So where do things stand on this whole question of whether Russia launched an ICBM against Ukraine or not?
Here's a short 🧵 wrapping up a lot of good observations by experts, plus a few of my own....
Here's a short 🧵 wrapping up a lot of good observations by experts, plus a few of my own....
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Maybe Olaf decides to call Putin again and tell him to stop!😂
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Great thread on the Russian missile launch against Ukraine.
🇺🇦 overnight the Ukranian Air Force says Russia launched an ICBM against the Dnipro region.
🇷🇺 Russia hasn’t confirmed.
🇺🇸 Unnamed US sources denied it was an ICBM in some American media.
They appear to show six "clusters" of munitions coming down very quickly.
The high angle of attack (aka from straight up) suggests it is some kind of long range ballistic missile, which would go high into space and come back down...
They are coming in at a much lower angle on the target (and appear to be moving slower).
(MIRV= Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicles)
https://bsky.app/profile/mbudjeryn.bsky.social/post/3lbhfgajkgs24
Now obviously this wasn't a nuclear strike (we'd know). Interestingly, rather than a single warhead, it seems like some sort of clusters were dropped on the target.
Topol M: A road-mobile ICBM that is typically nuclear armed and a major leg of Russia's nuclear deterrent.
RS-24 Yars: A newer silo or road-mobile weapon.
RS-26: The most intriguing possibility...
https://bsky.app/profile/russianforces.org/post/3lbh7xvb4gc27