Moment Russia 'launches ICBM' in possible first ever wartime use of nuclear-capable missile

The shocking video present circulating online reportedly shows the infinitesimal ballistic warheads detonate supra Ukraine aft being launched from a Russian trial scope successful Kapustin Yar

Astonishing footage has captured what whitethorn beryllium the archetypal ever usage of a nuclear-capable ballistic rocket connected the battlefield successful Ukraine.

The war-torn federation has claimed that Russian forces fired an intercontinental ballistic rocket (ICBM) successful an aboriginal greeting volley that included aggregate munitions targeting the Yuzhmash defence works successful Dnipro. Officials said the raid was mostly thwarted by Ukrainian aerial defences, and that they had not received reports of deaths oregon injuries.

The study suggesting an ICBM - missiles that are susceptible of carrying atomic payloads to targets astir the world - are yet to beryllium confirmed, with immoderate experts saying it's "unlikely". But alarming caller footage appears to amusement the infinitesimal warheads from 1 rocket detonated implicit Ukraine aft they were launched from the Kapustin Yar trial scope successful Russia’s Astrakhan region.

Posting the footage online, a societal media idiosyncratic claimed that the flashes seen connected the video are six abstracted warheads of a R-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile. The outdated R-26 Rubezh had ne'er - until present - been utilized connected the battlefield successful Ukraine. It was designed to transportation a deadly atomic payload but, if utilized here, this was a accepted attack.

If the usage of the Rubezh is confirmed, it volition beryllium the archetypal combat usage of an ICBM successful history, and could pave the mode for a aboriginal atomic attack, arsenic threatened by the Putin regime. The elephantine onslaught connected Dnipro was portion of a savage effect to Wednesday’s suspected archetypal usage by Ukrainian forces of Storm Shadow missiles to onslaught Russian territory.

In a bizarre moment, the Russian overseas ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was ordered midway done a property briefing not to remark connected the suspected ICBM strike. She is seen taking a telephone connected the mobile. She said: “We bash not remark connected the usage of ICBMs. It is not clip yet.”

But the telephone overheard arsenic a elder diplomat talking to her ordered a cover-up. She said: “Yes. Hello. I americium having a briefing.” A Man’s dependable calling her said: “Masha [Maria], ballistic rocket strikes connected Yuzhmash [defence works successful Dnipro]. The Westerners are talking astir it now. Don’t remark astatine all.”