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Russian Spokesperson Told Not To Discuss ICBM Reports Mid-Briefing [View all]
Russian Spokesperson Told Not To Discuss ICBM Reports Mid-Briefing
Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was interrupted in a press conference by a phone call where she was told not to comment on claims Moscow had launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, it has been reported.
Social media users posted footage of Zakharova addressing reporters Thursday after Kyiv claimed Russia had launched an ICBM—which can carry nuclear payloads—at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
If confirmed, this would be the first-ever use of such a weapon in combat, although unnamed U.S. officials cited by ABC News and CBS have said that it was a ballistic missile rather than an ICBM.
Amid the uncertainty, Zakharova appeared to inadvertently reveal some details about the early morning strike in a hot microphone moment while taking a phone call.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/russian-spokesperson-told-not-to-discuss-icbm-reports-mid-briefing/ar-AA1uv7dA?ocid=BingNewsSerp
Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was interrupted in a press conference by a phone call where she was told not to comment on claims Moscow had launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, it has been reported.
Social media users posted footage of Zakharova addressing reporters Thursday after Kyiv claimed Russia had launched an ICBM—which can carry nuclear payloads—at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
If confirmed, this would be the first-ever use of such a weapon in combat, although unnamed U.S. officials cited by ABC News and CBS have said that it was a ballistic missile rather than an ICBM.
Amid the uncertainty, Zakharova appeared to inadvertently reveal some details about the early morning strike in a hot microphone moment while taking a phone call.
The call seems a little staged, but if it was an ICBM with a conventional warhead it is definitely an escalation.
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