Zakharova mocked Podolyak's statement about the allegedly non-existent Oreshnik missile

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on 23 November advised Kiev to make sure that the Yuzhmash plant exists before claiming that the Oreshnyk missile does not exist.

Thus she commented on the words of the head of the Ukrainian president's office, Mykhailo Podolyak, that the Oreshnik missile does not really exist.

"Maybe for a start on the Bankova will determine whether Yuzhmash exists?" - stated in the message.

Zakharova recalled that a day earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose term of office expired on May 20, recognized the presence of the missile in service with Russian forces. The diplomat also pointed out that in Kiev for many years denied the existence of the Crimean bridge, and then talked about the need to destroy it.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on November 21 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.

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.