“The head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov, says that as of October 2024, Russia was supposed to produce two experimental samples of the missile from the Kedr missile complex, one of which flew over the Dnipro on November 21.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
The head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov, says that as of October 2024, Russia was supposed to produce two experimental samples of the missile from the Kedr missile complex, one of which flew over the Dnipro on November 21.
Source: Budanov during the discussion “Genocidal practices of the Russian Federation in Ukraine”, quotes “Interfax-Ukraine”
Direct speech: “I’ll say it again. The rocket is experimental. We know for sure that as of October, two prototypes were to be made, maybe a little more, but believe me, this is a prototype, but not mass production yet, thank God.”
Details: The head of the GUR noted that “Oreshnyk” (that’s the name of the missile that attacked the Dnipro, Putin – ed.) is the name of a scientific research work, “it’s just a cipher.”
“The system itself is called the Cedar. It’s an experimental system. Let’s say it’s a medium-range ballistic missile. A nuclear weapon carrier. The fact that they used it in a non-nuclear version is, as they say, a warning from them that they they haven’t lost their minds at all,” said Budanov.
At the same time, the deputy head of the IOM GUR, Vadym Skibitsky, on the sidelines of the expert discussion, told journalists that for mass production, Russia needs to have up to ten units of the new ballistic missile that hit the Dnieper as part of its test.
“If this is a research-combat use, then there will be at least ten missiles. In order to launch a missile into serial production, you need to conduct at least ten tests. We saw this on the sea-based Bulava, when half of the launches were successful and half were unsuccessful.” , – quotes the representative of the State Government “Ukrinform”.
Skibitsky said that in 2018-2019, the Russian Federation started a new research and development project called “Kedr RV”. This work was aimed at the development of a missile complex to replace the RS 24 “Yars” – a missile that was still in service with the Soviet Union and is currently on combat duty in the Russian Federation.
The first test of this rocket was carried out in June 2021 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
The development of the Kedr missile complex was carried out on the basis of the Rubezh missile complex, however, according to Skibitskyi, “something went wrong” with the Russians, and in 2017 they stopped this development. Instead, the Russian Federation opened a new research and development project called “Hazelnut”.
“This is, in fact, a component of Kedar, because Kedar envisaged the creation of a new missile to replace Yars, both mine-based and mobile-based. And our assessment is that the work of Oreshnyk envisaged the creation of a mobile port that would was not attached to the mine,” the intelligence representative said.
Prehistory:
- According to the Air Force, during the missile attack on the city of Dnipro on November 21, the Russian Federation used an intercontinental ballistic missile. “UP” sources reported that it could be a “Rubezh” missile, which is a potential carrier of a nuclear charge.
- Two Western officials told Reuters that preliminary data did not confirm the use of ICBMs by Russia.
- In an address on November 21, the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, actually confirmed the US data, saying that during the morning attack on the Dnipro, the Russians used the Oreshnik medium-range missile.
- The United States officially confirmed that Russia struck the Dnipro on the morning of November 21 with a ballistic missile that was based on the RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile.
- On November 22, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense announced that on November 21, the aggressor state Russia struck the territory of Ukraine, using a ballistic missile, probably from the Kedr missile complex.