Ukraine launched attack on Putin’s new missile site hours after Russian strike | World | News
Ukraine launched an attack on the site from which Russia launched a “new missile” at Dnipro – just hours after Vladimir Putin had given the order.
Drones attacked the Kapustin Yar missile range on November 21, reports AstraPress. Russian forces had launched what they called a “new missile” from the site on the night of November 19-20.
Ukraine claimed an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was used in the strike. However, Western security sources have described it as an intermediate-range ballistic missile.
At least two UAVS are reported to have attacked the missile range, according to reports.
Igor Babushkin, the governor of the region, claimed no damage had been inflicted on the military base.
He said: “This morning the Ukrainian regime again attempted to attack our northern regions of the region.
“All services worked normally. Some of the UAVs were suppressed by electronic warfare and destroyed, some were shot down by air defence systems, and it was its operation that the residents heard.
“When the downed drone fell, a fire occurred, which was promptly extinguished by the emergency services on duty.
“There were no casualties among residents or destruction of civilian infrastructure.”
The Kremlin said yesterday’s hypersonic ballistic missile strike on Dnipro was a warning to the West over its recent decision to allow Kyiv to use their missiles to attack Russia.
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, said Russia had not been obliged to warn the US about the strike, but had informed Washington 30 minutes before the launch anyway.
The US military said the Russian missile’s design was based on the design of the longer-range RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
The Pentagon said the missile was fired with a conventional warhead but that Moscow could modify it if it wanted.
“It could be refitted to certainly carry different types of conventional or nuclear warheads,” Pentagon spokesperson, Sabrina Singh, said.
