Intercontinental ballistic missiles are weapons designed to eliminate entire blocs of countries. Recently, such a missile allegedly fell on Ukraine. Since Ukraine received approval to use Western MGM-140 ATACMS aeroballistic missiles against targets in Russia (according to some sources,

Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Podvig’s assertion Thursday afternoon, when he announced the weapon that struck Dnipro was an experimental medium-range ballistic missile called “Oreshnik.” MRBMs typically travel no farther than 600 miles.

The Kremlin on Friday said Russia's launch of an experimental ballistic missile against Ukraine should be understood as a warning to the West, as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte convened a key meeting to discuss the implications of the strike.