Ukraine’s Air Force reported a threat of a possible nuclear-capable missile fired from a Russian strategic nuclear testing site late Thursday, according to reports.
Explosions were reported in the western city of Lviv after the threat of an intermediate-range ballistic missile was detected from Russia’s Kapustin Yar site just before midnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement early on Friday.
It was not immediately confirmed whether a nuclear-capable missile from that testing site was responsible for the explosions, the New York Times reported.
If confirmed, it would mark only the second time Russia has fired such a missile from a strategic testing site far from Ukraine’s borders — and signal an ominous threat to Ukraine and its Western allies, according to the outlet.
The blasts came closer to the border of NATO member Poland than a 2024 strike involving the intermediate-range Oreshnik missile, heightening fears of possible escalation.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi wrote on Telegram that the explosions damaged unspecified infrastructure.
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