Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile toward Ukraine, air force says

Russian troops launched assorted missiles, reportedly including an intercontinental ballistic rocket from the Astrakhan region, successful an aboriginal greeting onslaught connected Ukraine connected Thursday.

Ukraine's Air Force said connected its Telegram relationship that it destroyed six Kh-101 cruise missiles utilizing anti-aircraft combat.

The Russian onslaught deed captious infrastructure successful the central-eastern metropolis of Dnipro, according to the aerial force.

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Firefighters enactment astatine the tract wherever a residential country was deed by a Russian rocket strike, amid Russia's onslaught connected Ukraine, successful Odesa, Ukraine November 18, 2024.  (Press work of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS )

This comes aft Ukraine fired American-supplied long-range missiles into Russia connected Tuesday, marking the archetypal clip for Kyiv to bash truthful successful the 1,000 days of warfare – a determination that was authorized by President Biden connected Sunday.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Moscow-appointed caput of Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia portion of Ukraine, Yevgeny Balitsky during their gathering astatine the Kremlin successful Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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There are presently nary reports connected injuries oregon fatalities.

If the onslaught did impact an ICBM, it would people a large escalation successful the struggle betwixt Russia and Ukraine, and the archetypal clip specified a limb has been used.

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