Posted on 11/22/2024 11:06:21 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Vladimir Putin has said he will fire more of Russia's new hypersonic missiles at targets in Ukraine.
The Russian president added that his country has already begun mass production of the nuclear-capable weapon.
Putin also said that Moscow would carry out more tests of the hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile in 'combat conditions,' a day after firing one on Ukraine.
'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.
Putin said that while it isn't an intercontinental missile, it's so powerful that the use of several of them fitted with conventional warheads in one attack could be as devastating as a strike with strategic - or nuclear - weapons.
Russia fired the new-generation missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro early Thursday in a major escalation of the weaponry being deployed in the nearly three-year conflict.
The Kremlin boss also ordered the missile, which flies at speeds of Mach 10 - 10 times the speed of sound - to be put into serial production. Russia is developing similar advanced systems, he added.
'We need to begin serial production. The decision... has in effect been taken,' Putin said, praising the 'particular strength of this weapon and its power.
'The weapon system that was tested yesterday is another faithful guarantee of Russia's territorial integrity and sovereignty,' he added.
Putin claimed no other countries in the world had such missile technology.
While he conceded other states would soon develop them, he said: 'That will be tomorrow, after a year or two. But we have this system now. That's important.'
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Jane Fonda loved to call people War Pigs, too.
Welcome to the minefield.
Putin will knocK everything off when Trump gets back in, as will Zelinsky.
Them tricksy RuZZians and their ballistic shovels........
“From the video I saw his “warheads” didn’t even explode when they hit the ground. Just some lights falling out of the sky.”
Are you jacked up on hopium?
They must be scrounging every washing machine in country.
“Because to the Putin apologists any attempt to stop Putin or resist his attempt to assemble the old soviet union makes one a warmonger”
Do you see yourself as a communist agent of the Biden Regime or are you deluded and unaware?
President Trump is going to end this war.
Those missiles destroyed the old Soviet ICBM factory and all the storage areas and outter workshops. Ukraine is no longer producing their previously bragged about long range missiles, and most likely those being produced were destroyed. This was like a series of earthquakes. Russia had the satellite images of the aftermath - without a single explosion they completely leveled the entire industrial zone in D’niper City.
“They must be scrounging every washing machine in country.”
At this point Russia has circumvented most of the sanctions of the West by using middlemen to buy as many chips as they need for domestic and military use.
Pretty good for knuckle dragging savages running the world’s biggest gas station ⛽️
War Pigs get slaughtered when the balloon goes up. Still, I do not see this going nuke. Putin is just putting on a show for Trump and the peace table(call it a “piece” conference) In the end Russia will get a piece of Ukraine—the only question is how big? How much will Russia have to pay?
Says the War Pig.
Ok Jane.
“...his “warheads” didn’t even explode when they hit the ground.”
I read that there were no warheads. It was a demonstration/warning, not a full-on attack.
Agreed, Art of the Deal coming up and Putin is ready to deal because now he’ll have a straight-up guy to work with instead of Obama and a collection of Euro-idiots.
Sorry, I was channeling my inner zeeper. I should have /s tagged it.
It was a demonstration of the pinpoint accuracy of their MACH 10 MIRV that can carry multiple warheads. It was a warning. Next time they won’t be empty. To continue to poke the Russian bear is insanity unless you want a world war. Once the first nuke is launched in that world war, everybody who has one will start launching.
You forgot. I’m Hitler too. And a racist. And a homophobe. And a Jew.
Try not to forget next time.
Doesn’t sound like tactical nukes to me.
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