Russia named the missile the Oreshnik, or hazel tree, and said it is impossible to intercept it with air defenses.

The Russian troops attacked the territory of Ukraine using a ballistic missile on 21 November, probably from the Kedr missile system, as reported by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Details: The flight time of this Russian missile from the moment of launch in Russia’s Astrakhan Oblast to strike the city of Dnipro was 15 minutes.

This is the first time Russia has used its so-called Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile in combat. The launch also serves as a warning to the West.

Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday in response to the U.S. and UK's allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory with advanced Western weapons,

The Kremlin on Friday said Russia's launch of an experimental ballistic missile against Ukraine should be understood as a warning to the West, as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte convened a key meeting to discuss the implications of the strike.

Russia launched a total of 347 missiles as well as over 2,500 Shahed-type attack drones at Ukraine in November, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a news conference on Dec. 1.

Over the past week, the occupiers launched 120 missile strikes and 500 airstrikes with bombs. Additionally, Russia deployed nearly 660 drones to attack Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Telegram channel.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to strike Ukraine again with a new nuclear-capable ballistic missile following Moscow's latest widespread attack on critical energy infrastructure.

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