Putin Says Hit Ukraine With Mid-Range Ballistic Missile

Says modern air defence systems can't counteract the new weapon

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UKRAINE said on Thursday Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting Dnipro city in the central-east of the country, which, if confirmed, would be the first time Moscow has used such a missile in the war.

In a statement on Telegram, Ukraine 's air force did not specify the exact type of missile, but said it was launched from Russia's Astrakhan region, which borders the Caspian Sea. It said an intercontinental ballistic missile was fired at Dnipro city along with eight other missiles, adding that the Ukrainian military shot down six of them.