US defense officials cited by reuters on Thursday said Russia launched an intermediate range ballistic missile against Ukraine, not an intercontinental ballistic missile. The assessment contradicts the Ukraine air force claims Russia used an ICBM in their latest attack.

<div class=\"default-font-wrapper\" style=\"line-height: 1;font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">US defense officials cited by reuters on Thursday said Russia launched an intermediate range ballistic missile against Ukraine, not an intercontinental ballistic missile.  The assessment contradicts the Ukraine air force claims Russia used an ICBM in their latest attack.</div>