Russia Escalates Ukraine War With Hypersonic Missile Strike
(Zoltán Kottász/The European Conservative) — Russia has fired a new mid-range ballistic missile into Ukraine in what European leaders have called an escalation of the war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, November 21st, that the strike, which hit a military facility in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, was a test of the new missile in “combat conditions.”
The strike was a retaliation for outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden’s approval earlier this week for Ukraine to fire U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles deep into Russian territory—seen by Moscow as an escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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Here is a short excerpt from an address of Vladimir Putin highlighting the capabilities of Russia’s Oreshnik missile, which was just “tested in Ukraine,” and can reach Western capitals within minutes.
🇷🇺”America is pushing the world into global conflict”
Putin declares that Russia’s NEW “Oreshnik” missiles cannot be intercepted by Western systems.
The missiles travel at Mach 10 which is 3km per second. pic.twitter.com/1RcHDvIp2z
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) November 21, 2024
Here is the full address:
⚡️ Statement by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin
Watch herein in full (dubbed in English) pic.twitter.com/mF5SCJdlq1
— MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) November 21, 2024
