{"id":2371719,"date":"2024-11-21T13:23:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T18:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-claims-kremlin-fired-icbm-but-us-officials-express-doubt-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T13:26:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T18:26:25","slug":"ukraine-claims-kremlin-fired-icbm-but-us-officials-express-doubt-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-claims-kremlin-fired-icbm-but-us-officials-express-doubt-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine claims Kremlin fired ICBM, but US officials express doubt- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-claims-kremlin-fired-icbm-but-us-officials-express-doubt-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2371719&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">article discusses recent claims made<\/a> by Ukraine regarding\u2062 the use of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">intercontinental <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-biden-seeks-diplomacy-to-constrain-iran-nuclear-program\/\" title=\"Psaki: Biden seeks diplomacy to constrain Iran nuclear program\">ballistic missile<\/a><\/a> (ICBM) by Russia in the ongoing conflict. Ukrainian President\u2064 Volodymyr Zelensky asserted in a video address that \u200ba &#8220;new \u2064Russian missile&#8221; with intercontinental \u2063ballistic capabilities was fired into Ukraine, particularly noting its speed\u2064 and altitude. However, U.S. officials are skeptical about the authenticity of these claims, suggesting instead that the missile involved was an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-nuclear-threat-against-japan-hybrid-warfare-and-the-end-of-minimum-deterrence\/\" title=\"China\u2019s Nuclear Threat Against Japan: Hybrid Warfare And The End Of Minimum Deterrence\">intermediate-range ballistic missile<\/a> rather than an ICBM. They have emphasized\u2062 that no evidence was provided by Ukrainian \u200dofficials\u2063 to support their assertions. The situation has raised questions regarding the type of missiles being used and \u2062the testing ground implications suggested by Zelensky. The article highlights the broader\u200d context of the conflict and the confusion surrounding missile classifications.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ukraine and Russia claim Kremlin fired first-ever ICBM, but US officials express doubt<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1885867\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukrainian government<\/a> is warning that Ukraine has been struck by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russian<\/a> intercontinental ballistic missile, but observers in the United States are not convinced.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> said in a Thursday video address that &ldquo;a new Russian missile&rdquo; with properties similar to an ICBM was fired into the country. The Ukrainian Air Force released a similar message also asserting the unprecedented use of an ICBM.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Its speed and altitude suggest intercontinental ballistic capabilities. Investigations are ongoing. It&rsquo;s clear that Putin is using Ukraine as a testing ground,&rdquo; Zelensky said in his address.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Nov. 21, 2024, rescue workers put out a fire in a building that was heavily damaged by a Russian strike on Dnipro, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If true, it would mark the first use of an intercontinental ballistic missile against an enemy in war. But there are some doubts about the accuracy of Ukraine&rsquo;s reports.<\/p>\n<p>Neither the president nor the air force offered evidence or details on the model, target, or impact of the alleged ICBM, though outlets reported a damaging strike in the city of Dnipro that killed multiple people on the same day.<\/p>\n<p>Several U.S. officials have told outlets they do not believe the projectile was an ICBM.<\/p>\n<p>An unidentified official told ABC News that it was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ballistic-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ballistic missile<\/a> that struck Dnipro. Three separate U.S. officials, also speaking on condition of anonymity, told the <em>Washington Post<\/em> it was an intermediate-range ballistic missile, not an ICBM.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian government seems to be playing into the confusion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Nov. 21, 2024, rescue workers put out a fire in a burning house damaged by a Russian strike on Dnipro, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Maria Zakharova, director at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs&rsquo;s Department of Information and Press, took a phone call in front of the reporters in which she appeared to be told by an unknown superior not to comment on the ICBM reports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;About the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/39-soldiers-awarded-the-purple-heart-after-2020-missile-attack\/\" title=\"39 soldiers awarded the Purple Heart after 2020 missile attack\">ballistic missile strike<\/a> on Yuzhmash that the Western media are talking about, we are not commenting at all,&rdquo; the caller is allegedly heard telling Zakharova on a hot mic. &ldquo;Yuzhmash&rdquo; refers to a Ukrainian defense contractor known as Pivdenmash.<\/p>\n<p>Many observers questioned the strange circumstances of the phone call &mdash; an ostensibly secret conversation perfectly placed on a hot mic in front of dozens of journalists and widely shared by Russian sources after the fact.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zakharova called allegations that the call was staged &ldquo;false&rdquo; via her Telegram channel, pointing out her regular use of smartphones during press conferences to communicate with other government offices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kremlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kremlin<\/a> spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on the reports, referring journalists to the Russian Ministry of Defense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1885867\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1885867\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine claims Russia launched its first ICBM, but US doubts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2371720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24326521697820.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[12327,4885,6991,37777],"class_list":["post-2371719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-icbm","tag-kremlin","tag-ukraine","tag-us-officials"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24326521697820.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371719"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371723,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371719\/revisions\/2371723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}