Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Editor’s note: This story is being updatedRussia tested its new intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik, in a strike on Dnipro on Nov. 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.Russian forces launched a missile attack on the city earlier in the day, reportedly using a conventional intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed the type of missile used in the strike.Putin claimed Ukraine targeted facilities in Russia’s Kursk and Bryansk oblasts with long-range ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles on Nov. 19 and 20. In response, Russian forces launched a combined attack on a defense industry facility in Dnipro, according to the Russian president.The Oreshnik missile is designed to carry nuclear weapons. However, Putin said it was not armed with a nuclear warhead in this instance.Putin also warned that Russia would use weapons against any country whose arms are used to strike Russian targets.Russia reportedly launches intercontinental ballistic missile against Ukraine — what we know so farIf confirmed, it would be the first time the Kremlin has used such a weapon in an attack on Ukraine.The Kyiv IndependentChris York
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