Russia fires first ICBM of Ukraine war, Kyiv’s air force says

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Russia fires first ICBM of Ukraine war, Kyiv’s air force says

Nov. 21 (UPI) — Ukraine said Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday morning, marking the first time the nuclear warhead-compatible ******* had been used in the 1,000-day-old war.

Kyiv’s air force said in

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on Telegram that the ICBM was launched from the Astrakhan region of Russia in an ******* on the central-eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

It was fired between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. local time. The ******* also consisted of seven cruise missiles launched from strategic ******** and an aeroballistic missile fired from a MiG-31k fighter jet.

Six cruise missiles were destroyed by anti-aircraft forces, Ukraine’s air force said. Neither casualties nor damages incurred in the ******* were detailed.

ICBMs have a range of thousands of miles and can be fitted with nuclear and conventional warheads.

Russia’s reported use of an ICBM follows claims that Ukraine fired both U.S. and British long-range missiles this week after U.S. President Joe Biden gave Ukraine the green light to use Army Tactical Missile Systems to ******* deeper within Russian territory.

Biden had been reluctant in signing off on Ukraine using ATACMS to ******* deeper into Russian territory over fears of escalating the war.

The ATACMS was first used in the theater Tuesday, according to Russia. Ukraine this week also fired British-made Storm Shadow missiles,

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reported, citing unnamed sources.

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