How many units of the new missile does Russia have that struck Dnipro: data from HUR.
Deputy Chief of the HUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Vadim Skibitsky reported that Russia may have up to 10 new ballistic missiles with which it attacked Dnipro.
If this is research-combat use, then at least 10 missiles will be needed. In order to launch a missile into serial production, at least 10 tests must be conducted. We saw this with the 'Bulava' sea-based missile when there were half successful and half unsuccessful launches.
Recall that the HUR stated that on November 21, Russia struck Ukraine, launching a ballistic missile, probably from the 'Kedr' missile system. The flight Time of the Russian missile from the moment of launch in Astrakhan region to hitting Dnipro was 15 minutes. The missile had six warheads installed, each of which had six sub-munitions.
Financial Times reported that on November 21, Russia attacked Dnipro with an intercontinental ballistic missile RS-26 'Rubezh', not a medium-range 'Oreshnik'.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin in his address reported that Russian troops on November 21 attacked Dnipro with a medium-range ballistic missile called 'Oreshnik'. The head of the Kremlin stated that this was a 'successful test' of new weapons and that during the attack, an 'industrial complex producing missile technology' was damaged.
Earlier, the Center for Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russian troops attacked Dnipro with an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. Thus, Ukraine became the first country in the world against which an intercontinental ballistic missile was used.
The increase in production and pauses in shelling allowed Russia to accumulate over 1,500 missiles with a range of over 350 kilometers.
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