Media show wreckage of Oreshnik missile used by Russians to hit Dnipro – photo

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) showed journalists the remains of a Russian ballistic missile called Oreshnik that hit the city of Dnipro on Thursday.

Source: AP

Quote: "The charred, mangled wires and the missile body about the size of a large tyre are all that remains of the weapon, which could be equipped with both conventional and nuclear warheads."

Details: SSU experts have confirmed that the missile was launched from the Kapustin Yar test site in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast.

It is noted that the missile had six warheads, each carrying six submunitions. Its maximum speed was Mach 11 (approximately 3775 m/s), and the flight time to the target was 15 minutes.

Previously: BILD believed that Russia's new ballistic missile was a test missile and did not contain any explosives.

Background:

• Ukraine’s Air Force noted that during the latest missile attack on the city of Dnipro, Russia used an intercontinental ballistic missile. Ukrainska Pravda sources reported that it could have been a Rubezh missile, a potential carrier of nuclear warheads.
• In his Thursday address, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin indirectly confirmed US reports, stating that during the morning attack on Dnipro on 21 November, Russia used the Oreshnik medium-range missile.
• On 22 November, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine announced that Russia had struck the territory of Ukraine on 21 November, using a ballistic missile, probablylaunched  from the Kedr missile system.

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