Putin: In response to the West, we attacked Ukraine with a new missile
In his rece speech, the Preside of Russia announced: “After the western long-range missiles were used against Russia, the conflict in Ukraine has assumed the nature of a world war.”
According to Isna, following the agreeme of Ukraine’s western allies with the coury’s use of long-range missiles such as the American “ATACMS” missiles and the British “Storm Shadow”, the war in Ukraine, which is in its third year, has eered a new phase of tensions. .
On Wednesday, the American Bloomberg media reported, citing an anonymous Western official, that Ukraine used British long-range “Storm Shadow” missiles to attack targets on Russian soil.
Before that, Kiev had used ATCOMS missiles to attack targets in Russia. In response to these tense actions, in addition to changing its nuclear doctrine, Russia launched a massive missile attack against Ukraine this morning.
In this regard, Russian Preside Vladimir Putin, in a video speech addressing the Russian nation on Thursday evening, while confirming the use of Western double-range missiles by Ukraine, said: “On November 19, 6 Atcoms missiles and on November 21, one “The Shadow of Storm missile was fired at targets in Kursk and Bryansk.”
He added: “It is clear that it is impossible to use long-range weapons against Russian soil without the experts of the couries where these weapons are produced. The conflict in Ukraine has acquired elemes of the nature of a world war after the Western long-range missile attacks on Russia.
Putin stated: “The use of long-range weapons by the enemy cannot affect the process of the conflict in Ukraine, Russian forces are advancing.”
He also announced the successful test of the latest medium-range Orshnik missile and confirmed that Russia has used an iermediate-range ballistic missile with multiple warheads.
Putin stated: “Russia attacked a complex in Dnipro that produces weapons, including missile technology, using the Orshnik missile.”
He added: “Russian forces are successfully advancing on the eire line of combat, all the goals of special military operations in Ukraine will be achieved. In case of escalation, Russia will respond decisively and similarly. “The attack on Yuzmash (Ukrainian Aerospace Industries) was carried out by a ballistic missile with a non-nuclear supersonic warhead.”
Putin said: “Russia is ready to settle the disputed issues by peaceful means, but it is ready for any developme, and in case of escalation of tension, there will be a definite reaction.”
According to the Russian preside, there is currely no defense against the latest Russian weapons, and modern air defense systems cannot iercept Orshanik missiles. This missile has a speed of more than Mach 10 (about 10,800 km/h).”
He added: “The combat test of the Orshnik missile system is carried out in response to the aggressive actions of NATO couries against Russia.”
Putin clarified: “Russia offers civilians in Ukraine and citizens of other friendly couries to leave the areas of possible attack in advance.”
In a serious warning to Western supporters of Ukraine, he said: “We have the right to attack couries whose weapons Ukraine uses to target Russia.” “The deployme of Russia’s medium-range and short-range missiles depends on whether the West deploys them or not.”
Putin said in October that Moscow would respond to Ukrainian attacks with US-made weapons deep in Russia.
In this regard, on Tuesday, Putin signed an order to update the coury’s nuclear doctrine.
An extensive list of coexts for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons, including retaliatory use of nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction against Russia or its allies; Aggression against Russia or Belarus using conveional weapons, which is a vital threat to their sovereigy; Credible information that ballistic missiles have been launched to attack Russia or its allies and that weapons of mass destruction have been used against Russian military installations and personnel stationed outside Russian territory.
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