Tension between Russia and Ukraine appears to be rising again. On Thursday, Russia attacked Ukraine with ICBM missiles. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a big statement. He said that if we use hypersonic weapons against Ukraine, we will warn citizens. Putin said that we have the right to use weapons against the military targets of those who use weapons against us.
We will respond…
Putin said that in case tension increases, we will respond. Regarding the use of the ICBM missile, he said that Russia tested the missile in response to the Western attack. Putin said Russia fired a new medium-range ballistic missile. He made it clear that attacking Russia with Western weapons will not change the outcome of the special operation.
Previously, Russia attacked the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with ICBM missiles between 5 and 7 a.m. on November 21. For the first time in this war, an attack was carried out with intercontinental ballistic missiles. There is a possibility that Russia used RS-26 Rubezh missiles for this. Which was fired from the Astrakhan area.
Ukraine confirmed the attack
The Ukrainian Air Force has confirmed this attack. Apart from this missile, the attack was also carried out with Kinjal Hypersonic and KH-101 cruise missiles. The Ukrainian Air Force has confirmed that its important institutions, buildings and structures have been damaged. Non-nuclear weapons were used in this attack. Russia has used its Tu-95MS long-range bombers to fire cruise missiles. These bombers flew from the Volgograd area. While the Kinjal hypersonic missiles were fired from the MiG-31K fighter jet that flew from the Tambov area.
Meanwhile, Russia has claimed that its air defense system has shot down two British Storm Shadow missiles. These missiles were fired by Ukraine towards Russia. For the first time, Ukraine used this missile against Russia.
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We tell you that on November 20, 2024, Ukrainian Intelligence had stated that the Russian Army is preparing to fire its RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile. This missile will be launched from the Kapustin Yar air base. This area is also called Astrakhan. There is a possibility that this missile does not have nuclear weapons. But low-intensity nuclear weapons or dangerous conventional weapons can be deployed.
What is special about this missile?
The weight of this missile is 36 thousand kilograms. Four weapons of 150/300 kilotons each can be installed simultaneously on it. That means this missile is equipped with MIRV technology. That means it can attack four targets simultaneously. This missile is also capable of carrying the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle. This means that the attack can become even stronger.
