Russia launched Ballistic missilewhich was described as “medium-range” at dawn on Thursday, and surveillance cameras recorded the moment the multiple warheads on board the “Oreshnik” fell on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
The Russian President revealed Vladimir Putin The Oreshnik missile strike came in response to Ukraine’s use of Western missiles, such as… Atakms The American and the British Storm Shadow, attacking targets inside Russian territory.
According to the British newspaper Daily Mail, the weapon is not as powerful or fast as the most terrifying intercontinental ballistic missiles in the world Russia “Like a missile”Yaris 24“, capable of launching multiple separate nuclear warheads anywhere in the United States after flying through space at 19,000 miles per hour.
but “Oreshnik“It is still a projectile that travels ten times the speed of sound, or about 12,000 kilometers per hour, to a range of about 5,000 kilometers, according to Russian military sources.
If the missile was launched from the Kapustin Yar missile launch site, in an area… Astrakhan South in Russia, as happened in the strike launched by Russia on UkraineThis means that Russia can still strike any target in Europe or Britain without having to resort to its most powerful weapons.
According to the Daily Mail, the explosive warheads will hit targets in… London In less than 20 minutes, while it will not be in front of Berlin It was located to the east less than 15 minutes before the explosive warheads fell on it.
According to the Daily Mail, the Oreshnik missile can hit:
- Berlin, which is 2,317 kilometers away, takes 11-12 minutes
- Rome Which is 2688 kilometers away in 13-14 minutes
- Paris Which is 3138 kilometers away in 15-16 minutes
- Brussels Which is 2545 kilometers away in 14-15 minutes
- London, which is 3,170 kilometers away in 16-17 minutes
Although the missile that struck Dnipro carried conventional warheads, Russian military analysts have warned that the Oreshnik missile is certainly capable of carrying… Nuclear warheads.
The Russian Ambassador to… Britain Yesterday that Ukraine used missiles Storm Shadow On Russian soil means that Britain is “now directly involved in this war”.
Andrei Kelin told Sky News yesterday afternoon – a day after British-made missiles struck a military base in the area. Kursk Russian – “This launch could not have happened without a crew NATOAnd British employees as well.
And he followed Kremlin With a statement this morning in which he said that yesterday’s strike was a clear response to the West that Moscow will not tolerate further escalation.
Putin has reportedly called a secret meeting with senior military commanders this evening after a senior British military official insisted the armed forces would be ready to fight tonight if invited.
The United States and the United Kingdom authorized Kiev to strike targets deep inside Russian territory with Storm Shadow and Atakum missiles over the weekend, and Ukrainian forces moved quickly and used them in two different attacks in the two regions. Bryansk And your Russian Kursk.
And he said Peskov “The main message is that the reckless decisions and actions of Western countries, which produce missiles and supply them to Ukraine and subsequently participate in carrying out strikes on Russian territory, cannot remain without reaction from the Russian side.”
He added, “We have no doubt that the current administration in Washington had the opportunity to learn about and understand this announcement.”
Surveillance cameras captured the moment several warheads streaked across the night sky and caused a series of violent explosions in Dnipro yesterday.
The ferocity, speed and coordination of these missiles indicate that the explosions were caused by multiple independently targetable missiles fired by Oreshnik missiles.