The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) showed journalists the remains of a Russian ballistic missile called Oreshnik that hit the city of Dnipro on Thursday. Source: AP Quote: "The charred, mangled wires and the missile body about the size of a large tyre are all that remains of the weapon,

As tensions rise, the deployment of such advanced weapons marks a concerning escalation in the conflict, signalling a potential new phase of warfare

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,

The NATO-Ukraine Council will meet next Tuesday in connection with Russia's first use of an experimental ballistic missile on Ukrainian territory. Source: French news agency AFP, citing officials familiar with the matter,

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.

Ukraine on Sunday showed journalists fragments of the Russian missile used to strike the city of Dnipro last week, after Moscow said it had tested its new Oreshnik ballistic missile.

SBU representatives told the media that the missile fragments have not yet been analyzed, and their location is being kept confidential, according to the Associated Press (AP). Read also: Ukrainian intelligence identifies Russian Kedr missile system in Dnipro attack The media were able to see the missile debris before investigators removed it.