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The air attack comes after Ukraine used US and UK-made missiles to strike military targets deep inside Russian territory this week.
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired in Plesetsk, Russia in 2022 | Image/File (AP)
Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from its southern Astrakhan region in a retaliatory attack on Ukraine on Thursday morning, Kyiv Air Force said. It marks the first time Moscow has used such a powerful, long-range missile in the war.
The air attack comes after Ukraine used US and UK-made missiles to strike military targets deep inside Russian territory this week, escalating the conflict that has already lasted 1,000 days.
The intercontinental ballistic missile, which has been never used in combat before, targeted the critical infrastructure in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, said officials, refusing to disclose the damages it caused.
The Ukrainian media reported on Wednesday that the Kremlin was threatening to strike the country with a “massive” new missile in a retaliatory attack for Kyiv’s firing of UK and US long-range missiles at Russian positions.
Over concerns of significant air attack, Western nations including the United States already closed down their embassies on Thursday in Kyiv, the Department of State Consular Affairs said in a statement.
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