'Putin is using Ukraine as testing ground,' Zelensky says after report

Details: Written by: Martin Fornusek; 21.Nov; Hits: 6

Editor's note: The article was updated with the English translation of President Zelensky's statement, which was published on his official X account.Russia's apparent deployment of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) against Dnipro on Nov.

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The Kyiv Independent is Ukraine’s fastest-growing English-language media outlet, created in November 2021, just three months before the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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21 shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin "is using Ukraine as a testing ground," President Volodymyr Zelensky said."Today (on Nov. 21), it was a new Russian missile. Its speed and altitude suggest intercontinental ballistic capabilities. Investigations are ongoing," Zelensky said in a statement on social media.Russian forces launched the conventional ICBM, along with seven cruise missiles and a Kinzhal ballistic missile, against the central-eastern city of Dnipro on the morning of Nov. 21, the Air Force reported earlier.At least two people were injured, and several buildings, including a rehabilitation center for people with disabilities, were damaged. The Air Force reported downing six of the cruise missiles.This would mark the first occasion of Russia deploying an ICBM in the war against Ukraine, coming shortly after the U.S.

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