Russia used it to attack a plant in Dnipro, reports Associated Press. The fragments of the missile, called Oreshnik, which the Pentagon says is based on the Russian intercontinental ballistic missile RS-26 Rubezh,

Hours after the strike, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a TV address, said that Russia had launched a "new conventional intermediate-range" missile with the codename Oreshnik, meaning hazel tree in Russian.

Russia will continue testing and start mass producing the new "Oreshnik" missile, an intermediate-range ballistic missile that was used to target Dnipro, Ukraine, this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday.