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Dialogue Works – Nov 25, 2024


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Putin’s new hypersonic ‘Oreshnik’ missile may be unstoppable for Ukraine

Gergana Krateva – Metro Nov 22, 2024

‘I thought it was a nuclear attack’. This is what a resident in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro said after Vladimir Putin’s unleashed ‘Oreshnik’, one of the newest intermediate-range missiles in Russia’s arsenal.

Initially, the weapon was mistaken for a 3,400-mile intercontinental ballistic missile – which would have been a first in the history of the invasion. At the end, it turned out to be something else.

In an address to the nation, the president unveiled his new missile, named ‘Oreshnik’ or ‘Hazel tree’ in Russian.

He said it was a hypersonic ballistic missile, which travelled at 10 times the speed of sound and so could not be intercepted.

Putin further added that the strike in Dnipro was a test launch of the ‘state-of-the-art missile’.

Russian sources said the range was 3,100 miles, allowing the Kremlin to hit most of Europe and the west coast of the United States.

 

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