Air Force says Russia first used an ICBM against Ukraine when missiles hit Dnieper River

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include an Air Force report on Russia’s use of an intercontinental ballistic missile. This is a developing story.

Russian forces launched a large-missile attack early on November 21, reportedly picking up Tu-95 bombers and MiG-31K Kinzhal aircraft carriers and attacking the east-central city Dnieper.

Russia attacked the Dnieper using an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile and seven Kh-101 cruise missiles, Air Force he said. Six Kh-101 missiles were reportedly shot down.

This is the first time Russia has used an intercontinental ballistic missile in a war with Ukraine. The Air Force said the missile was fired from the Astrakhan Oblast, a region of Russia located 740 kilometers (460 miles) from the Dnieper River.

An industrial enterprise, two houses and nine garages were damaged, and two fires broke out in the city, Mr. Governor Serhii Lysak he said. Mayor, a rehabilitation center for disabled people was damaged as a result of the attack Boris Filatov he said.

Consequences of the Russian missile attack on the Dnieper, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, November 21, 2024 (State Emergency Services/Telegram)

Two people were reported injured. The services reported that a 57-year-old man was treated on the spot, and a 42-year-old woman was taken to hospital.

Poland and NATO allies they searched their fighters in Poland in response to the attack, which is a typical reaction during mass airstrikes in Ukraine.

Authorities said that in other parts of the country, Russian attacks had killed at least three people and injured at least 22, including a child, over the past day.

IN Donetsk Oblastin the Russian attack on the village of Perszomarivka, one person was killed and two were injured, the governor Vadym Filashkin reported. According to reports, six people were injured in the attack on Kostiantynówka.

Russian attacks on Kherson region According to the governor, on the night and on November 20, one person was killed and 10 were injured, including a child Oleksandr Prokudin. A 62-year-old woman also died in the attack village Darivka on the morning of November 21, the governor said.

IN Kharkiv OblastA 64-year-old woman was injured in an attack on the village of Wysokiy, and two men, aged 42 and 64, were injured in strikes against the city of Kupiansk, voivode Oleh Syniehubov reported.

A civilian was injured during Russian attacks on the Krasnopilia community Sumy Oblast, regional military administration he said.