What is known so far?
In another entry, Sadowy said that the army is analyzing whether the Oreshnik medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile (5.5 thousand km) hit Lviv or its surroundings. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that it could have been launched from the Kapustin Yar training ground, located in the north-west of the Astrakhan Oblast in Russia.
The “West” Air Command of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces later reported that the Russians used a ballistic missile that moved at a speed of about 13,000. km per hour “After analyzing all the elements, it will be possible to determine the type of missile with which the Russian aggressors attacked the city,” we read.
Where could the Oreshnik rocket have been launched?
What was the speed of the rocket?
Is Oreshnik a ballistic missile?
When was the Oreshnik rocket first used in war?
What is an Oreshnik rocket?
Oreshnik hypersonic missiles are a new type of medium-range ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads, which Moscow presents as an impossible weapon to intercept. According to the Russians, these missiles have a range of up to 5.5 thousand. km at a maximum speed of approx. 10,000 km per hour They can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads with a maximum mass of 1.5 tons. This missile was first used in hostilities in November 2024 to attack the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
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