Russian President Vladimir Putin took credit for the use of a new missile system against Ukraine, warning that further intervention against Russia’s invasion by the United States could result in direct conflict.

The Ukrainian government sounded the alarm on Thursday following a strike on the city of Dnipro with a barrage of eight missiles believed to include an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, but U.S. officials disputed this assessment.

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