Strikes with Oreshnik missiles lack military significance: Expert explains why

According to him, Russia could repeat an attack with a missile like that, but in a conventional version. Such an attack may no longer be just another imitation.

"That is, they could load it with explosives instead of concrete. This is absolutely possible. But the cost of such a strike is difficult to assess, it would be tens of millions of dollars," he says.

In his opinion, from a military standpoint, attacks with such expensive ballistic missiles (without a nuclear payload) make no sense. He noted that Russia almost daily drops hundreds of guided bombs on Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and frontline cities, and their combined power is much greater.

"If we talk about massive strikes with 100 missiles, each typical cruise or ballistic missile carries up to 500 kg. And unfortunately, about 10% get through our air defense system. If we take 10 missiles, we get 5 tons that reach their target. What will 1.2 tons change in this story? Nothing, except to intensify the psychological pressure," noted Narozhnyy.

Strike with a new missile on Dnipro

On Wednesday, November 21, Russia launched a missile strike on Ukraine, using an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

Media reported that the missile launched at Dnipro was the Rubezh missile. However, President Putin mentioned testing the Oreshnik missile, which is believed to be linked to the Rubezh.

The Ukrainian Defense Intelligence clarified that the strike was carried out by the Kedr missile system. The missile flew from the Astrakhan region, with an approach time of just 15 minutes. It had six warheads containing submunitions, and on the final part of its trajectory, it reached speeds exceeding Mach 11.

For more details on the Russian missile and its specifications, read the material by RBC-Ukraine.