The Ukrainian Air Power on Thursday mentioned that Russia launched an enormous missile assault on the town of Dnipro, involving intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It additional reported that the assault concerned a variety of missiles, together with an intercontinental ballistic missile launched from the Astrakhan area of Russia, a Kh-47M2 “Kinzhal” aeroballistic missile fired from a MiG-31Ok fighter jet within the Tambov area, and 7 Kh-101 cruise missiles fired from Tu-95MS strategic bombers within the Volgograd area.
In a press release on telegram channel, the Ukrainian Air Power wrote, “On the morning of November 21, 2024, between 05:00 and 07:00, Russian troops attacked the town of Dnipro (enterprises and demanding infrastructure) with missiles of assorted sorts.” It added, “Specifically, an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Astrakhan area of the Russian Federation, an Kh-47M2 “Kinzhal” aeroballistic missile from a MiG-31Ok fighter jet was launched from the Tambov area, seven Kh-101 cruise missiles have been fired from Tu-95MS strategic bombers (launch space – Volgograd area).”
The Ukrainian Air Power additional mentioned that because of anti-aircraft fight, models of anti-aircraft missile forces destroyed six Kh-101 missiles. It additional knowledgeable that details about victims has not but been acquired. “As soon as once more, we ask residents to not delay with air warning alerts! And we name on all media individuals and bloggers to responsibly unfold this or that details about the fight work of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and any threats to the Ukrainian state,” the Air Power mentioned.
Notably, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a long-range weapon that’s fired into area after which releases a warhead or warheads that reenter the environment to drop on their targets. They’re thought-about to have a minimal vary of 5,500 kilometres (3,400 miles), however some variations can go a lot farther, greater than 9,000 kilometres, based on the Middle for Arms Management and Non-Proliferation.
The primary ICBM rocket was launched in 1957 by the then-Soviet Union, adopted by the USA in 1959. In the meantime, the USA on Wednesday confirmed that it’s going to present Ukraine with non-persistent anti-personnel landmines to help within the nation’s defence towards Russian assaults. The US State Division spokesperson Matthew Miller mentioned that the choice to offer anti-personnel landmines is a response to Russia’s army advances in japanese Ukraine.
Notably, there have been information studies that US President Joe Biden authorised the availability of anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine.
Addressing the US State Division press briefing on Wednesday, Miller mentioned, “So I can verify that we’re offering the Ukrainian authorities with non-persistent anti-personnel landmines. We now have been offering them with anti-tank landmines for a while, however that is the primary time we’re offering them with anti-personnel landmines.”
He added, “There are some things that I feel are vital to notice about this new provision of kit to the Ukrainians. One is that, as you’ve got heard the Secretary say many instances, we all the time adapt and modify our insurance policies primarily based on real-world occasions. And the real-world occasions that we have now seen are Russian advances, particularly Russian infantry advances in japanese Ukraine, and these non-persistent anti-personnel landmines are designed to blunt these sorts of infantry advances. They’re very completely different from the landmines that the Russians have deployed and that you’ve seen different militaries, together with our personal army, deploy a long time in the past.”
