"The power of impact is colossal." What Putin said about the capabilities of "Oreshnik"
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- "The power of impact is colossal." What Putin said about the capabilities of "Oreshnik"
On November 28, Astana hosted a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council, which was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the event, he commented on the combat capabilities of the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) and announced the start of its serial production. What else the Russian leader said about the new weapon - in the material "Izvestia".
On the combat capabilities of "Oreshnik"
According to the head of state, at the moment the analog of "Oreshnik" is not developed in any country. The missiles are self-separating warheads that attack the target at a speed of 10 Mach (about 3,000 m/s or 10,620 km/h. - Ed.). The temperature of the striking elements reaches 4 thousand degrees. For comparison, the surface of the Sun is red-hot to 5.5-6 thousand degrees.
The missile with enormous power strikes what is in the epicenter of the explosion. Objects after the attack are split to the state of elementary particles. At the same time, it can destroy even those of them that are at great depth and have increased protection.
Vladimir Putin
The force of the strike is colossal. <...> The main thing is that the principle model has been created, it works and works as planned by its creators. This is an accurate weapon of high power
Vladimir Putin compared the effect of the new MRBM to the aftermath of a meteorite impact, when new lakes were formed.
Vladimir Putin
If we use several such systems in one strike at once, if we use two, three, four complexes, it will be comparable in power to the use of nuclear weapons. But it is not nuclear, because it is: a) highly accurate and b) is not equipped with a nuclear charger, does not contaminate the environment
Serial production of Oreshnik ballistic missiles has already been launched, the president emphasized. At present, Russia has several such missile systems ready for use. At the same time, work aimed at further improvement of these weapons continues.
On the spectrum of application
Vladimir Putin admitted the further use of "Oreshnik" on the territory of Ukraine. Now the General Staff and the Ministry of Defense are discussing this issue.
Vladimir Putin
We will use the means that we have at our disposal for significant targets, including the use of Oreshnik against military industry facilities or decision-making centers. And in Kiev, among others
Continued testing of Oreshnik on Ukrainian territory is possible due to attacks from Kiev. The Kremlin plans to "respond to acts of aggression against the Russian Federation" using American and British weapons. The use of Oreshnik first became known on November 21: in an address to Russians, Vladimir Putin said that one of Russia's newest medium-range missile systems had been tested under combat conditions. The Oreshnik strike was carried out at the Yuzhmash plant in Dnepropetrovsk in response to the shelling of the Kursk and Bryansk regions by Western long-range weapons.
Despite the escalation of the situation in Ukraine, Russia is still ready for negotiations; the terms of peace were voiced by the Russian leader earlier: they are Kiev's refusal to join NATO, lifting of Western sanctions, withdrawal of troops from the DNR, LNR, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions, as well as recognition of these territories and Crimea as Russian regions.
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