Expert names reason why Russian strike 'on the decision-making center in Kyiv' unlikely
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A Russian strike on the decision-making center in Kyiv, which was "announced" by Russian President Vladimir Putin, is unlikely due to the Chinese embassy. Since it is located near the Verkhovna Rada, states military expert, reserve major of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksii Hetman, in a comment to the RBC-Ukraine YouTube channel.
"Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is once again threatening to strike the decision-making center, Kyiv. I want to say that it will be very difficult for him to strike at the decision-making center for one reason – our Verkhovna Rada is located on Hrushevskoho Street, and nearby is the Cabinet of Ministers. But what else is nearby? The Chinese embassy is also located there," he noted.
The expert emphasized that an attack in this area could have serious international consequences.
"The embassy of any country is considered the territory of that country. If he wants to attack the Verkhovna Rada, first of all, it is very well fortified. All decision-making centers must be fortified. But if there is an attempt to attack and something lands on Chinese territory, I'm very curious to see how they will respond," he added.
On November 28, during a meeting of the CSTO Security Council in Kazakhstan, Putin threatened to strike Ukraine with a new intercontinental ballistic missile, which he calls Oreshnik, targeting "decision-making centers in Kyiv."
On November 21, Russia struck Dnipro with a ballistic missile. After that, Putin claimed it was a new missile called Oreshnik. He also threatened potential strikes on military targets in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
However, the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence noted that Oreshnik is merely the name of a research project under which the missile was developed. The actual system is called Kedr.
