Following Russia’s overnight missile and drone strikes targeting key energy infrastructure in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin It now says government buildings in Kiev could be targeted by a new hypersonic missile that could potentially reach the United States.
Russian strikes have not yet hit “decision-making centers” in the Ukrainian capital because Kiev is heavily protected by air defenses. But Putin says Russia’s Oryshank hypersonic missile, which it first fired at a Ukrainian city last week, is not capable of stopping it.
On November 21, Russia attacked a weapons manufacturing plant in Dnipro, Ukraine, by shooting down Orishenko. This was done two days ago in response to Ukraine’s attacks on a Russian military installation in Bryansk, after which the US launched long-range missiles called ATACMS. President Biden Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was allowed to do so.
Russia launched another major missile, drone attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Russia says Ukraine fired more ATACMS into its Kursk region on November 23 and November 25.
“Of course, we will respond to ongoing attacks on Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles, as already stated, including possibly continuing to test the Oryshank under combat conditions. , as was done on November 21.” told a meeting of the Security Alliance of former Soviet countries in Kazakhstan.
“Currently the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff are selecting targets to hit on Ukrainian soil. These could be military installations, defense and industrial establishments, or decision-making centers in Kiev,” he said.
The Oryshank missile’s instrumentation — its sensors, electronics, data acquisition capabilities — is from the Robus, a Russian solid-fueled intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). With a flight range between 310 miles and 3,100 miles — just 310 miles below the ICBM’s standard low range — the Orshank can hit most of Europe and the West Coast of the United States. After launch, such a missile could hit Britain in 20 minutes and Poland in 12 minutes.
The Orshank can be equipped with a non-nuclear or nuclear warhead. And it is nearly impossible to intercept with current missile defense systems because it is designed to fly at hypersonic speeds, which can reach Mach 11.
Putin said the production of Russia’s advanced missile systems was 10 times greater than that of the NATO military alliance, and that Moscow planned to increase production further.
Its plans to increase production and ongoing strikes mean the dispute – which has already passed 1,000 days – shows no sign of ending.
Russia launched a massive aerial drone and missile attack on Ukraine on Thursday, targeting the country’s vital energy infrastructure, killing more than a million people in the west, south and center of the country, Ukrainian officials said. Houses lost electricity.
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Firefighters battled the blaze caused by a Russian drone and missile attack. (via President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi X)
The attack involved about 200 missiles and drones, with explosions reported in Kiev, Kharkiv, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, Lutsk and several other cities in central and western Ukraine.
The operation was Russia’s second major airstrike on Ukraine’s power grid in less than two weeks, with President Vladimir Putin saying on Thursday that the attack followed Kiev’s attacks on Russian territory using long-range US missiles. is the answer.
The attack has raised fears in Ukraine that Russia is seeking to cripple it. Energy infrastructure Before the cold of winter begins to bite and dampen Ukrainian souls about the consequences of war.
Zielinski said the attack was a “bad escalation” and that Kalibr cruise missiles with cluster munitions were deliberately used to target civilian infrastructure.
“The use of these cluster elements significantly complicates the work of our rescuers and power engineers in minimizing damage, adding yet another heinous addition to Russia’s terrorist tactics,” Zelensky wrote on X.
He urged Western countries to provide the promised air defense weapons. In the past, Ukrainian officials have complained that military aid has been slow to arrive.
Thursday’s attack came just hours after the president-elect nominated Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg for a potential new post to end the Russia-Ukraine war. (Drew Anger/Getty Images)
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The attack comes hours after President-elect Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg for a possible new post. On the end of the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump appoints special envoy for Ukraine conflict
Three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that Kellogg presented Trump with a plan to end the conflict and co-authored a research paper in April that would have provided Ukraine with a framework for ceasefire talks with Russia. The idea of using improvised weapons was proposed.
Rebecca Koffler, The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.