Kyiv | By launching a new nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday (Friday AEDT), Russia was threatening Kyiv and its allies with the aim of stopping Ukrainian strikes with Western-supplied weapons on Russian territory – or else.
The attack on the eastern city of Dnipro has spurred fears in the West over a major escalation in the ongoing war and prompted Ukraine to request new air defence capabilities from Washington to help intercept this type of missile.
