Russia replied to Tuesday's and Wednesday's long-range US and UK missile attacks on its territory by launching its latest Oreshnik hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile with a non-nuclear payload at Yuzhmash, a Ukrainian defense industry facility in Dnepropetrovsk (or Dnipro) on Thursday morning. According to the Russians, it was a successful hit.
Footage of the said strike, courtesy of TRT Haber, a Turkish news and current affairs television channel:
The existence of the missile was not known to the West and the rest of the world till its operational test against Ukraine.
In fact, the missile is part of Moscow’s new generation of medium-range weapons and reportedly travels at speeds of up to Mach 10 (2.5-3 kilometers per second). It is highlighted that no existing air or missile defense systems, including those deployed by the US in Europe, are capable of intercepting the Oreshnik.
In view of the missile’s invincibility, Russia would issue warnings to civilians and citizens of friendly nations in areas targeted by the Oreshnik for “humanitarian reasons” before future strikes.
According to the US Department of Defense, the Oreshnik missile is supposedly based on the RS-26 Rubezh design. The RS-26 is a solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that is a derivative of the RS-24 Yars ICBM. It has a range between 2,000 and 6,000 kilometers.
In a televised address to the nation on November 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) put it plainly that "Russia believes that the West has shifted from a proxy-war to direct war" and he made it pointedly clear that their actions can lead to a global nuclear conflict.
Putin reiterated that Moscow reserves the right to strike the military facilities of countries that allow their weapons to be used against Russian territory.
And he stressed: "Do not doubt it, there will always be a response".
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