This is the first time Russia has used its so-called Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile in combat. The launch also serves as a warning to the West.

Tit-for-tat moves this week included the use of American-made ballistic missiles to strike inside Russia, and new nuclear threats from Moscow. Neither appear to have influenced the war on the ground.

Russia launched a new non-nuclear ballistic missile with medium range on Ukraine’s Dnipro region on Thursday, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said in a televised statement, marking another significant escalation in the 1,

Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday in response to the U.S. and UK's allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory with advanced Western weapons,

A swarm of explosive drones bound for Kyiv and other targets interrupted a weeks-long lull in the Ukrainian capital, adding to its darkening mood.

Ukrainian authorities said that at least 19 people were injured and 41 buildings damaged by a Russian missile strike in the northeastern city of Kharkiv.

The escalatory attack comes after Ukraine reportedly used US and UK long range missiles to strike targets inside Russia