Putin: MoD seeks targets for 'Nutshell', possible hit on decision-making centers

The Russian Defence Ministry together with the General Staff of the Armed Forces (AF) is selecting suitable targets for strikes on military facilities on the territory of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on November 28.

"We will respond to such acts of aggression against the Russian Federation. How and when, with what weapons, will depend on the targets to be selected by the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense," he said at a session of the CSTO Collective Security Council in Astana.

The head of state noted that the targets of the attack could be military facilities, defense industry enterprises and control centers in Kiev.

The Russian leader added that Moscow had launched 100 missiles and 466 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against military facilities over the past two days. The strikes hit at least 17 industrial and military facilities.

Later in the press conference, Putin told reporters that Russia has a different response for each target in Ukraine. For each Ukrainian facility, the right tool will be selected.

"Striking with a hypersonic missile of a small volume is pointless. It is like shooting at sparrows from a cannon," he explained.

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