Russia uses missile in Ukraine that led Trump to quit nuclear treaty, Kyiv saysA component of the SSC-8/9M729 cruise missile system is on display during a news briefing, organized by Russian defence and foreign ministries, at Patriot Expocentre near Moscow, Russia Jan 23, 2019. Andrii Sybiha's comments are the first confirmation that Russia has used the ground-launched 9M729 missile in combat - in Ukraine or elsewhere. Russia has fired the missile at Ukraine 23 times since August, a second senior Ukrainian official told Reuters. ONE MISSILE FLEW 1,200 KM, SOURCE SAYSThe 9M729 led the United States to quit the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 2019. On Aug 4, shortly before using the missiles in Ukraine, Russia said it would no longer limit where it deploys INF-range missiles that can carry nuclear warheads.

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