Russia may have up to 10 new ballistic missiles used in Dnipro strike - Ukraine's intelligence
Photo: Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Russia may have up to 10 units of the new ballistic missile, according to Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine. Russian troops attacked Dnipro with these weapons on November 21.
“If this is a research and combat use, then there will be at least 10 missiles,” he said.
At least 10 tests are required to launch a missile into mass production.
“We saw this with the sea-based Bulava when there were half successful and half unsuccessful launches,” the Ukrainian intelligence official explained.
Russians strike Dnipro with a new missile
On November 21, the Russians launched a missile strike and, according to the Air Force, used an intercontinental ballistic missile against Ukraine for the first time.
The media reported that they fired a Rubezh missile at Dnipro. Read more about this missile in the RBC-Ukraine report.
Russian president Vladimir Putin said that the Russian army had test-fired a medium-range Oreshnik missile system in the Dnipro region. It is assumed that the Oreshnik is the aforementioned Rubezh.
Today, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine clarified that Russia attacked Dnipro with a Kedr missile system. The flight time from the Astrakhan region to Dnipro was 15 minutes.
The new Russian missile had six warheads, each equipped with six submunitions. The speed on the final section of the trajectory was over 11 Mach.
