The "Oshshnik" strike on the Dnieper: the missiles had warheads without explosives - Reuters

Journalists, with reference to their own sources from the Ukrainian government, noted that the rocket had caused a "small" harm. The new ballistic rocket, released by Russia across the Dnieper, carried several warheads, but had no explosives. It caused "limited losses", reports Reuters, citing two high -ranking sources in the Government of Ukraine. "In this case (the rocket) was without explosives . . . There were no explosions we expected for.

Something was, but not very strong," such information was provided to journalists with their own sources. According to experts, the exclusion of explosives from the "main part" - the heat -protected part of the missile carrier carrier - leaves a place for devices that countries can use for experiments.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the blow of a ballistic missile of the Medium range "Orezhnik" was successful and reached the goal-a rocket and defense enterprise in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. He added that Russia will continue to test it in combat and that it has a certain stock of ready -made missiles. According to US officials, Russia probably has only a few such missiles. Western experts add that, obviously, such weapons are derived from the Medium-range Ballistic missile.

"I would say that this is an incredibly expensive way to do, perhaps not that harm," said the director of the non -proliferation program in Eastern Asia in the Center for Non -Playing Studies. James Martin at the Middlebury International Research Institute in California Jeffrey Lewis. Medium -range ballistic missiles are usually designed for long -distance nuclear strikes for thousands of kilometers.

The RC-26 flight range is over 5000 km, although the rocket that hit Ukraine from Astrakhan flew only about 700 km. On the morning of November 21, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attacked the Dnieper residential area. As a result of the attack, it became known about the destruction near the medical center, and also received damage to several homes, cars and garages.

On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that during an attack on the city, she tested the latest Orezhnik ballistic missile. Later, Pentagon reported that Russia had created a medium-range ballistic missile based on the model of intercontinental ballistic missile PC-26 "Rubezh". There they described the Russian "Oreshnik" as "an experimental ballistic missile of medium range". The rocket was created in violation of the Medium and Small Range Range Rocket Treaty of 1987.

Depending on the angle at which it runs, the rocket can fly just over 3400 miles, which makes it an intercontinental ballistic missile (IBR). Later, they reported that there may be about 10 pieces in the arsenal. Vladimir Putin noted that the rocket has successfully passed and will be used in hostilities. He added that Moscow has a sufficient stock of such missiles, ready for use, and has already made a decision on mass production.

It should be noted that recently the head of the security programs of the Center of Globalism "XXI Strategy" Pavel Lakichuk explained why the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit the "Oresshnik" on the Dnieper, not in Kiev. He noted that if the Oreshnik was knocked down, it would be a "collapse" for Vladimir Putin. Later, the analyst Alexander Kochetkov told what the rocket that hit the Dnieper could and could not.