The Russian Federation's attack with the new Oreshnik ballistic missile from the Kedr complex on Ukrainian territory can be seen as a political signal.
Russia's strike with a new ballistic missile: Estonian Defense Ministry statement
The head of the combat readiness department of the Estonian Ministry of Defense Gert Kaju said that Russian troops have begun to use a completely different weapons system, which has not happened before, the ERR publication reports.
According to him, this could be a political signal, since intercontinental ballistic missiles are significantly more expensive than other weapons systems that Russia uses daily to strike Ukraine.
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— Whether this will be followed by the use of something similar — is still unclear. This is probably a political signal, — believes the representative of the Estonian Ministry of Defense.
Gert Kaju noted that military clashes continue along the entire front line in Ukraine. He noted that the occupiers are trying to advance further, despite heavy losses.
A representative of the Estonian Ministry of Defense noted that sometimes Russian troops put one killed occupier per meter of captured Ukrainian territory.
Strike on the Dnieper on November 21
On the morning of November 21, Russia struck the Dnieper with a new ballistic missile. On the same day, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that it was an intercontinental ballistic missile.
On the evening of November 21, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin made a video address in which he announced the use of a new Oreshnik ballistic missile.
As noted by the US Department of Defense, this weapon was created on the basis of the RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental missile model.
On the afternoon of November 22, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that the strike on the Dnieper was carried out from a Kedr missile system launched from the Astrakhan region Russia.
