Posted on 11/21/2024 4:26:19 AM PST by marcusmaximus
This is the moment a senior Kremlin official was urgently ordered not to comment on reports of an intercontinental ballistic missile strike on Ukraine this morning as she gave a press conference on the prospect of peace negotiations.
Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry, took a call in the middle of a press briefing today and was sternly advised by a senior diplomat not to discuss the unconfirmed reports.
'Hello. I am having a briefing,' she could be heard saying into the phone on footage shared from the conference.
'Masha,' an unknown male voice on the phone said, addressing Ms Zakharova. 'On the 'Yuzhmash' ballistic missile strike that the Westerners have started talking about, we are not commenting at all,' it said, referring to an aerospace manufacturer based in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
It came as Ukraine's armed forces reported today that Russia had launched an ICBM overnight targeting Dnipro city. If confirmed, it would be the first time Moscow has used such a missile in the war, ongoing since February 2022.
While the range would seem excessive for use against Ukraine, such missiles are designed to carry nuclear warheads, and the use of one would serve as a chilling reminder of Russia's nuclear capability and a powerful message of potential escalation.
A Ukrainian air force source told the AFP news agency this morning that the missile did not have a nuclear charge.
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Tell him yourself, feckless chimp.
progressive stooge.
Putin is responding to the US bombing Russia with a threat.
only idiots cannot figure it out.
unfortunately, the Whitehouse and Pentagon seem to be full of idiots currently.
Not guilty
Final warning from Russia before use of nuclear weapons.
Apparently Russia did not use explosive payloads, but send a message.
The US has failed to clarity its change in policy towards Russia, they read about it in the NYT, and then US and British missiles were used - still not US clarification.
This is a new phase in the Western War against Russia. We have issued our final warning before the use of nuclear capable weapons.
Russia used a Topel (sp) missile which is an outdated system that has been repurposed for satellites. They have approximately 150-200 in storage. Russia has 78 launchers, 60 silos and 28 mobile. These are capable of six warheads.
Next year Russia will begin the decommissioning of the upgraded Topel system, and these too may be used in Ukraine as they have been replaced with updated nuclear delivery systems.
Russia is believed to be preparing to deliver a convenetional strike to follow up the dummy rounds fired today.
And KamaLOL is into her third glass of wine...
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