Posted on 06/23/2025 7:43:51 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia is stepping up production of its Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile, which it launched for the first time against Ukraine last November.
"Serial production of the latest Oreshnik medium-range missile system is under way," Putin told a graduating class of military cadets in televised comments.
The system has "proven itself very well in combat conditions," he added.
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Putin has boasted that the Oreshnik is impossible to intercept and has destructive power comparable to a nuclear weapon, although some Western experts have cast doubt on those claims.
In December, a U.S. official said the weapon was not seen as a game-changer on the battlefield, calling it experimental in nature and saying Russia likely possessed only a handful.
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Putinistas are just giddy...lol
Putin having a bout of GBU-57 envy today.
Beat me by 40 seconds!
Putin is sleeping in a deep bunker these days. He i s nervous about the decapitation of the Iranian military by the IDF.
Whats wrong Pooty, getting a little Orishnik neurosis? They won’t save you from a rocket into your bedroom, even is you do not sell them to Iran.
“Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia is stepping up production of its Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile, which it launched for the first time against Ukraine last November. “
Has anyone seen any photos after those bombs hit?? I saw the videos of the bombs exploding yet to date have not seen any after-photos.
Lol!
Sabre rattling by Vlad the Invader.
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