The hypersonic missile system is already being delivered to Russia’s forces, the president has said
The first mass produced Oreshnik hypersonic missile system has entered service with Russia’s armed forces, President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday during a briefing on the state of the military operation in Ukraine.
Russia battle-tested the new hypersonic missile in November by conducting a strike on a military factory in Ukraine. The Oreshnik missile is believed to be nuclear-capable, although Putin had previously stated its conventional form can inflict damage comparable to a low-yield nuclear explosion.
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