Russia launched the IBB on the Dnieper: why the city is interesting to the Kremlin and what will be the next goal - CNN

US Major General Mark McCarlie warned the possible launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in Kiev. He explained what the use of new weapons Russia seeks. On November 21, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired Ukraine, using an intercontinental ballistic missile. The Dnieper was under the blow of the enemy. CNN revealed the reason why this city is important for Moscow and called the probable next goal.

The media reported that in recent months, the Dnipropetrovsk region often suffers from enemy shelling. The region borders with Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya regions, parts of which are temporarily occupied by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He has become a shelter for many internal displaced persons. Currently, more than 400 thousand people with IDP status live in the Dnipropetrovsk region. It is the Dnieper - the fourth largest city of Ukraine and an important center in the East.

"The city is relatively close to the front line, but is still quite well protected by air defense. This, as well as a combination of transport infrastructure with the rest of the country, makes the city a key center of military efforts of Ukraine," the publication explained. The retired Major General Mark McCarli suggested that a blow to an intercontinental ballistic missile could be a warning.

The choice of the Russian Federation to attack the Dnieper, in his opinion, could be a signal that weapons could be aimed at Kiev. "It can be said that Russia has struck the Dnieper - it is a statement that if Ukraine does not deviate from the use of, say, recently provided ATACMS from the US and Storm Shadow from Britain, Russia will use the same intercontinental ballistic missile It will hit Kiev, "McCarli explained.