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The Oreshnik missile, Putin's new weapon that Kiev cannot shoot down: A message for NATO

2024-11-22 20:40:18Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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The Oreshnik missile, Putin's new weapon that Kiev cannot shoot down: A message for NATO

The conflict in Ukraine is taking on a new dimension after Russia's use of a missile system unknown to the West, called "Oreshnik", which is causing concern in the ranks of NATO and its allies.

The attack in Dnipro was accompanied by a speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin, raising serious concerns about the progress of the war. The specific missile test, as he described it, and the speed with which tensions are escalating in the region, reinforce fears of a further escalation with global consequences.

In his speech, Putin described the use of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile as a routine test within the conflict.

"The Russian Federation tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile, known as the Oreshnik, during its operation in Ukraine," he said.

He offered few technical details about the attack. Analysts said the use of the missile, and the fact that Putin acknowledged the attack, appeared to be intended to demonstrate Russia's military capabilities to NATO and the United States.

This marked the first time that Russia has openly admitted to using such a missile during the war.

The West's ignorance of the characteristics of this hypersonic weapon and Putin's threatening rhetoric add to the sense of uncertainty and diplomatic pressure.

With what little information is known about Russia's military arsenal, the Oreshnik missiles are one of the most advanced missile systems Moscow has developed over the past five years.

These missiles belong to the new generation of long-range missiles, but not intercontinental range, as was officially announced by Kiev a few hours after its launch.

In fact, the Ukrainian insistence, since even President Volodymyr Zelensky in his message taught the fact that the missile was intercontinental, also brought Western reactions, mainly from analysts, who emphasized that the missile with multiple heads that hit Dnipro does not belong to this category systems.

"Oreshnik" is anyway one of the weapons whose characteristics and dynamics are currently lacking in the West. According to what Russian President Vladimir Putin stated and reported by Russian media, the main advantage of these missiles is the speed with which they hit their targets during descent.

More specifically, "Oreshnik" fly at a speed of 2 to 3 kilometers per second, which practically makes them beyond supersonic and "invisible" to air defense systems, which Kiev has currently deployed, mainly around the centers of large urban and main energy units.

The "Oreshniks" belong to the "family" of hypersonic weapons as they actually hit at speeds exceeding 10,800 km/h and belong to the category that includes missiles moving at speeds from 6,100 km/h to 12,300 km/h.

"Oreshniks" also have the ability to carry multiple warheads and are not intercontinental, but long-range as they travel at a distance of no more than 900 kilometers. What is also certain based on Putin's words is that the Dnipro strike is the first that Russia has attempted with this particular weapon system.

In fact, Vladimir Putin called it a "test", which is the most disturbing of the developments of the last 5 days. If Russia has made the decision to respond to Western ballistic attacks on its territory even using weapons under test, then the escalation is likely to have dimensions that the West and Kiev today do not seem to have calculated.


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