Putin Says Russia May Strike Kyiv With New Ballistic Missile
- Retaliation threat comes after Ukraine fired Western missiles
- Putin says Defense Ministry, General Staff selecting targets
Residents take shelter in a metro station during an air strike alarm in Kyiv, on Nov. 28.
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President Vladimir Putin warned that his forces could strike “decision-making centers” in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with new ballistic missiles as retaliation for attacks on Russia using Western missiles.
“The Defense Ministry and the General Staff are selecting targets to hit on Ukrainian territory,” Putin said during a regional security meeting in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on Thursday. “These could be military facilities, defense industry enterprises or decision-making centers in Kyiv.”