Moment ‘first EVER nuclear-capable ICBM is used in war’ showering Ukrainian city in blasts as Putin signals WW3 threat

CHILLING footage shows what is thought to beryllium the archetypal ever usage of an intercontinental ballistic rocket successful warfare - arsenic portion of Russia's revenge onslaught connected Ukraine.

Video showed rockets raining down connected the Ukrainian metropolis of Dnipro - reportedly six antithetic warheads from a nuclear-capable Russian R-26 Rubezh ICBM.

Reports accidental it was fired from the Kapustin Yar trial scope successful Russia’s Astrakhan portion and struck the Yuzhmash defence works successful Dnipro.

The outdated R-26 Rubezh had ne'er - until present - been utilized successful anger.

It was designed to transportation a deadly atomic payload but appears to person been utilized for a accepted rocket onslaught successful the aboriginal hours of this morning.

If the usage of the Rubezh is confirmed, immoderate analysts person said it volition beryllium the archetypal combat usage of an ICBM successful history.

Ukrainian person Volodymyr Zelensky said Dnipro was deed contiguous by a “new Russian rocket”.

Referring to the suspected intercontinental ballistic rocket blast, helium said: “Today, our brainsick neighbour erstwhile again showed what helium truly is and however helium despises dignity, freedom, and people's lives successful general."

The elephantine onslaught connected Dnipro was portion of a savage effect by Russia to Ukraine's double-tap long-range missiles strikes this week.

Kyiv launched US ATACMS missiles against Putin's territory overnight connected Monday - and British Storm Shadow rockets connected Wednesday.

Russia warned it would "react accordingly" as embassies successful superior metropolis Kyiv closed down yesterday successful fearfulness of a revenge blitz.

Putin's forces this greeting launched an RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic rocket (ICBM).

The Kremlin besides dispatched Tu-95MS strategical bombers to motorboat cruise missiles against embattled Ukraine.

Kyiv's aerial unit confirmed the ballistic limb had been launched from Astrakhan, successful confederate Russia.

Nato scrambled F-16 warplanes supra Poland amid the barrage - putting aerial defence and radar systems connected precocious alert.

Unverified footage appeared to amusement an detonation and a occurrence successful aggregate spots crossed the country.

Pictures showed a location successful Dnipro connected occurrence with exigency services astatine the scene.

The regions of Kremenchuk and Myrhorod were besides bombarded. 

Meanwhile successful a bizarre infinitesimal captured connected camera, Russia's overseas ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was told halfway done a property briefing not to remark connected the suspected ICBM strike.

She could beryllium seen answering a telephone successful the mediate of the televised conference.

The speech was overheard via her mic - with a presumably elder diplomat saying: "Masha [Maria], ballistic rocket strikes connected Yuzhmash [defence works successful Dnipro].

"The Westerners are talking astir it now. Don’t remark astatine all."

She besides slammed the opening of a caller US ballistic rocket defence basal successful Redzikowo, a colony successful Poland.

Zakharova said it had been added to a "list of precedence targets for imaginable demolition which, if necessary, tin beryllium executed with a wide scope of precocious weapons".

Moscow warned for months that the usage of Western long-range missiles by Ukraine would people a large escalation.

In September, a snarling Putin said it would "mean that Nato countries are astatine warfare with Russia".

On Tuesday a rattled Putin green-lit a caller atomic doctrine just hours aft Ukraine's ATACMS strike, successful retaliation to the US relaxing their rocket permissions.

President Joe Biden had connected Sunday approved a determination that allowed Ukraine to occurrence the American rockets wrong Russia.

The Kremlin said it marked the crossing of a reddish enactment - officially putting atomic retaliation connected the table.

Putin's propagandist puppets blasted threats against the US and UK connected TV - with apical Kremlin lap-dog Dmitry Peskov swearing that the usage of Western non-nuclear missiles by Ukraine's armies could spark a atomic response.

Ukraine utilized the ATACMS rockets to deed a subject depot successful Bryansk - marking a large improvement connected time 1000 of the brutal war.

Footage past nighttime revealed the moment Ukraine reportedly fired Storm Shadow rockets wrong Russia for the archetypal time.

The unverified video showed a nonmigratory successful Kursk pointing astatine the entity earlier large booms are heard successful the background.

Meanwhile other aerial footage purporting to amusement the onslaught captured rockets exploding a tract successful Kursk with an underground power room, Ukrainian defence experts said.

Giant plumes of fume could beryllium seen billowing from the site, earlier an orangish fireball engulfed the building.

Reports suggest the onslaught targeted a determination where North Korean generals could person been present alongside elder Russian subject leaders.

Russia's defence ministry was forced to admit connected Thursday that astatine slightest 2 of the Storm Shadow rockets had been fired by Ukraine.

It claimed 2 of them were changeable down.

Fragments of the bunker-busting rockets were recovered successful the colony of Marine, Kursk, connected Wednesday.

Up to 12 missiles were launched by a Ukrainian aircraft, according to reports.

Britain's Storm Shadow missiles are a nightmare for enemies arsenic they are susceptible of dodging aerial defences.

The £800,000 weapons - which were already being fired wrong Ukraine - usage GPS to precisely deed targets, and tin question astatine 600mph.