Oreshnik – Russia's strike on Ukraine with new ballistics
It is noted that the goal of the Russian Federation is to instill fear in Kyiv and its allies.
By using a new medium-range ballistic missile from its strategic arsenal to attack Ukraine, Russia sent a “threatening message” to the West, writes the American newspaper The New York Times.
“This is an escalation. I really think the situation is very dangerous,” said Tatiana Stanovaya, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment’s Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
It is emphasized that the use of a medium-range missile from Russia's strategic arsenal was notable in that the target on Ukrainian territory was within the reach of conventional weapons, which the Russian Federation regularly used throughout the war. However, this time Russia launched a missile capable of carrying…
