“President Volodymyr Zelenskyi emotionally reacted to Russian ruler Vladimir Putin’s “proposal” for a “technological duel” between the Russian Oreshnik missile and Western-style air defense systems in Ukraine, noting that these are the words of an inadequate person.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyi emotionally reacted to Russian ruler Vladimir Putin’s “proposal” for a “technological duel” between the Russian Oreshnik missile and Western-style air defense systems in Ukraine, noting that these are the words of an inadequate person.
Source: the head of state at a press conference in Brussels
Direct speech: “Do you see who we are dealing with? Today, a “comrade from the Kremlin” said that Russia is proposing a technological duel. He says: “We will hit Kiev somewhere with Oreshnik, and let them provide air defense. Well, let’s see what happens.” And you think that this is an adequate person? Just scumbags.”
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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, said that during the morning attack on the Dnipro, the Russians used an 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.
- Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the State Educational and Scientific Research Institute, noted that “Oreshnik” is the name of a research paper, “it’s just a cipher.” According to him, as of October 2024, Russia should have produced two experimental samples of the missile from the Kedr missile complex, one of which flew over the Dnieper on November 21.
- On November 28, Putin announced the alleged start of serial production of the Oreshnik system. The leader of the Kremlin said that he could use the Oreshnik missile against “decision-making centers in Kyiv.”