Ukraine's air force said on Thursday that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which are designed to deliver nuclear warheads, at targets in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

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

Russia claims its forces have shot down eight ballistic missiles launched by Ukraine in the past 24 hours, according to state media. Meanwhile, a far-right NATO critic who wants to end support for Ukraine has won the most votes in a shock election result in Romania.

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

Moscow has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Ukraine in retaliation over its use of UK and US rockets in Russian territory, according to Kyiv's air force.

A new ballistic missile fired by Russia at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last week carried multiple warheads but no explosives, and caused limited damage, two senior Ukrainian government sources said.

Russia is continuing work to put its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile - part of its strategic nuclear arsenal - on combat duty, state news agency TASS said on Wednesday. The RS-28 Sarmat missile is designed to deliver nuclear warheads to strike targets thousands of miles away in the United States or Europe,

Russia's Deputy head of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev takes part in a wreath laying ceremony marking Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow,

NATO members on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for Ukraine during talks with the country's officials held in response to Russia's launch of an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile last week.