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I will add that there is no countermeasure to such a missile, no means of intercepting it, in the world today. And I will emphasize once again that we will continue testing this newest system. It is necessary to establish serial production,
he said
We will continue these tests, including in combat conditions, depending on the situation and character of the security threats posted to Russia
he said in a televised meeting with military chiefs
The weapon system that was tested yesterday is another faithful guarantee of Russia's territorial integrity and sovereignty
he addedThe reported range of 700km (to Dnipro) falls short of the typical intercontinental range
Dr Mattias Eken, a defence and security analyst at RAND Europe, addedThis strike has no obvious military value - they could achieve the same objectives without sacrificing (an ICBM or advanced missile).
Dr Ruth Deyermond, Senior Lecturer in Post-Soviet Security at King's College London, told MailOnline
If (the suspected ICBM strike) is true, clearly this would be another example of grave, reckless and escalatory behaviour from Russia and only serves to strengthen our resolve.
Sir Keir Starmer's office said yesterdayThey are superior to conventional missiles in all respects - in terms of height and speed,
the General Staff said
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It could be refitted to certainly carry different types of conventional or nuclear warheads,
Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said
We believe that we have the right to use our weapons against military facilities of the countries that allow to use their weapons against our facilities,
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The main message is that the reckless decisions and actions of Western countries, which produce missiles, supply them to Ukraine, and subsequently take part in carrying out strikes on Russian territory, cannot remain without a reaction from the Russian side,
Peskov said
As of today, there are no means of counteracting such a weapon,
the president boasted
Modern air defence systems… cannot intercept such missiles. That’s impossible,
Putin saidIf this is research and combat use, then there will be at least ten missiles."
Vadym Skibitskyi said
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The system itself is known as Kedr. This is an experimental system. Let's just call it a medium-range ballistic missile. A nuclear weapons carrier. The fact that they deployed a non-nuclear version is, as they say, a warning from them that they have not gone completely insane,
Budanov statedMost likely, the designation Oreshnik was invented by Putin to create the impression of new missile capabilities and intimidate the West, because there is no information about Oreshnik in the public domain,
said Roman Svitan, a reserve colonel in the Ukrainian armed forces
People I know who live in Dnipro told me they had never seen anything like that in this war,
former Ukrainian Security Service analyst and military expert Ivan Stupak told Novaya Gazeta Europe
Russia has demonstrated its ability to respond to Western actions by using ballistic missiles."
The Kremlin later said on their new missileThe main strategic goal for our state is to maintain stability, peace, and law and order. Kazakhstan has repeatedly advocated for ending hostilities between the two Slavic peoples through negotiations,
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We are open to negotiations. We are ready to consider any realistic, nonpoliticized initiative — of course,
Zakharova said
Russia reserves the right to use weapons against military targets in countries permitting strikes on Russian soil,
Putin said