Kyiv says Russian ICBM strikes Ukraine, a claim denied by Western official

[sarisataka]

Source: ABC

Russia on Thursday launched an intercontinental ballistic missile toward a southeastern Ukraine, officials in Kyiv said, but two U.S. officials told ABC news it was instead an intermediate-range ballistic missile, or IRBM.

Ukraine's military was "95% sure" the strike was with an ICBM, a Ukrainian official told ABC News, but added that they were still examining the missile parts on the ground and had not yet reached a final conclusion.

"Today it was a new Russian missile. All the parameters: speed, altitude -- match those of an intercontinental ballistic missile," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine said in a statement on social media. "All expert evaluations are underway."

Moscow did not immediately confirmed the launch, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declining to comment, saying questions about it should be instead directed to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kyiv-says-russian-icbm-strikes-ukraine-a-claim-denied-by-western-official/ar-AA1uunwE?ocid=BingNewsSerp

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It seems unlikely Russia would use an ICBM for a fairly short range attack (~1300km) unless it is a response to the ATCAMS attacks. It may be Russia's way of saying 'we can shoot farther than you can'

[Leghorn21]

1. I know nothing

https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3lbhguch4c224
Fuuuuuuuuuck
Aliens landing

A little sound here
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Another view
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[cstanleytech]

2. More likely it was a threat of using nukes.

[maxsolomon]

3. They used a BALLISTIC MISSILE.

ICBM, IRBM, who cares.

Just how far under the bus you planning to throw Ukraine, President Motherfucker?

[HereForTheParty]

5. Me too. What's significant about an ICBM?

nm

[mathematic]

4. The range boundary is arbitrary. The russians designed a missle that operates over and under the boundary.

With a lighter payload it can reach ICBM range. With a heaver payload, like was used here, it can't.

The Russians designed it this way because at the time they were trying to circumvent an anti-ballistic missile treaty prohibiting the development of these shorter range missiles.