Ukraine-Russia war, live: Putin says he has the right to attack countries that give weapons to kyiv

Russia and Ukraine have stepped up their use of lethal long-range missiles in recent days since the United States gave permission to use its ATACMS against military targets inside Russia, a long-standing Ukrainian request. The Kremlin authorized the use of nuclear weapons against any threat.

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Lebanon says 40 people killed in Israeli strikes in east of country

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said the Israeli attacks in the Bekaa Valley in the east of the country On Thursday they killed 40 people, raising the previous death toll of 22.

“The attacks of the Israeli enemy that targeted the Baalbek district” They left “40 dead and 52 injured,” according to a statement from the Ministry of Health. which lists balances from 10 different places.

4:05 pm Zelensky asks the world to react to the Russian attack with a new hypersonic missile

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, asked the world to react to the attack by Russia with a new hypersonic ballistic missile against one of the largest cities in the country, in what he called a second step by the Kremlin toward escalation this year after involving North Korea in the war.

“The world must respond. At this time, there is no strong reaction from the world. (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is very sensitive to this. “You are testing us, dear partners,” Zelensky said in his traditional nightly address to the population.

3:02 pm Oil rises 1.5% after Russia launches an intercontinental missile against Ukraine

The price of oil rose around 1.5% this Thursday after Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile against Ukraine for the first time. In recent days, the value of Brent has experienced significant fluctuations depending on the news about this conflict.

2:35 pm US sanctions Gazprombank and dozens of entities in the Russian banking system

The US Government imposed sanctions this Thursday against Gazprombank, one of the largest banks in Russia, as well as against dozens of institutions and officials in that country’s financial sector to continue degrading Moscow’s ability to use the international financial system in favor of the war against Ukraine.

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that Gazprombank was the last major Russian bank that had not been sanctioned by Washington in response to the offensive against kyiv.

“Today’s sanctions will further limit Russia’s abuse of the international financial system to help finance its war against Ukraine. The United States remains committed to putting Ukraine in the strongest position possible and will continue to take all available measures to achieve it”said.

2:10 pm The president of Mexico demands peace after Russia’s ballistic missile in Ukraine

Claudia Sheinbaum demanded peace after Ukraine denounced that Russia launched, for the first time, an attack with an intercontinental ballistic missile, although she asserted that the Mexican economy will resist the possible escalation of the conflict.

“We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against military installations of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our installations”Putin stated in a message to the nation broadcast on public television that lasted 8 minutes. He added that Russia “will respond with equal determination” to any “escalation of aggressive actions.”

In addition, confirmed the Russian attack on Ukraine with a hypersonic ballistic missile without a nuclear payload. It is an Oreshnik medium-range projectile, which was launched against a facility of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, explained the Russian president.

“In response to the use of American and British long-range weapons, on November 21 of this year, the Russian Armed Forces launched a combined attack on one of the facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex,” he noted. He added that in this way “one of the newest Russian medium-range missile systems,” called Oreshnik, was tested in combat conditions.

As a US official explained to EFE, The missile used was a medium-range missile (MRBM), a weapon of lower power and range, with a maximum range of between 1,000 and 3,000 kilometers, unlike intercontinental ballistic missiles, designed mainly to carry nuclear weapons and which exceed 5,500 kilometers. of scope.

“Russia may be trying to use this capability to try to intimidate Ukraine and its allies… but it will not be a turning point in this conflict,” another US official told AFP. “The United States will continue to provide security assistance to Ukraine to strengthen its capabilities, including air defense, so that it is in the best position on the battlefield,” he added.

Ukraine, however, has offered a different version of events. Through its official accounts on Telegram and

“Ukraine is the first country in the world against which an intercontinental ballistic missile is used,” indicated a message published by the Communications Center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on its Telegram and X channels. The message added that the Ukrainian Army does everything possible “so that Russia remains in history only for its own crimes.”

The Kremlin declined to comment on the Ukrainian complaint. “I have nothing to say on the subject,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov responded to the press. For her part, the spokesperson for Russian diplomacy received the order not to say anything about it live during a televised press conference.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this Thursday that “it is clear that Russian President Vladimir Putin is using Ukraine as a testing ground.”

“Today a new missile was used. Its speed and altitude suggest intercontinental ballistic capabilities. Investigations continue,” said the Ukrainian head of state, who described Russia as an “insane neighbor” that has once again demonstrated “its contempt for dignity, freedom and human life itself,” all of which just goes to show that Putin has “such overwhelming fear that he launches one missile after another, scanning the world for more weapons, whether from Iran or North Korea,” and this Thursday bombing Ukraine with an intercontinental ballistic missile. “Putin will do anything to prevent his neighbor from slipping through his fingers,” he emphasized.

The head of the region where the city of Dnipro is located, Sergii Lisak, indicated that the Russian attack damaged a rehabilitation center and several houses, as well as an industrial plant. “Two people were injured, a 57-year-old man was treated at the scene and a 42-year-old woman was hospitalized,” he said.

Russia and Ukraine have escalated the use of long-range missiles in recent days since Washington authorized kyiv to use US-made weapons of this type. Meanwhile, British media reported on Wednesday that Ukraine had launched Storm Shadow missiles, supplied by the United Kingdom, against targets in Russia after receiving the green light from London.

Meanwhile, Russia, without referring to the launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile, stated that “it maintains a responsible position in the sense of making the maximum effort to prevent a conflict of this kind,” when talking about nuclear weapons.

Russian forces launched this Thursday “against factories and critical infrastructure” in the city of Dnipro in central Ukraine a intercontinental ballistic missile, the first in this war, in addition to other types of missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. According to this source, the device was launched from the Russian region of Astrakhan, in southern Russia.

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On his Telegram channel, the head of the Counter-Disinformation Center of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Andri Kovalenko, stated that Astrakhan is being attacked with drones. “Dnipro, resist. The Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation is already under attack with drones,” he wrote.

Ukrainian defenses were able to shoot down six of the seven kh-101 cruise missiles, but did not intercept the intercontinental ballistic missile or the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile, which are two of the most sophisticated in the Russian arsenal. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the unshot devices did not cause “substantial” damage.

The missile is designed to carry both conventional and nuclear warheads, but did not carry a charge of the second type.

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