Ukrainian investigators are studying the debris of a new Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile that was fired at the city of Dnipro on Thursday, the first time such a powerful weapon has been used in the war.

Ukraine on Sunday showed journalists fragments of the Russian missile used to strike the city of Dnipro last week, after Moscow said it had tested its new Oreshnik ballistic missile.

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.

The Russian troops attacked the territory of Ukraine using a ballistic missile on 21 November, probably from the Kedr missile system, as reported by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Details: The flight time of this Russian missile from the moment of launch in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast to strike the city of Dnipro was 15 minutes.

But beyond words, action is needed. And in particular, on my instructions, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine is already holding meetings with our partners on new air defense systems – the kind of systems that can protect lives from new risks,

DNIPRO, Ukraine - Market worker Zhanna was used to the regular rumble of missiles and drones pounding her home city of Dnipro in Ukraine since Russia invaded almost three years ago. But Nov 21’s hypersonic missile strike was like nothing she had heard before.

Ukraine says Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile overnight at Dnipro city in central-east of the country