Published: 20:35, November 21, 2024 | Updated: 10:28, November 22, 2024
Kyiv: Russia fired first ICBM at Ukraine
By Xinhua
This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on Nov 21, 2024 shows Ukrainian firefighters working on a spot following a missile attack in Dnipro. (HANDOUT / STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE VIA AFP)

KYIV - Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Ukraine for the first time during a missile attack on Dnipro in central Ukraine Thursday morning, the Ukrainian Air Force said.

The ICBM was fired from Russia's southern Astrakhan region, the Air Force said on Telegram, without specifying the missile type.

The attack included eight other missiles. The air defense shot down six cruise missiles, while the remaining missiles caused no "significant consequences," the Air Force added.

Regional governor Sergii Lysak said the massive attack on Dnipro damaged an industrial enterprise and caused two fires in the city.

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment, directing questions to the Defense Ministry.