Air Force reports Russia is hitting Ukraine with an intercontinental ballistic missile

Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into Ukraine in the early morning hours of Thursday, November 21, marking a significant escalation of the ongoing attack on the country.

Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the attackwhich also included various other types of missiles directed against critical infrastructure.

“On November 21, between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., Russian troops attacked the city of Dnieper, hitting enterprises and critical infrastructure” the Air Force said.

“The attack included an intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Russia’s Astrakhan region, a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile launched from a MiG-31K aircraft in the Tambov region, and seven Kh-101 cruise missiles fired by Tu-95MS bombers near the Volgograd region.”

An intercontinental ballistic missile has a range of at least five thousand kilometers, but some of them can cover distances of more than nine thousand kilometers.

As of 10:30, no expert analysis has confirmed the accuracy of this information, so the details remain unverified by the Kiev Post.

Guardian I’m writing that if this information is confirmed, it will be the first use of this type of missile in war.

Many movies showing an alleged attack by an intercontinental ballistic missile on the Dnieper River appeared on Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels.

One footage clearly shows the missile splitting into six warheads, and each of those warheads then splitting into six more, making for at least 36 missiles.

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The attack triggered an air alert across the country at 5:05 a.m. Around 7:15 a.m., explosions were reported in the Dnieper, including: according to local authoritiesthe industrial facility and critical infrastructure were severely damaged and fires broke out.

Emergency power outages were implemented in the Kyiv, Dnieper, Odessa, Sumy, Zhytomyr and Donetsk regions to stabilize the power grid during the attacks. Officials are still working to assess and repair the damage as winter approaches.

Missiles fired from Tu-95MS bombers entered Ukrainian airspace from the north, passed through Chernihiv, and then headed towards central and southeastern Ukraine.

Explosions and air alarms were reported in Poltava, Kremenchuk and Zaporozhye. By noon, sirens sounded in the western regions.

Reports circulated on Wednesday, November 20 on Ukrainian social media, which Russia planned large-scale missile attack for the same day. According to reports, the attack will use the new RS-26 Rubezh ballistic missile with a range of up to 6,000 kilometers (3,728 miles). However, at least some of the reports were rejected as Russian disinformation, the Ukrainian military intelligence service “HUR” reported.

US Embassy in Kiev warned American citizens on November 20 regarding a potential missile attack that would occur on the same day.

The warning posted on the embassy’s website cites “specific information” about the threat. The embassy urged U.S. citizens in Ukraine to be prepared to seek immediate shelter during air alerts.

This warning follows heightened tensions after Ukraine reportedly used US-supplied ATACMS long-range missiles against the ammunition depot in the Bryansk Oblast, Russia. The attack came days after Washington authorized Kiev to use these weapons in response to escalating Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy – 120 rockets and 90 drones on Sunday – and arrival North Korean troops in Russia.