Viral video claims Russian official told ‘to remain silent’ on ICBM strike on Ukraine
Hindustan TimesRussian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova allegedly received a phone call during a press conference on Thursday, where “higher officials” instructed her to not speak about the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by Moscow during an attack on Ukraine, Kyiv Post reported. ICBM attack on Ukraine Ukraine on Thursday alleged that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting one of its cities. The attack occurred during a week of heightened tensions, as the U.S. eased restrictions on Ukraine's use of American-made long-range missiles within Russia, and Russian president Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for deploying nuclear weapons. In a statement posted on Telegram on Thursday, Ukraine's air force reported that an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched at Dnipro, along with eight other missiles, of which Ukrainian forces intercepted six.