Russia tests new 'unstoppable' missile amid tensions in Ukraine
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with the leadership of the defense ministry, defense industry, and missile forces chiefs, announced the success of the "Oreshnik" missile test, which was launched yesterday at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
1:31 PM EST, November 22, 2024
Many of the reports provided by Russian state media or Kremlin officials are likely not true. Such reports may be elements of an information war by the Russian Federation.
In the meeting with the defense ministry leadership, the Russian dictator stated that the "Oreshnik" is supposedly a new missile, created "recently," and not a modernized version of another missile.
According to Putin, there is "a stockpile of such systems ready for use." At the meeting, he announced the full success of the missile test, which was launched on Thursday at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
The dictator believes that "no one in the world has such weapons" like the "Oreshnik," which no air defense system can intercept. Putin announced that the "Oreshnik" has been officially put into military service, and the arms industry has begun its mass production. The missiles are to be delivered to the Strategic Missile Forces.
Present at the meeting, the chief commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Sergey Karakayev, claimed that the "Oreshnik" allegedly can target destinations across Europe.
The propagandistic Russian channel Readovka published a graphic on Telegram showing the missile's capabilities.
Russians threaten that an "Oreshnik" launched from the Kaliningrad region would reach Warsaw in 1 minute and 21 seconds, Berlin in 2 minutes and 35 seconds, Paris in 7 minutes, and London in 7 minutes.
The USA knew about Russia's strike
Russia notified the USA shortly before launching the new "experimental" intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) at Dnipro - said Pentagon Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina Singh on Thursday. She also emphasized that Putin's threats against the USA and other countries would not deter America from further assisting Ukraine.
"I can confirm that Russia did launch an experimental intermediate range ballistic missile. This IRBM was based on Russia's RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile model," Singh said during Thursday's press briefing.
She added that the USA was notified by Russia through nuclear risk reduction channels shortly before the missile launch, although she declined to specify when it happened. At the same time, she confirmed that Washington informed Ukraine and its allies about the expected attack using an experimental IRBM missile. Sabrina Singh explained that the missile was "experimental" because it was its first use on the battlefield.
