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In a dramatic display of its growing military arsenal, Russia on Thursday fired an experimental hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile over the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
The Kremlin said on Friday that the attack was carried out to warn the West that Moscow would respond to moves by the US and Britain to attack Russia with their own missiles in Kiev.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was speaking a day after the president. Vladimir Putin He said that Moscow has launched a new missile. Orshank Or Hazel Tree – at a Ukrainian military facility.
Peskov said Russia was not obliged to warn the US of the attack, but did so 30 minutes before the launch.
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- Russia on Thursday fired its new hypersonic “Orshank” (hazelnut) missile over the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, marking an unprecedented escalation in the nearly three-year war.
- The new hypersonic missile traveled more than 700 kilometers from Russia’s Astrakhan region and hit a facility in Dnipro. While Russian officials described the attack as targeting a military-industrial complex, Ukrainian officials said the attack injured two civilians and damaged local infrastructure.
- President Vladimir Putin confirmed the missile test in a televised address, calling it both a successful attack and a warning. They pointed to its nuclear capabilities and emphasized that it was designed to counter Western intervention in Ukraine.
- The attack follows Kiev’s use of Western-supplied long-range missiles, including US-made ATACMS and British Storm Shadow, to target Russian military sites earlier this week. President of Ukraine
Vladimir Zelensky called Russia’s response a “dramatic escalation” and called for a global reckoning.
The Oryshank missile test is a stark reminder of the high stakes of the war in Ukraine. While its military impact may be limited, its geopolitical implications are profound. Putin’s move to introduce hypersonic weapons into the conflict signals a willingness to escalate it, even as Western leaders balk at how best to respond.
As the war approaches a global conflict, the world is waiting to see how far Moscow is willing to carry out its warnings — and how decisively the West is willing to respond.
(with input from agencies)
