Ukraine now says Russia struck it with 'new' missile

Putin says it was a medium-range ballistic missile in response to Western weapons

20241121 Dnipro Ukraine after Russian attack

Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine on Nov. 21. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region/Handout via Reuters)

KYIV (Reuters) -- Ukraine said Russia fired a new kind of missile at the city of Dnipro on Thursday, and while there was debate over what kind, it appeared to be a nuclear-capable weapon that carried multiple warheads, in a further escalation of the 33-month-old war.

Kyiv said Russia used an intercontinental ballistic missile, a weapon designed for long-distance nuclear strikes and never before used in war. Three U.S. officials said it was an intermediate-range ballistic missile that has a smaller range.

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