Russia will launch the serial manufacturing of its new highly effective Oreshnik missiles within the “close to future,” Russian President Vladimir Putin stated Monday.
“Within the close to future, serial manufacturing of such methods ought to be ensured to guard the safety of Russia and our allies,” stated Putin in a speech on the Russian Protection Ministry’s remaining board assembly of the 12 months on Monday, which was publicly broadcast.
Russia first used the Oreshnik missile to strike the Ukrainian metropolis of Dnipro late final month in response to Kyiv’s use of long-range missiles supplied by France, america and the UK to strike targets inside Russia.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated final week that he had requested Putin to offer him with the brand new missiles, and Russia agreed to produce Oreshniks “totally free.”
The Russian chief had beforehand stated the brand new missiles fly at 10 occasions the pace of sound and can’t be intercepted by air protection methods.
He additionally stated Oreshniks cut back the necessity for nuclear weapons, in a transfer to downplay potential nuclear escalation within the battle in opposition to Ukraine.
Nevertheless, throughout the identical protection assembly on Monday, Putin additionally famous that Russia “wants to keep up the event of strategic nuclear forces,” and “hold non-strategic nuclear forces in fight readiness.”
