Russian forces launched this Thursday “against factories and critical infrastructure” from the city of Dnipro from central Ukraine an intercontinental ballistic missile, the first in this war, in addition to other types of missiles, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
According to this source, The intercontinental missile was launched from the Russian region of Astrakhan, in southern Russia.
On his Telegram channel, the head of the Center against Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Andri Kovalenko, has claimed that Astrakhan is being attacked with drones.
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“Dnipro, resist. “The Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation is already under attack with drones,” wrote.
Ukrainian defenses were able to shoot down six of the seven kh-101 cruise missiles, but they did not intercept the intercontinental ballistic missile or the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile, which are two of the most sophisticated missiles in the Russian arsenal.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the unshot missiles did not cause “substantial” damage.
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Previously, the authorities of the Dnipropetrovsk region, of which Dnipro is the capital, reported a massive attack against the region in which damage was caused to “an industrial infrastructure” in the city.
Thursday’s attack on Dnipro comes after the US, Spain, Italy and Greece closed the doors of their embassies in kyiv on Wednesday due to the danger of a massive Russian attack against Ukrainian territory.
Fountain: EFE