Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a summit of Asian defense ministers, the official said the missile was not an intercontinental ballistic missile.
The missile launched on Thursday morning by Russia against Ukraine was ballistic but not intercontinental a Western official pointed out, refuting Ukraine’s claims.
The official, who briefed reporters on the sidelines of a summit of Asian defense ministers in Laos on Thursday, declined to elaborate on the missile, saying its impact was still being assessed.
The reason for the disagreement with the Ukrainian military about the description of the missile is not clear.
The Ukrainian Air Force, for its part, reported that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Astrakhan region on Thursday morning, an area southeast of Vologograd, bordering the Caspian Sea. Specifically, as he said, it is an RS-26 Rubezh type missile. According to the Arms Control Association, the RS-26 has a range of 5,800 km and can be used to carry nuclear warheads, although they can also carry conventional warheads. However, there was no indication that this one had a nuclear warhead.
The Russian attack targeted businesses and vital infrastructure in the central-eastern city of Dnipro, where two people were injured.
The launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile – which has a significantly longer range than other types of ballistic missiles – could represent Russia’s use of a new type of missile in the conflict with Ukraine and would be a major escalation.
Source :Skai
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