Pentagon confirms Russia might launch Oreshnik missile on Ukraine in coming days
Pravda Ukraine
Russia could strike Ukraine again with its experimental Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile.
Source: Sabrina Singh, Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of Defense, during a briefing at the Pentagon, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The representative of the US Department of Defense recalled that Vladimir Putin had previously publicly announced his intention to carry out another launch of Oreshnik.
Quote: “It’s possible that Russia could do it in the coming days. I don’t have an exact date for you.”
Singh stated that if Russia launches Oreshnik, it will not “be a game changer on the battlefield” but rather “another attempt to inflict harm and casualties in Ukraine.”
She affirmed that the United States and its allies will continue to support Ukraine, including with air defence.
Background:
- On 28 November, Russia fired an Oreshnik experimental medium-range ballistic missile on the city of Dnipro during a large-scale attack on Ukraine. Russian state-owned news agencies described this as retaliation to Kyiv’s long-range strikes against Russian Federation territory.
- The Pentagon stated that Oreshnik is based on the Russian RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile.
- Western capitals believe Russia launched Oreshnik as a strategic message to the West.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Vladimir Putin’s sabre-rattling with the Oreshnik missile is aimed solely at disrupting the efforts of President Trump to end the war.
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