“According to him, the Russian Federation hit the Pivdenmash plant in Dnipro with a non-nuclear hypersonic ballistic missile”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to him, the Russian Federation hit the Pivdenmash plant in Dnipro with a non-nuclear hypersonic ballistic missile.
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On Thursday morning, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that Russian troops attacked the Dnipro with various types of missiles, including launching an intercontinental ballistic missile. No details were provided regarding the use of an intercontinental ballistic missile by Russian troops in the Armed Forces.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, confirmed that today Russia used a new missile, which according to its characteristics is an intercontinental ballistic weapon. According to him, examinations are ongoing.
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During a press briefing on November 21, Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, was called and asked not to comment on the statements about the intercontinental ballistic missile of the Russian Federation launched over Ukraine.
The Reuters agency, citing two unnamed Western officials, reports that preliminary data do not confirm Russia’s use of an intercontinental ballistic missile. However, the publication’s sources did not rule out that the conclusions may change in the future.
According to the local authorities, an industrial enterprise was damaged in Dnipro as a result of the strike, two fires also broke out in the city, and three people were injured.
The day before, the US Embassy in Ukraine reported that it had received “specific information” about a possible significant Russian air attack on November 20. As a precaution, the embassy was closed. Subsequently, the diplomatic missions of Spain, Italy and Greece also announced the closure for visitors on November 20.
Against this background, social networks spread information about the possibility of launching an attack on Ukraine with the RS-26 “Rubezh” ballistic missile. The launches were supposed to be from a training ground in the Astrakhan region. On November 20, such launches were not reported.