NATO: Putin uses Ukraine as a missile testing ground

He said that Putin Ukraine is being used as a testing ground for new experimental missiles, including a ballistic missile called Oreshnik, which was targeted at the city of Dnipro in late November. He confirmed that Russia was deploying North Korean soldiers to support its operations in the war, which he described as illegal.

On the other hand, military analyst Sean Bell indicated that the missile “Orishnik“It has a speed of up to Mach 11 (13,600 kilometers per hour) and carries several warheads that can hit multiple targets simultaneously Despite Putin’s claim that these missiles cannot be intercepted, Bell stressed that such claims have been made before with previous missiles.” and the West was able to drop it from Od.

He was drawing Secretary General of NATO Even as Putin seeks to gain more territory, believing he can break the resolve of Ukraine and its Western backers, NATO is determined to continue supporting Kiev and bolstering its defenses.

He added that the meeting will also discuss attempts by Russia and China to destabilize NATO member countries with acts of sabotage, cyber attacks and blackmail in the field of energy.

I’m done Root His remarks emphasized that NATO remains committed to supporting Ukraine and strengthening its defenses to counter ongoing threats.

Putin’s new weapon

The medium-range missiles have a range of between 3,000 and 5,500 kilometers (1,860-3,415 miles), allowing them to hit anywhere in Europe or the United States from Russia.

Sky News military analyst Sean Bell notes that this is not a new capability for Russia.

Although the rocket that was shooting… Ukraineon Thursday, it was not equipped with a nuclear warhead, but Putin said it was so powerful that using several missiles equipped with conventional warheads in a single strike could be as devastating as a nuclear strike.

During an earlier speech on Thursday, Putin claimed that air defenses would not be able to destroy it because it was traveling at 10 times the speed of sound (Mach 10).

According to Ukrainian military officials, the missile that hit the Dnieper reached a speed of Mach 11 and carried six non-nuclear warheads, each of which fired six submunitions. (Mach is a measure of supersonic speed, and Mach 11 is equivalent to about 13,600 km/h.)

Bell noted that the “Nutcracker” contains 6 to 8 separate warheads that can be individually programmed to engage different targets simultaneously.

He said the missile is usually designed to carry nuclear weapons, but can also carry conventional weapons.

Although their speed makes them difficult to intercept, Bell noted that Putin’s claim that they cannot be shot down has also been made in relation to previous Mach 8 missiles – which the West says it has regularly shot down.

He added: “They are difficult to shoot down when they are in space, but they slow down significantly when they enter the Earth’s atmosphere and become more vulnerable to attack here.”