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Russia fired intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for first time: Kyiv

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/20241121121128/3bf683aa16cde65ef9f7d24744e2282296b4e1efb11d92988f3fa149070a5f8e.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dii" alt="A local resident inspects a crater next to a destroyed kiosk following a drone attack in Odesa on Novemner 10, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Oleksandr Gimanov, AFP" style="width:960px"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A local resident inspects a crater next to a destroyed kiosk following a drone attack in Odesa on November 10, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. <em>Oleksandr Gimanov, AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>KYIV — Moscow on Thursday launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for the first time, Kyiv said, marking the latest escalation of the conflict since Ukraine fired Western-supplied long-range missiles on Russia.</p><p>The Ukrainian air force said in a statement that Russian forces in the morning had launched several types of missiles at the central city of Dnipro, targeting critical infrastructure.</p><p>&quot;In particular, an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation,&quot; the statement said.</p><p>A source in the Ukrainian air force confirmed to AFP that it was the first time since the Kremlin launched its invasion that its forces had deployed the weapon.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/11/19/marcos-jr-calls-ukraine-a-valued-partner-on-1-000th-day-of-its-war-vs-russia-710">READ: Marcos Jr. calls Ukraine a ‘valued partner’ as war with Russia enters 1,000th day</a></div><p>The source added it was &quot;obvious&quot; that the missile, which is designed to carry both conventional and nuclear warheads, did not carry a nuclear charge.</p><p>Asked whether Moscow fired the missile, which can hit targets thousands of kilometers away, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he had &quot;nothing to say on this topic.&quot;</p><p>Air defense units downed six missiles, the air force said, without elaborating on whether the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) had been downed.</p><p>The head of the wider region where the city of Dnipro is located said the Russian aerial bombardment had damaged a rehabilitation center and several homes, as well as an industrial enterprise.</p><p>&quot;Two people were wounded — a 57-year-old man was treated on the scene and a 42-year-old woman was hospitalized,&quot; the official, Sergiy Lysak.</p><p>Russia and Ukraine have escalated their use of deadly long-range missiles over recent days since the United States gave permission to use its ATACMS against military targets inside Russia — a long-standing Ukrainian request.</p><p>British media meanwhile reported on Wednesday that Kyiv had launched UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at targets in Russia after being given the green light from London.</p><p>The defence ministry in Moscow said its air defence systems had downed two Storm Shadows, without saying whether they were downed on Russian territory or in occupied Ukraine.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hViCzwFq61o?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Ukrainian air force said in a statement that Russian forces in the morning had launched several types of missiles at the central city of Dnipro, targeting critical infrastructure.</p>

The Ukrainian air force said in a statement that Russian forces in the morning had launched several types of missiles at the central city of Dnipro, targeting critical infrastructure.