“The SBU showed journalists the remains of a Russian missile called Oreshnik, which hit the city of Dnipro on Thursday. Source: AP Verbatim: “Charred, mangled wires and a missile body the size of a large tire are all that remain of the weapon, which can be equipped with both conventional and nuclear warheads.””, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: AP
Literally: “Charred, mangled wires and a missile body the size of a large tire are all that remain of the weapon, which can be equipped with both conventional and nuclear warheads.”
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Details: SBU experts confirmed that it was launched from the Kapustin Yar test site in the Astrakhan region of Russia.
It is noted that the missile had six warheads, each of which carried six submunitions. Its maximum speed was Mach 11, and the flight time to the target was 15 minutes.
We will remind: The publication BILD believes that the new Russian ballistic missile was a test and did not have explosives.
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.
- 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.
- 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.