Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia's attack on Ukraine with a new type of ballistic missile is a “clear and serious escalation of the scale and brutality of this war&rdquo ;, reported the Reuters agency, quoted by BTA.
In the social platform “X“ Zelensky wrote that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's admission of the attack on the city of Dnipro (Dnieper) is “another proof that Russia is not interested in peace”.
“The world must fight back”, he wrote in "X" Zelensky, quoted by Reuters. “At the moment there is no strong reaction from the world,”, he adds.
The Parliament of Ukraine has postponed today's meeting for security reasons, the Ukrainian public television "Suspilne" reported, citing sources, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
According to the information of “Suspilne” the November 22 meeting, which included questions to the government, was postponed due to concerns related to potential security issues.
The television reported that the MPs were advised to move their families out of the area of government buildings in Kyiv. According to quoted by “Suspilne” parliamentarians, no other meetings are planned until December.
The postponement of the meeting came after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow had attacked the city of Dnipro (Dnipro) with a new medium-range supersonic missile after Ukraine attacked targets in Russia with Western missiles.
Putin hinted that more could follow “in case of escalation of aggressive actions“.
Warnings of missile attacks prompted the American and other embassies in Kyiv to close their doors on Wednesday, Reuters reports.
Opposition MP Oleksiy Honcharenko expressed in Telegram his disappointment with the postponement of the meeting, pointing out that an opportunity to ask questions to the government was missed.
The Ukrainian army confirmed last night that it struck a command post of Russian troops near Marino, Kursk region, with British Storm Shadow cruise missiles. (Storm Shadow), reported Ukrinform, quoted by BTA.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Ukrainian army for the first time used British cruise missiles to attack military facilities on Russian territory.
The army reported in Telegram that the operation to open fire and document the results of the fire defeats of the enemy's command post in the area of the Marino settlement in the Kursk region was successfully carried out by the operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces.
Britain had earlier refused to comment on reports that Ukraine had used Storm Shadow cruise missiles. against targets on the territory of Russia, reported Reuters. A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his office would not comment on reports or operational information.
The British edition “Telegraph” reported earlier that residents of the village of Marino in Russia's Kursk region found fragments of a "Storm Shadow" missile.
Moscow has warned that using Western weapons to strike Russian territory far from the border would be a major escalation in the conflict.
The Russian channel in “Telegram” “Two Majors“ reported on November 20 that Ukraine had launched up to 12 Storm Shadow cruise missiles; in the Kursk region. The channel published photos of the remains of a missile, on which the name "Storm Shadow" is clearly visible, Reuters reported.
The cruise missiles have a range of 250 km and would give Ukraine the ability to bomb military targets deep inside Russian territory.
For several months, the government in Kiev has been trying to obtain permission from the US to carry out strikes on military targets on the territory of Russia.
The first use of American ATAKMS missiles against a Russian ammunition depot in the Bryansk region was criticized by Moscow. Russia has announced that it is updating its nuclear doctrine to lower the threshold of conditions for the use of nuclear weapons.
Washington said it saw no need to change its own nuclear policy and accused Moscow of resorting to irresponsible rhetoric.
Military analysts say the longer-range missiles are unlikely to give Ukraine a decisive advantage in the war, but could help it strengthen its position, particularly in the battle in Russia's Kursk region.