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كييف: روسيا أطلقت صاروخاً باليستياً عابراً للقارات على أوكرانيا infographic
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كييف: روسيا أطلقت صاروخاً باليستياً عابراً للقارات على أوكرانيا

By Jordi Bou

November 21, 2024 - إطلاق روسيا المزعوم لصاروخ باليستي عابر للقارات (ICBM) يأتي بعد أن أطلقت أوكرانيا صواريخ ATACMS طويلة المدى أميركية الصنع وصواريخ Storm Shadows البريطانية على الأراضي الروسية في الأيام الأخيرة.

Russia’s alleged launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) comes after Ukraine fired U.S.-made long-range ATACMS missiles and British Storm Shadows at Russian territory in recent days.

The Ukrainian air force said the ICBM was fired from the Russian region of Astrakhan. There was no suggestion it was nuclear-armed.

Ukrainska Pravda, a Kyiv-based media outlet, cited anonymous sources saying the missile was an RS-26 Rubezh, a solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 5,800km, according to the Arms Control Association.

But an unnamed U.S. official says the missile was a ballistic missile but not an ICBM, CBS News reports.

Some analysts dispute the classification of RS-26 as an intercontinental missile, arguing that, because it has a shorter range than most ICBMs, it sits in a grey area between that designation and an intermediate-range missile, the Financial Times reports.

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PUBLISHED: 21/11/2024; STORY: Graphic News
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