Storm Shadow missile, the next day the Russian military confirmed the attack and shot down both. affirmed missiles.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has reported in its statement that the Russian Air Force has shot down two Storm Shadow cruise missiles, 6 US-made HIMARS reactive missiles and 67 drones.
Since Wednesday, there have been fears that Russia could take significant action in response to these attacks from Ukraine. Fearing a major attack by Russia, the United States, Italy, Greece and Spain temporarily closed their embassies in kyiv on Wednesday.
Message to Kyiv and its allies
According to Al-Jazeera report, when Russia fired an intercontinental missile at Ukraine on Thursday, it did not have a nuclear warhead, Ukrainians say this missile did not cause any significant damage. Therefore, it is believed that Russia has used this powerful missile to send a message to Western countries, including Ukraine, that Russia has weapons that can cause destruction and that if it does, it can also use them appropriately.
What is an intercontinental missile?
Intercontinental missiles are long-range missiles capable of carrying out nuclear attacks. According to reports, its range may be 6,000 to 9,300 miles. About 7 months ago, Russia tested an intercontinental missile from its Kapustin Yar firing range, then the Russian Defense Ministry said that this missile would help strengthen Russia’s security. According to Russian media, the ICBM is a solid-fuel missile capable of carrying a thermonuclear warhead.
