If confirmed, firing of weapon would mark first time missile – which can carry nuclear payload – has been used

Ukraine’s air force has said Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at the city of Dnipro, which if confirmed would be the first time the long-range weapon has been used in any armed conflict.

The claim was not immediately accepted by others, however. ABC News reported, citing western officials, that this was an exaggeration and that the weapon was in fact a shorter-range ballistic missile, similar to the types used repeatedly by Russia against Ukraine during the war.

Update: President [ Putin] says hypersonic missile (Oreshnik) fired at Dnipro military site in reply to Kyiv’s strikes in Russia with western missiles

  • IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    4 days ago

    If confirmed, firing of weapon would mark first time missile – which can carry nuclear payload – has been used

    is the guardian too cheap for proofreading now??

    • Mihies@programming.devEnglish
      7·
      4 days ago

      Also this assessment is wrong. Russian cruise missiles are perfectly capable of carrying nukes and they are fired daily in dozens 🤷‍♂️ But perhaps they are nitpicking…