“Absolutely” command in Zaharova not to comment on the ICBM launch on live transmission – “Don’t say anything about the attack”

An unexpected incident occurred today (21.11.2024) during an interview Press granted by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs representative regarding the alleged launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile ( ) in . In particular, Maria Zaharova received a call on live transmission, which seems to have been asked not to comment on the ICBM launches, which according to Ukraine, hit the city of Dnipro. During this briefing of journalists, Maria Zaharova interrupted a phone call, according to the official video of this information broadcast directly on Youtube by the Russian Foreign Ministry. See related quote in (01:34:00 – 01:35:00 ) Then a voice is heard from the phone talking to her in a serious tone. “On the blow of ballistic missiles in the (factory) Ioujmach, which Westerners have begun to talk about. Do not comment at all, ” says her unknown interlocutor, who makes no mention of an intercontinental missile. “Yes, thank you”, answers Maria Zaharova, before closing the phone and continuing the press conference. The Pivdenmach satellite production plant (Ioujmach in Russian) is located near the center of the city of Dnipro, in central-eastern Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Dnipro was targeted this morning by Russian missiles of various types, including a ballistic intercontinental, which is first occurring in conflict so far in History. This weapon has been built to bring nuclear warheads and to strike at distances of thousands of kilometers. Moscow has not yet commented on this accusation: the Russian armed forces have made no statement, and so has the Kremlin. The use of such a weapon, if confirmed, will mark a new escalation. Russia had said that it is preparing a “appropriate” response to the use by Ukraine of Western missiles to hit Russian territory, which Moscow has described as a red line.