A dubious call during a press conference causes uproar in Russia. You hear the spokeswoman for the Moscow Foreign Ministry whistling back to the camera – it is about the possible use of an intercontinental ballistic missile in Ukraine.
Following reports of the use of a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile against Ukraine, the Moscow Foreign Ministry spokeswoman was ordered not to comment on the incident during a live press conference.
Male voice heard live
Maria Zakharova received a phone call during Thursday’s briefing in which a male voice asked her not to comment on the “ballistic missile” attack on the center of the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
According to Kiev, an intercontinental ballistic missile was used. “Masha,” said the unfamiliar male voice on the phone, in the sweet form of Zakharova’s first name, Maria. “We do not comment” on the attack on “Yushmash”, which the West is starting to talk about, the man continued. The press conference was broadcast live by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the online platform YouTube.
Russians used ICBM for the first time
According to the Ukrainian army, the city of Dnipro in the central east of the country was attacked by Russia with several missiles on Thursday morning. Russia has deployed an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time since the start of the war of aggression in February 2022. According to Russian military bloggers, the target was Ukrainian state-run missile manufacturer Pivdenmash, also known as Yushmash.
Missile is clearly not equipped with a nuclear warhead
According to sources in the Ukrainian air force, the missile was “clearly” not equipped with a nuclear warhead. The Kremlin, like the Russian military, initially made no comment on the attack.
In a later statement to Russian state news agency TASS, Zakharova said the call was aimed at clarifying whether the Foreign Ministry was responsible for the issue. She rejected an ‘intrigue’.
Source: Krone
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