Russia warned on Thursday that a US missile defense base in Poland could be targeted for “destroy”. Not only this, Russia has claimed that it can use “long range advanced weapons” to destroy this base. This statement of Russia comes after its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) attack on Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, “Given the nature and level of threats posed by Western military facilities, missile defense bases in Poland have long been added to the list of priority targets to be hit by advanced weapons if necessary.” Can be destroyed through.”
Russia also said the new US ballistic missile defense base, opened in northern Poland on November 13, is part of “dangerous designs” by the US and its military allies. According to Russia, this move undermines strategic stability, and could result in an increased level of nuclear threats.
On Russia’s threat, Poland said that Moscow’s recent rhetoric has highlighted that NATO needs to further enhance its defense capability. Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Paweł Wronski said, “The base is solely for defense purposes and does not contain any nuclear missiles. Such threats would certainly provide an argument for further strengthening the air defense of Poland and NATO.” And America should also pay attention to this.” Let us tell you that Poland became a member of NATO on 12 March 1999.
This US missile defense base is located in Radzikovo, Poland and is part of NATO’s missile shield, called “Aegis Ashore”. NATO says that this shield is capable of intercepting short to mid-range ballistic missiles. According to NATO, the shield includes sites in Poland and Romania, a US Navy destroyer in Spain and an early warning radar in Türkiye.
This warning from Russia has come at a time when US President Joe Biden had given Ukraine permission to use long-range missiles so that they could attack inside Russia. Ukraine used American ATACMS missiles against Russia for the first time, after which Russia amended its nuclear policy, declaring that “any attack against Russia, if carried out by a non-nuclear state and involving nuclear If there is state support, it will be treated as a joint attack.” Moreover, this Russian threat comes at a time when Ukraine’s military is continuously targeting Russia’s important military targets, and weapons supplied by Western countries are being used on the battlefield.
Russia used intercontinental missile for the first time in war: Ukraine
Earlier, Ukraine said that Russia used an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time in war by targeting the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last night. The Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement on social media platform Telegram on Thursday that it was fired from the Astrakhan region on Russia’s Caspian Sea, but did not specify exactly what type of missile it was.
It said an intercontinental ballistic missile was fired at the city of Dnipro along with eight other missiles and that Ukrainian forces destroyed six of those missiles. According to local officials, two people were injured and an industrial establishment and a rehabilitation center for disabled people were damaged as a result of the attack. However, the ICBM’s strike range appears excessive for use against Ukraine. Such missiles are designed to carry nuclear warheads and their use would serve as a powerful message of Russia’s nuclear capability.
The attack came two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a revised nuclear doctrine that formally lowers the limits on the use of nuclear weapons in the country. Ukraine fired several long-range missiles sent by the US on Tuesday and also reportedly used British-made ‘Storm Shadows’ missiles on Wednesday. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday that its air defense systems destroyed two British-made ‘Storm Shadow’ missiles, six HIMARS rockets and 67 drones.
