Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia to test 10,000km-range ballistic missile to intimidate Nato, Kyiv warns
Russia is set to test-launch its intercontinental ballistic missile in an overnight drill to intimidate Ukraine, the European Union and Nato member state, Kyiv’s military intelligence agency said.
“In order to demonstratively pressure and intimidate Ukraine, and also EU and Nato member states, the aggressor state of Russia intends to make a ‘training and combat’ launch of the RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile from the Yars complex,” the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR) said in a statement yesterday.
The overnight launch was ordered to be implemented from Russia’s Sverdlovsk region and the missile’s flight range was more than 10,000km (6,200 miles), GUR has warned.
This comes as Sir Keir Starmer and fellow European leaders spoke to Donald Trump about a Ukraine ceasefire and further sanctions on Russia, ahead of the US president’s upcoming call to Vladimir Putin.
A No 10 spokesperson said: “The leaders discussed the need for an unconditional ceasefire and for President Putin to take peace talks seriously.
After peace talks in Istanbul ended without progress on Friday, Mr Trump announced he would speak to Mr Putin on Monday, followed by Volodymyr Zelensky and Nato leaders.
