The President of the Russian Federation announced the decision on serial production of "Oreshnik"

The decision on the serial production of Oreshnik ballistic missiles has been made and has already been actually organized. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 22 during a meeting with the leadership of the country's Defense Ministry, defense industrial complex (DIC) enterprises and developers of missile weapons.

"And I will emphasize once again, we will continue testing the newest system. It is necessary to establish serial production. Let's consider that the decision on serial production of this system has been made, yes, in fact it is practically organized," he said.

According to the President, the results of the use of "Oreshnik" on enemy facilities will be comparable in effect with strategic weapons, despite the fact that the missile is not them. The head of state also recalled that there are no means of intercepting the missile in the world today.

"Having in mind the special strength of this weapon, its power, it will be put into service precisely in the Strategic Missile Forces," Putin emphasized.

Russia has sent a signal to the West. What the media write about the launch of "Oreshnik"

Earlier, on November 21, Putin said that Ukraine had used Western long-range weapons against the Russian state, causing the regional conflict to acquire elements of a global one. He also said that a test of the Oreshnik ballistic missile had taken place under combat conditions.

The strike was made on the plant "Yuzhmash" in Dnepropetrovsk. Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People's Republic, called the launch a fair response to Kiev's aggression against peaceful Russian cities.

At the same time, Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said in a briefing that Russia had notified Washington about the launch of the Oreshnik. As Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained on November 22, Moscow did not warn the United States about the launch of Russia's new Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), but an automatic alert was triggered.

The special operation to protect Donbass, which began on February 24, 2022, is ongoing. The decision was taken against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.