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MADRID, 21 (EUROPA PRESS)
The Russian Armed Forces launched this Thursday morning a new battery of missiles over different areas of Ukraine, including an intercontinental ballistic missile with which they sought to attack critical infrastructure and companies in the city of Dnipro, located in the east of the country.
The Ukrainian Air Force has confirmed the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Russian region of Astrakhan and seven other cruise missiles over Dnipro. According to the official balance, Ukraine’s defense systems managed to shoot down six of these latest missiles.
The regional governor, Sergei Lisak, has confirmed damage to civilian buildings, including a center that cares for people with disabilities and several businesses. At least two people have been injured by the attacks, he reported on his Telegram account.
The Kremlin spokesman, Dimitri Peskov, has however avoided confirming or denying the firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile, as well as the possible use of more powerful weapons in response to the new permits given to kyiv by its Western partners, reports the TASS agency. . Peskov has referred any questions on this issue to the Defense Ministry.
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russian forces launched more than 80 airstrikes on Wednesday alone, although artillery fire exceeded 4,000 and nearly 1,400 kamikaze drones were recorded. On land, most of the skirmishes are concentrated in the Pokrovsk area, located in the Donetsk region.