Ukraine studies debris said to be from Russia's experimental ballistic missile

25/11/2024 16:22 France 24

Ukraine has recovered what it says are fragments of the experimental ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead that Russia fired at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro earlier this month. Members of Ukraine’s SBU security service said investigators are examining the fragments in an effort to learn more about the missile.

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