I don't recall reporters customarily mentioning the country of origin/manufacture of weaponry unless it was germane to the discussion. When they report ISIS or

I don't recall reporters customarily mentioning the country of origin/manufacture of weaponry unless it was germane to the discussion. When they report ISIS or Taliban killing people they might mention it was with AK-47s but they don't mention where they were manufactured. They may say things like The Taliban are buying AK-47s from China which they then issue to their members. If this reporter wanted to be correct, they likely want to say Soviet missile fired by Ukraine, given the age of the missile fired, it was likely of vintage manufacture.