“The decision-making center in Kiev could become a target of 'Oleshnik',” President Vladimir Putin said, referring to the Russian military's plans for war with Ukraine. The Russian President announced that the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff are currently drawing up a list of targets that will be fired with this missile.
The Russian President spoke during a visit to Kazakhstan, where a meeting of the UOBZ Collective Security Council is being held. One of the main elements of the speech was the issue of the use of hypersonic ballistic missiles “Oleshnik” by the Russian military in response to the launch of ATACMS and Stromshadow missiles on the territory of the Russian Federation.
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President Vladimir Putin has stated that the Russian military has missiles comparable to those that the United States and Britain gave to the Ukrainian military. In addition, the warehouse contains a significant number of such weapons that can be used to attack targets in Ukraine.
-The Russian Federation produces 10 times more missiles than NATO member states combined, and production will increase by a quarter, he said.
War in Ukraine. Putin on further Oleshnik missile attacks
The Russian President announced that further artillery plans using Oleshnik missiles are currently being prepared.
He said that the General Staff and the Ministry of Defense were currently selecting targets for destruction by Oreshnik within Ukrainian territory.
“Kiev's decision-making center could become a target for 'Oleshnik',” he added.
President Vladimir Putin emphasized that carrying out a large-scale attack using this type of weapon should be compared to a nuclear attack.
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– According to military and technical experts, he argued that if these missiles were used in mass quantities in groups (ed. Olesnik), the power of this attack would be comparable to the use of nuclear weapons.
President Vladimir Putin talks about the future of the war in Ukraine. “The situation will not change.”
Continuing the statement, the Russian President referred to the issue of further military actions of the Russian military in Ukraine. According to President Vladimir Putin, the goals laid out on the first day of a full-scale invasion have not changed, and the lack of support from Western countries will not change them.
“Even if modern weapons are not delivered to Ukrainian territory, the situation on the battlefield will not change,” he explained.
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