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Russia attacks Ukraine with ICBM missile: The Ukraine-Russia war now seems to be reaching a worrying stage. After Ukraine targeted Russian cities with American and British missiles, now Russia has also played its role. Ukraine said on Thursday that Russia had fired an intercontinental ballistic missile over Ukraine for the first time in the nearly three-year-old war. On November 21, between 5 and 7 am, Russia attacked the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with an ICBM missile. There is a possibility that Russia might have used RS-26 Rubez missile for this. Which was released from the Astrakhan region.
The Ukrainian Air Force has confirmed the attack. Apart from this missile, Kinzel hypersonic and KH-101 cruise missiles were also attacked. The Air Force of Ukraine has confirmed that our vital institutions, buildings and structures have been damaged. Non-nuclear weapons have been used in this attack.
Russia has used its Tu-95MS long-range bombers to launch cruise missiles. These bombers took off from the Volgograd region. While the Kinzel hypersonic missiles were fired from a MiG-31K fighter jet flying from the Tambov region.
Meanwhile, Russia has claimed that our air defense system has shot down two British Storm Shadow missiles. These missiles were left by Ukraine for Russia. Ukraine used this missile against Russia for the first time.
Ukrainian intelligence claimed
On 20 November 2024, Ukrainian intelligence claimed that the Russian military was preparing to launch its RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile. The missile will be launched from Kapustin Yar Air Base. This area is also called Astrakhan. There is a possibility that this missile will not have a nuclear weapon. But low-intensity nuclear weapons or dangerous conventional weapons could be deployed.
The weight of this missile is 36 thousand kilograms. It can carry four 150/300 kiloton warheads simultaneously. That means this missile is equipped with MIRV technology. That means it can attack four targets simultaneously. This missile is also capable of carrying the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle. This means that the attack can become even stronger.
The range of this missile is about 6000 km. The missile moves towards the target at a speed of 24,500 km per hour. That means it is very difficult for any air defense system in the world to stop it. It can be launched from a road-mobile launcher. It can also be released from land or sea. ICBMs are considered a strategic defensive weapon that can be used in nuclear warfare. On the other hand, for a missile to be called an ICBM, it must have a strike range of at least 5,500 km.