“The new Russian missile “Oreshnyk” was created to circumvent the international agreement – Russia launched a new missile “Oreshnyk”, which is a version of the RS-26, over the Dnieper. The missile was developed in violation of the 1987 Treaty on the Elimination of Medium- and Short-Range Missiles.”, — write on: unn.ua
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In the early hours of Thursday morning, after having previously warned US officials, the Russian Federation struck the Dnieper with a mysterious new Oreshnyk missile.
The missile, which was mistaken for a 3,400-mile-range intercontinental ballistic missile without nuclear warheads for its six independent missiles, turned out to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile, or IRBM.
According to Sabrina Singh, the Pentagon’s deputy press secretary, the Oreshnik could be a Russian RS-26 ballistic missile.
The RS-26 is a 40-ton solid-propellant missile that belongs to two treaty categories.
Depending on the angle of fire, the RS-26 can fly just over 3,400 miles. It is because of this that it could be called an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. However, it would be more correct to call it an ICBM with a range of less than 3,400 miles.
Until 2019, the United States and Russia were parties to the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which banned the testing and deployment of missiles between 310 and 3,400 miles. Actually, this would be an obstacle in the development of such missiles as the RS-26.
ICBMs can carry nuclear warheads, strike with minimal warning.
However, this did not stop Russia and it secretly continued to develop missiles of this category, which was the reason for the withdrawal of the United States from the INF Treaty regime in 2019. Soon, Russia itself came out.
Also, to avoid the terms of the Treaty, the Russians during missile tests until 2019 tilted the RS-26 so that it exceeded the contractual limit of 3,400 miles. Despite the fact that the design of the missile prefers intermediate, not intercontinental, range.
It is obvious that the “Hazelnut” is probably a new version of the RS-26. And this emphasizes that it is not necessarily an intercontinental ballistic missile, Forbes notes.
We will remind
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Russian Federation used a new Russian missile against Ukraine. All characteristics – speed, altitude – intercontinental ballistic.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, quoted by rosZMI, said that Russia attacked Ukraine by testing the “latest” Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile.
NATO and Ukraine will discuss the launch of a new Russian missile on November 26 – AFPNovember 22 2024, 09:15 • 4479 views