“I already declared yesterday openly in public that the Oreshnik missile was used “Oreshnik” is the name of the research work, it’s just a code. Kedr,” – noted Budanov.
According to him, this Russian system is experimental and is a medium-range ballistic missile that carries nuclear weapons. It was probably used in a non-nuclear version. Now the investigation is in the process of determining what type of filling was there.
“I’ll say it again – the rocket is experimental. We knew for sure that we would have made two prototypes, maybe we made a few more, but this is a prototype.”
New missile attack on the Dnieper
On November 21, Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine, use an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, as reported by the Air Force.
According to media reports, the occupiers fired a Rubezh missile at the Dnieper. More of these weapons You can find out in the RBC-Ukraine material.
At the same time, Russian dictator Putin announced a test launch of the Oreshnik medium-range missile system in the direction of the Dnepropetrovsk region. There is an assumption that Oreshnik and Rubezh may be the same missile.
Today, the Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense clarified that The attack on the Dnieper was carried out by the Kedr missile system. The missile’s flight time from the Astrakhan region to the target was 15 minutes.
It is noted that the new Russian missile had six warheads, each containing six submunitions. On the last part of the runway, its speed exceeded Mach 11.
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