SSU shows wreckage of Oreshnik used by Russians to hit Dnipro. PHOTOS
The SSU showed journalists the remains of a Russian missile called Oreshnik that hit the city of Dnipro on Thursday.
This is reported by AP, Censor.NET reports.
"Charred, mangled wires and a missile body the size of a large tyre are all that remains of the weapon, which can be equipped with both conventional and nuclear warheads," the newspaper writes.
The SSU experts confirmed to journalists that the missile was launched from the Kapustin Yar test site in the Astrakhan region of Russia.
It is noted that the missile had six warheads, each carrying six submunitions. Its maximum speed was Mach 11, and the flight time to the target was 15 minutes.
It should be noted that BILD believes that the new Russian ballistic missile was a test missile and did not contain explosives.
Russia strikes at Ukraine with a new ballistic missile
On 21 November, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia used an intercontinental ballistic missile during a missile attack on the city of Dnipro. The media reported that it could have been a Rubizh missile, which is a potential nuclear warhead. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said in an address on 21 November that during the morning attack on Dnipro, Russians allegedly used a new medium-range Oreshnik missile. On 22 November, the Defence Ministry's DIU said that on 21 November, Russia had struck at Ukrainian territory using a ballistic missile, allegedly from the Kedr missile system.
