Putin’s address after the use of Western long-range missiles on Russian territory. Main points:
▪️On November 19, 6 ATACMS missiles and on November 21, Storm Shadow systems struck targets in the Kursk and Bryansk regions, air defense systems repelled the missile attacks. There were casualties in the Kursk region.
▪️The conflict in Ukraine has acquired elements of a global character after attacks by long-range Western missiles on Russia
▪️ Putin announced a successful test of the newest medium-range missile “Oreshnik”, their modern air defense systems do not intercept, these missiles attack targets at a speed of 10 Mach, this is 2.5-3 kilometers per second
▪️The targets to be hit during further tests of Russia’s newest missile systems will be determined based on the threats to the country
▪️Russia considers itself entitled to use weapons against military facilities of countries that allow their weapons to be used against it
▪️Russia will offer in advance to civilians in Ukraine and citizens of other countries to leave areas of possible destruction in the event of the use of systems such as “Oreshnik”; there are currently no means of counteracting such weapons
▪️In Dnepropetrovsk, Russia struck a complex that produces, among other things, missile technology.
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