The missile attack on Dnipro by at least seven projectiles, including the hypersonic Kinshal and an unspecified heavy long-range missile, is a clear response to Ukraine’s use of American ATACMS and British Storm Shadow to hit targets inside Russia.
The message seems blunt. If Ukraine uses modern Nato weapons, then Russia can use its big arsenal of intercontinental missiles, capable of firing nuclear warheads from deep inside Russia. The big missile used today is alleged to have been launched from Astrakhan. Furthermore ICBM missiles like the RS-26, as well as the medium range Kinshal and Iskander missile already, can be swiftly adapted to carry nuclear warheads.
