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Russia has unveiled a new hypersonic weapon, the Oreshnik (Hazel), following Western-made long-range missile strikes into its territory. After initially targeting a defense compound in Dnipropetrovsk, Moscow is now considering using it against high-level political targets.
This development comes years after Israel’s early-war diplomatic efforts in Ukraine, where their ambassador secured Putin’s promise not to eliminate President Zelensky. Since then, Israel has engaged in two conflicts, successfully eliminating Hamas and Hezbollah leadership through targeted strikes.
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Putin announced potential strikes on ‘decision-making centers’ in Kiev, responding to Ukraine’s use of Western missiles against Russian territory.
Reuters reported:
“Russia has not so far struck Ukrainian government ministries, parliament or the president’s office in the course of the 33-month war.”
Putin claims the Oreshnik cannot be intercepted by existing defense systems. “Of course, we will respond to the ongoing strikes on Russian territory with long-range Western-made missiles, as has already been said, including by possibly continuing to test the Oreshnik in combat conditions, as was done on November 21,” Putin told leaders of a security alliance of ex-Soviet countries at a summit in Kazakhstan.
“At present, the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff are selecting targets to hit on Ukrainian territory. These could be military facilities, defense and industrial enterprises, or decision-making centers in Kiev,” he said.
Zelensky interpreted this as a strategy to derail peace efforts. “He doesn’t seek an end to this war. Moreover, Putin wants to prevent others from ending the war,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. “He can go on wielding his Oreshnik only to thwart the efforts of President Trump which are sure to follow his inauguration. Putin wants to escalate the situation to such an extent so that President Trump’s attempts will fail. So that he cannot end the war.”
Russia's new hypersonic missile, Oreshnik, comes equipped with an extremely powerful thermal warhead that burns at 4,000°C
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Meanwhile, Russia’s conventional attacks have left over a million Ukrainians without power using Kaliber cruise missiles with cluster munitions.
“Russia says Ukraine fired more ATACMS at its Kursk region on Nov. 23 and Nov. 25 and struck Russia with British Storm Shadow cruise missiles too, after the United States and Britain agreed for the first time to allow Kiev to strike deep inside Russian territory with these weapons.”
Russian officials indicate multiple Oreshniks are ready for deployment, comparing their destructive capability to nuclear weapons, with specifications including Mach 10 speed, rapid targeting abilities, and exceptional penetration capabilities against fortified targets.
