RS-26 Rubezh. Photo: Wikimedia
On Thursday morning, footage emerged showing the impact of six separate warheads from an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) RS-26 Rubezh on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
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The missile was launched by the Russian Armed Forces from Kapustin Yar. If confirmed, this would mark the first-ever use of ICBMs in combat in military history.
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Details of the Attack
The RS-26 Rubezh is a MIRV (Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle) missile, designed to carry and deploy multiple warheads to different targets. In today’s attack, six warheads were launched and landed near the Yuzhmash factory in Dnipro. However, closer footage of the impact shows no explosions, indicating that the warheads may have been inert.
Possible Intent
Experts suggest that the use of the RS-26 may have been a demonstration of strength by Russia, in response to recent Ukrainian long-range missile attacks on targets within Russian territory. The absence of explosions strengthens the theory that the primary goal was to send a message rather than cause immediate destruction.
Historical Significance
If confirmed, this would be the first use of an intercontinental ballistic missile in real combat, marking a new escalation in the war and setting a worrying precedent for the use of strategic weapons in regional conflicts.
The incident is being widely discussed on social media and in international defense communities. Russia’s actions raise questions about the intent to expand the use of strategic weapons and its impact on the dynamics of the conflict.
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