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Podcast: The Standard
Episode: Kyiv claims Russia fired ‘first long-range ICBM rocket’ in Ukraine war
Description: Kyiv claims Russia launched a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time in an attack on Ukraine, but that account has reportedly been disputed by US officials.The powerful weapon is believed to have been fired from Russia’s southern Astrakhan region during a morning attack on Thursday at the central-eastern city of Dnipro -  at a time of escalation in the 33-month-old invasion launched by Russia in Ukraine.But the ICBM claim has been disputed by the Americans, with a senior US official telling the New York Times that the weapon appeared to be...