Russia Wipes Ukrainian Defense Plant using IBCM Oreshnik Missile (video). Putin: “No way to STOP IT”
As we stare into the future of the war in Ukraine, we now have daily escalations from both sides, each scarier than the next. On Thursday, Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with multiple non-nuclear re-entry warheads on the city of Dnepropetrovsk, in Ukraine.
This comes after Joe Biden approved the use of long-range US-made missiles to be fired by Ukraine into Russia – which they did earlier this week.
This strike marks the first time that an ICBM has been used in the history of human conflict.
There are currently no countermeasures for the Oreshnik missile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Speaking in a televised address, the head of state assured that Russia will issue notifications before using this type of missile.
In response to the West’s decision to authorize strategic-depth strikes on Russia, Moscow used its new Oreshnik medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile for the first time.
The missile was fitted with a conventional warhead, but is designed to carry a nuclear charge as well.
“We will do it due to humanitarian concerns – openly, publicly, without any concerns about any countermeasures from the enemy, who will also receive this information,” Putin said.
“Why without any concerns? Because there are currently no countermeasures for this weapon at this moment.”
Watch: ICBM strike in Yuzhmash defense plant.
“The dramatic video shows flashes lighting up the sky – believed to be six separate warheads of a R-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile.”
It is believed that six RS-26 missile strikes completely destroyed the Yuzhmash defense plant, where the damaged American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and German Leopard tanks were being repaired.
The West’s confrontational policies may invoke harsh consequences if the conflict continues to escalate further, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his speech.
Below is a summary of the Russian leader’s remarks as reported by TASS Russian News Agency.
West’s strike repelled by Russian Air Defenses
– Earlier this week, military sites in Russia’s borderline Kursk and Bryansk regions were attacked by US- and UK-made missiles.
– “Our air defenses successfully repelled these attacks. As a result, the adversary failed to achieve its apparent goals.”
– Washington and its NATO allies went the way of escalation by deciding to authorize the use of long-range weapons for strategic-depth strikes on Russia:
“Experts are well aware – and the Russian side has repeatedly underscored this – that it is impossible to use these weapons without direct participation of military specialists from the countries that produce them.”
Technical Characteristics of the New Impossible to Intercept Missile
– Having repelled Ukraine’s attacks with US-and UK-made missiles, Russia retaliated by delivering a strike on a defense production site in Ukraine.
– Russia struck Yuzhmash, a Ukrainian aerospace plant, with a nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missile, only carrying a conventional warhead this time. The missile was codenamed Oreshnik by its designers, which can roughly be translated as ‘hazel bush.’
– “There is no way to counter the missile at this point.”
– Oreshnik attacks targets at a speed of Mach 10, or 2.5-3 kilometers per second. “Modern air defense systems and missile defense systems deployed by the Americans in Europe cannot intercept such missiles. It is impossible.”
– When using Oreshnik, Russia will issue warnings in advance: “We shall openly and publicly do it for humanitarian reasons without fear of hostile counteraction. Why without fear? Because no means to counter this weapon exist today.”
– “We tested the Oreshnik missile in combat conditions in response to the aggressive actions of NATO regarding Russia.”
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