On November 21, the Russian Federation struck the territory of Ukraine with the Oreshnyk ballistic missile, this was its test. This was stated by the illegitimate president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, during an address to Russians.
Points of attention
- Vladimir Putin cynically admitted to the test of the Oreshnyk ballistic missile strike on Dnipro, Ukraine, as a response to perceived aggression from American and British weapons.
- The use of Russian ICBMs in the attack on Dnipro resulted in damage to an industrial enterprise, fires, and casualties, highlighting the urgent need for effective defense mechanisms.
- Shooting down Russian ICBMs poses challenges, with only high-altitude systems like the American THAAD complex being capable of intercepting such missiles.
- The international conflict underscores the importance of enhancing defense capabilities and preparedness to counter aggression in the face of escalating tensions.
- Despite speculations that the RS-26 combat units used as simulators in the attack did not have explosives, the kinetic energy from their fall posed significant threats to the targeted area.
Putin cynically admitted to the strike of the Oreshnyk ICBM on the Dnipro
According to the dictator, Russia allegedly launched a combined attack on a Ukrainian defense facility in response to strikes by American and British weapons on Russia.
Russia's latest medium-range missile system was tested in combat conditions. In this case, with non-nuclear equipment of the rocket.
Putin said that this was allegedly a response to the permission of Ukraine's Western partners to launch strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation. He traditionally boastfully stated that the world supposedly has no means of countering the Russian Oreshnik missiles.
What can shoot down Russian ICBMs
Such an attack is almost impossible to repulse with air defense means. The only option is to shoot down the missile at a high altitude before it has time to separate the individual combat units. The expensive American THAAD complex, which Ukraine does not have in service, is capable of this. And even in the USA and its allies, it is in very limited quantities.
At the same time, the specialized publication Defense Express believes that in Dnipro on November 21, the RS-26 combat units did not actually have explosives and were used as simulators.
Most likely, they did not have combat equipment and were only imitators. But the fact is that they have a huge kinetic energy due to the fall from near-Earth space.
We will remind, on November 21, an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation over the Dnipro. In the city, an industrial enterprise was damaged and two fires broke out, three people were injured.
