new targets for a strike on Ukraine, characteristics, Putin’s statement: Politics: Russia: Lenta.ru

President of Russia Vladimir Putin stated that Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation together with General Staff of the Armed Forces countries picks up suitable targets in the area Ukraine for the next strike with the latest Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile.

The Russian leader noted that military facilities, defense industry enterprises or decision-making centers in Kyiv. The head of state explained the inclusion of the latter option in the list of possible goals by attempts Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to destroy objects of national importance in Russia. He remindedthat Ukrainian troops intended to attack targets in Moscow And St. Petersburg.

For the first time Russia applied “Oreshnik” November 21. Then the Russian army struck a military-industrial complex facility in Dnepropetrovsk. According to Putin, in this way Moscow responded to the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attack on the territory RF rockets ATACMS, HIMARS and Storm Shadow.

Putin compared the massive Oreshnik attack to a nuclear strike

President of Russia indicatedthat the massive use of Oreshnik is comparable to the power of a nuclear strike. This judgment, the politician added, is based on assessments of military and technical specialists. At the same time, Putin emphasized that the newest hypersonic strike missile system is not a weapon of mass destruction.

According to the Russian leader, Oreshnik is capable of hitting objects located at great depths and well-protected. At the same time, everything that is at the epicenter of the explosion from this missile is divided into elementary particles, and in fact turns into dust, Putin added.

Russia previously allowed a strike on decision-making centers in Kyiv

November 19, two days after reports of presidential permission USA Joe Biden use long-range ATACMS missiles across Russia, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine Igor Korotchenko spoke out about the response to such attacks. He admitted that in this case Moscow could hit the decision-making centers in Kyiv.

In addition, the expert indicated that Russia would be ready to launch a massive strike using cruise missiles against Ukrainian energy infrastructure. “This means that on the eve of winter, all – that is, completely and totally – key and other objects of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure will be destroyed, with energy lines with the West severed,” he noted.

This, in turn, will make it impossible for the sustainable existence of the system of military and public administration of the state by the office of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelenskyconcluded Korotchenko.