Kyiv says Russian ICBM strikes Ukraine, a claim denied by Western official [View all]
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.
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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'