Russia did not fire an ICBM at Ukraine, U.S. officials say, disputing a claim by Kyiv
U.S. officials told NBC News that the weapon fired by Moscow at the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro was an experimental intermediate range ballistic missile.Russia did not fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Ukraine on Thursday, a U.S. official and a military officer with knowledge of the matter told NBC News, disputing a claim by Kyiv.
Ukraine accused Moscow of launching the ICBM at the eastern city of Dnipro in an overnight attack, which would have marked the first recorded use of an ICBM in an active conflict and the latest escalation by the Kremlin.
U.S. officials said the weapon was in fact an experimental intermediate range ballistic missile and that Russia has a limited supply of that particular missile. Intermediate range ballistic missiles typically have a range of less than 3,500 miles.
ICBMs typically have a range of more than 3,400 miles, so it’s unclear why the Kremlin would have used one against its neighbor. Such missiles can carry either nuclear and nonnuclear payloads.
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