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Vladimir Putin visited Kazakhstan. On site, the Russian president affirmed that he planned to strike Ukrainian decision-making centers with the new Russian medium-range missile, the Oreshnik. This weapon is capable of carrying a nuclear charge.
It was expected: this is the Kremlin's response to the use of long-range missiles by Ukraine. Visiting Astana (Kazakhstan) this Wednesday, November 27, for the summit summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Russian President Vladimir Putin clearly threatened kyiv to strike its centers and other decision-making buildings with aid of the now very controversial “Oreshnik” missile. To justify this decision, the master of the Kremlin claims that Ukraine has launched multiple attacks against Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
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This intercontinental ballistic missile was used to strike the city of Dnipro a few days ago. Vladimir Putin claims a massive strike with 90 missiles, 100 drones, ensuring that 117 targets were hit. “We will respond to the incessant strikes on Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles, as has already been said, including possibly continuing testing of the Oreshnik in combat conditions, as was done on the 21 November,” said the Russian president.
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Currently, the Russian armed forces are targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure as a priority: “Currently, the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff are selecting targets to strike on Ukrainian territory, describes the master of the Kremlin. It could be military installations, industrial and defense enterprises, or command centers in kyiv.
“No analogues”
These missiles can be equipped with a nuclear charge and have a range of several thousand kilometers: they can therefore hit European countries. The Russian president indicated that such missiles are being developed by Russia in “response to American plans to produce and deploy medium- and short-range missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.”
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The head of state believes that there is also “no analogue of the Russian Oreshnik in the world”, also affirming that Western equivalents would not appear soon”. The Russian president also explained that the force strike following a massive attack by the Oreshnik would be comparable to a nuclear weapon Other strike systems could soon be tested in Ukraine according to the Kremlin which also wishes to continue its strikes with its medium-range missile. a few days, Vladimir Putin had asserted that Russia had the right to launch weapons against the military installations of countries that use their weapons against Moscow, adding that Russia's response to the escalation in Ukraine would be “decisive and fair.”
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