Mr. Putin: Russia attacked Ukraine with its latest medium-range missiles

In a televised speech on the evening of November 21, President Vladimir Putin announced that the Russian military had conducted a coordinated attack on the Southern Machine Manufacturing Plant (Pivdenmash, also known as Yuzhmash), one of the Ukraine’s largest and most famous defense industrial complex, located in the central city of Dnipro.

“This is a retaliation for Ukraine using US ATACMS missiles and British-made Storm Shadow missiles to attack Kursk and Bryansk provinces. One of Russia’s newest medium-range missile systems has been tested under these conditions.” actual combat,” he said.

The Russian President said that this complex is called “Oreshnik”, which is a medium-range ballistic missile carrying a non-nuclear hypersonic warhead. “The test was successful, completing the set goal,” he said.

The Kremlin boss said Oreshnik can rush to the target at a maximum speed of 3 km/s, 10 times faster than sound. “Existing defense systems globally, including the shield deployed by the US in Europe, cannot block this type of warhead,” he said.

The Russian President warned that the targets in the next rounds of advanced missile tests will be chosen based on the level of threat to Russia’s national security, and pledged to issue warnings in advance so that civilians can evacuate. out of danger.

“When selecting targets for systems like Oreshnik, we will ensure that Ukrainian civilians and citizens of friendly countries are advised to leave the area in advance. This will be done publicly. For humanitarian purposes, there is no need to worry about the enemy’s ability to come up with a response plan,” Mr. Putin said.

The Russian President admitted that there were casualties in the raid on the command headquarters of this country’s forces in Kursk province, but emphasized that the commanding officers and leadership did not suffer any damage. The ammunition warehouse fire in Bryansk province has also been extinguished.

“We reserve the right to attack targets in countries that provide weapons for raids on Russian territory. Western missiles attacking Russian soil will not change the situation of special operations, Russian soldiers continues to advance across the entire front line,” he said.