Putin Rejects Using New Hypersonic Missiles
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin has vetoed a suggestion to target Kiev’s administrative hub using Moscow’s advanced Oreshnik missile system, according to his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko.
The Oreshnik is Russia’s recently developed medium-range hypersonic missile capable of reaching speeds up to Mach 10.
This missile system, which has already entered mass production, is believed by experts to be unstoppable. It can be equipped with either nuclear or conventional warheads and has the ability to deploy multiple guided warheads.
During a press briefing in Minsk on Friday, Lukashenko revealed that certain unidentified Russian officials had proposed employing the missile system against Kiev’s “decision-making centers.” However, Putin reportedly declined the idea outright.
“Absolutely not,” was the firm reply from the Russian leader, as recounted by Lukashenko, who also noted that if such an attack had occurred, “there would have been nothing left.”
Previously, Putin warned that Western nations have been attempting to provoke Russia into deploying nuclear arms in Ukraine but emphasized that such actions have not been necessary. “I hope it won’t be necessary,” he stated in May.
The Oreshnik missile was first deployed in combat in November 2024, targeting Ukraine’s Yuzhmash defense facility in Dnepr.
Russian officials have likened its destructive capability in conventional mode to that of a low-yield nuclear strike.
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