Russia Tests New Hypersonic Missile “Oreshnik” On Ukraine (Video)

🇷🇺 President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that Russia tested a hypersonic intermediate-range missile in an assault on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, Ukraine.

What is the Oreshnik, Russia’s new ballistic missile?

The new intermediate-range ballistic missile, Oreshnik, which means hazel tree in Russian, is a nuclear-capable weapon that has not been previously mentioned publicly.

The Pentagon said it is based on the “RS-26 Rubezh” intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

Hypersonic missiles travel at speeds of at least Mach 5 – five times the speed of sound – and can manoeuvre mid-flight, making them harder to track and intercept.

The missile can have three to six warheads, military expert Viktor Baranets wrote in the Komsomolskaya Pravda tabloid.

Source:- Al Jazeera