Putin says Russia tested a new intermediate-range ballistic missile on Ukraine
NPRPutin says Russia tested a new intermediate-range ballistic missile on Ukraine toggle caption Latin America News Agency/Reuters KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a TV speech Thursday, warning that the Kremlin could use it against military installations of countries that have allowed Ukraine to use their missiles to strike inside Russia. toggle caption STR/AFP via Getty Images Zelenskyy called the strike Russia's "second step towards escalation" this year, adding that the first step was deploying thousands of North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine. But a U.S. government assessment later said Russia launched an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile and that Ukraine has previously withstood larger Russian warheads than this. Putin, during his TV address Thursday, claimed the ATACMS strikes "failed," but said a Ukrainian attack using Storm Shadow missiles in Russia's Kursk region killed or injured some security and service personnel.