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In response to the use of American and British long-range weapons, on November 21 of this year, the Russian armed forces launched a combined strike on one of the facilities of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine,
Putin said
Modern air defense systems that exist in the world and anti-missile defenses created by the Americans in Europe can’t intercept such missiles,
Putin declared in an icy and menacing tone
You’re dropping multiple independently targetable warheads, MIRVs, at extremely high speed, so even Patriot will struggle to basically intercept those,
he saidToday, our insane neighbor has once again shown what they truly are, and how they despise dignity, freedom, and human life itself. And how terrified they are,
he saidIt is obvious that Putin is using Ukraine as a testing ground for weapons that threaten the world.”
Zelenskyy pointed to the strike as a sign of Moscow’s broader strategy, stating
The Russian Federation tested a medium-range ballistic missile, known as Oreshnik, during its operation in Ukraine,
he saidIt is another example of reckless behaviour from Russia, which only serves to strengthen our resolve in terms of standing by Ukraine for as long as it takes,
a spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters
This is all about the political effect. This is not about the military value,
Hoffmann told AFPThe missiles attack targets at a speed of MACH 10. That's 2.5 miles per second,
Putin said according to a translation
While we take all threats against Ukraine seriously, it is important to keep a few key facts in mind: Russia likely possesses only a handful of these experimental missiles,
the official told Fox News Digital
It is an important move and it pulls against, undermines the narrative that Putin had been trying to establish that it was fine for Russia to rain down Iranian drones and North Korean missiles on Ukraine but a reckless escalation for Ukraine to use Western-supplied weapons at legitimate targets in Russia,
said Peter Ricketts, a former UK national security adviser who now sits in the House of Lords
It is a base that serves the purpose of defence, not attack,
Mr Wronski said.jpg)
Given the nature and level of threats posed by such Western military facilities, the missile defense base in Poland has long been added to the list of priority targets for potential destruction, which, if necessary, can be executed with a wide range of advanced weapons
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.jpg)
We have stressed in the context of our doctrine that Russia is taking a responsible position to make maximum effort not to allow such a conflict,
Peskov said
To the contrary, it makes every effort to expand the war,
he addedThis leads to undermining strategic stability, increasing strategic risks and, as a result, to an increase in the overall level of nuclear danger,
she saidThe deployment of the Oreshnik system was a response to US plans to produce and deploy intermediate- and short-range missiles … In the event of an escalation, Russia will respond decisively and symmetrically,
Putin said
Whether it was an ICBM or an IRBM, the range isn’t the important factor,
Fabian Hoffmann, a doctoral research fellow at Oslo University who specialises in missile technology and nuclear strategy, told Associated PressWhile we are all waiting for conclusions about what Russia has hit and whether it was an intercontinental ballistic missile, which could potentially carry a nuclear payload, it seems to me that if this is the case, Russia has moved to a new level of confrontation,
said Elina Beketova from the Center for European Policy Analysis
There were multiple thundering sounds—we didn't know what was happening,
the 41-year-old told Newsweek, hours after Thursday morning's barrage