Russia No Comments, Western Officials Say Moscow Doesn't Use Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

Russian/TASS military

JAKARTA - Russia has not commented on the alleged use of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) when it attacked Dnipro, eastern Ukraine.

"That's a question for our military," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Meanwhile, a Western official said the missile launched by Russia into the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro was a ballistic missile, not an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Officials briefing reporters on the sidelines of a summit of defense ministers of Asian countries in Laos on Thursday, November 21, declined to elaborate further on the missile.

The reason for the discrepancy with the Ukrainian military regarding the description of the missile remains unclear.

The ICBM shooting, which has a much longer range than other types of ballistic missiles, could represent Russia's use of a new type of missile in conflict with Ukraine, and would be a significant escalation.

Russia is said to have launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the southern region of Astrakhan in an attack on Ukraine on Thursday morning.

The Kyiv air force called this Russia's first time using such powerful long-range missiles during the war.

The attack on Thursday, November 21 morning, came after Ukraine used US and UK missiles to strike targets on Russian territory this week.

The Russian attack targeted key companies and infrastructure in the city of Dnipro in the central eastern part, the Ukrainian air force said.

It is unclear from this statement what the intercontinental ballistic missile targets and whether it causes damage.