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It is another example of reckless behaviour from Russia, which only serves to strengthen our resolve in terms of standing by Ukraine for as long as it takes,
a spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters Two people were wounded - a 57-year-old man was treated on the scene and a 42-year-old woman was hospitalised,
said the official, Sergiy Lysak This is all about the political effect. This is not about the military value,
The US was pre-notified briefly before the launch through nuclear risk reduction channels
The US official was quoted by Reuters as saying The deployment of the Oreshnik system was a response to US plans to produce and deploy intermediate- and short-range missiles … In the event of an escalation, Russia will respond decisively and symmetrically,
We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against the military facilities of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities
It is an important move and it pulls against, undermines the narrative that Putin had been trying to establish that it was fine for Russia to rain down Iranian drones and North Korean missiles on Ukraine but a reckless escalation for Ukraine to use Western-supplied weapons at legitimate targets in Russia.
Peter Ricketts, a former U.K. national security adviser who now sits in the House of Lords, said We will decide on the further deployment of medium- and shorter-range missiles depending on the actions of the United States and its satellites,
No existing missile defence systems”, including those in Europe, will be able to intercept Russian ballistic missiles like the Oreshnik
For humanitarian reasons”, Russia will warn Ukrainian civilians to “leave the danger zones” should Moscow target other facilities in the country with ballistic missiles
We will do this openly and publicly, for humanitarian reasons, without fearing any opposition from the enemy, who will also receive this information,
Why no fear? Because, as of today, there is no means to counter such weapons,
Of course, when selecting targets for systems like Oreshnik on Ukrainian territory, as a necessary and retaliatory measure, we will, in advance, urge civilians and citizens of friendly nations present in those areas to evacuate,
Today, our crazy neighbour has once again shown who he really is and how he despises dignity, freedom and human life in general. And how afraid he is,
Britain and the UK is now directly involved in this war, because this firing cannot happen without Nato staff, British staff as well."
Andrei Kelin told Sky News There are unconfirmed media reports today of Russia firing a new ballistic missile into Ukraine which we know they have been preparing for months".
In crunch talks today he said If true, clearly, this would be another example of depraved, reckless and escalatory behaviour from Russia."
Starmer's official spokesperson said In particular, an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation,
The front line is now less stable than at any time since the early days of the full scale Russian invasion in 2022,
This payload is exclusively associated with nuclear-capable missiles,
