Zelenskyy reacts obscenely to Putin’s “duel” proposal with Oreshnik and Western air defence over Kyiv
Pravda Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reacted to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s proposal of a “duel” between Russia’s new medium-range ballistic missile, Oreshnik, and Western-supplied air defence systems over Kyiv.
Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)
Details: In the released video, Putin proposed a “high-tech duel”: “Let them select a target, let’s say in Kyiv, and focus all of their air defence forces there, and we will carry out an Oreshnik strike. And let’s see what happens.”
“People are dying, and he thinks it’s ‘interesting’… Dumbass,” Zelenskyy tweeted.
Background:
- Ukraine’s Air Force noted that during the missile attack on the city of Dnipro on 21 November, Russia used an intercontinental ballistic missile. Ukrainska Pravda sources reported that it might have been a Rubezh missile, a potential carrier of nuclear warheads.
- In his address on 21 November, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin indirectly confirmed reports, stating that during the 21 November attack on Dnipro, Russia used a medium-range missile dubbed Oreshnik by Putin.
- The United States officially confirmed that Russia struck Dnipro with a ballistic missile based on the RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile.
- On 22 November, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine stated that Russia launched a ballistic missile, likely from the Kedr missile system, against Ukraine.
- Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, stated that Oreshnik is the name of the research project; “it’s just a cypher”. He added that as of October 2024, Russia was supposed to have manufactured two experimental samples of the Kedr missile system, one of which struck Dnipro on 21 November.
- On 28 November, Putin announced the purported commencement of mass production of the Oreshnik missile system, claiming it could be used against “decision-making centres in Kyiv”.
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