New size. Russian intercontinental missile attack

For the first time in history, Russia struck Ukraine with an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

On the morning of November 21, Russia struck the Dnieper with an intercontinental ballistic missile. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said it was a medium-range missile called the Oreshnik. According to Putin, this was a response to the first strikes of Western precision weapons on Russian territory. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky called the Russian strike a second step toward escalating the conflict after sending troops from North Korea to the front.

What kind of rocket

There is no information in open sources about the Russian missile called Oreshnik. However, it is known that the Kremlin regime often “plays the naming game,” says the Defense Express portal.

Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Russia launched an experimental medium-range ballistic missile on November 21, based on the RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental model. According to him, the United States received a warning before the launch.

“We gave Ukraine and our close allies a few days’ notice to help them prepare,” he said.

According to analysts of Defense Express, the Russians, by launching an intercontinental ballistic missile in Ukraine for the first time, showed the possibility of a nuclear strike.

The RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental solid-fuel medium-range ballistic missile is one of the most challenging projects of the Russian military industry.

The first tests allegedly took place in 2011, but its official adoption date has been postponed from 2018 to 2027.

The official characteristics of this missile, which is said to be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, are unknown. It is believed that its weight can be up to 50 tons, and its flight range can be up to 6 thousand kilometers.

Intermediate-range missiles are banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed in December 1987 by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. It concerns ground-based missiles that can cover distances from 500 to 5500 km.

However, in 2018, NATO accused Russia of violating the agreement, and in 2019, under President Donald Trump, the United States officially withdrew from it. Then Russia did the same.

SAthey beat me badly

The head of the Dnieper OVA, Sergei Lysak, confirmed that an industrial enterprise was damaged as a result of the strike on the Dnieper. Which is exactly unofficially named. In addition, the Russian strikes caused a lot of other destruction in the city.

The media reported that the target was the Yuzhmash plant. Putin did not pronounce this name, but said that “in the city of Dnepropetrovsk, one of the largest and most famous industrial complexes since the time of the Soviet Union, which even today produces missile technology and other weapons ,” was struck.

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“Today’s ballistic missile against Ukraine is further proof that Russia really does not want peace,” Zelensky said. “And Putin is lying when he says that Ukraine’s alleged use of long-range weapons is some new step by us. This is not the first time we have used this weapon. And we have every right to do so in accordance with international law.”

Zelensky also called on the international community to respond as decisively as possible to Russia’s actions, which, according to the Ukrainian president, has not yet happened.

“So far there is no strong reaction from the world. Putin is very sensitive to this. He is testing you, dear partners,” Zelensky wrote. – He must be stopped. If there is no harsh reaction to Russia’s actions, they will see that it is possible.

Putin directly threatens NATO countries. “We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against the military installations of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our installations,” he said.

“We will determine the targets to be destroyed during further testing of our latest missile systems based on threats to the security of the Russian Federation,” Putin concluded.