threat – Moscow used an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) against Ukraine for the third time, to target an area southwest of kyiv
At least four people were killed and more than a hundred injured in Ukraine in intense nighttime Russian bombings which particularly targeted the capital.
kyiv and Moscow have reported Russia’s use of its Oreshnik nuclear-capable ballistic missile. The European Union and Emmanuel Macron have strongly condemned the use of this vector. Here’s what we know.
What happened?
Russia targeted Ukraine with “90 missiles and 600 drones,” the Ukrainian air forces said Sunday morning, specifying that 55 missiles and 549 drones were intercepted. One of these missiles was an Oreshnik, a Russian hypersonic ballistic missile with an intermediate range and capable of carrying nuclear warheads, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Vladimir Putin “launched his Oreshnik against Bila Tserkva,” declared Volodymyr Zelensky. This area is located southwest of kyiv, 1,130 km from the missile launch site. “They are really crazy,” added the Ukrainian president. Videos posted on social media show that the missile deployed six submunition clusters, each deploying six submunitions, making 36 in total.
President Volodymyr Zelensky had warned the day before against preparations for a massive strike with possible use of this Oreshnik missile. The American embassy in kyiv had also “received information regarding a potential air attack(…)
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