Charred remains of Vladimir Putin's 8,370mph hypersonic Oreshnik missile retrieved by Ukraine after despot's boasts that 'no one in the world has such weapons'
Daily MailThe charred remains of Putin's hypersonic Oreshnik missile have been retrieved by Ukraine after the despot boasted that 'no one in the world has such weapons'. Fragments of a rocket which struck Dnipro on November 21 are seen at a center for forensic analysis in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, November 24 Pieces of the nuclear-capable weapon were found scorched and shredded on the ground in a hangar at a facility which conducts weapons forensics Russia on November 21 fired an experimental missile at Ukraine, officials from Western governments said. Ukraine initially accused Russia of firing in an attack on Dnipro an intercontinental ballistic missile in combat for the first time in history A grab taken from handout footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry on March 1, 2024 purport to show the test firing of an ICBM belonging to the country's nuclear deterrence forces 'This is the first time that such remnants of such a missile have been discovered on the territory of Ukraine,' added Oleh, an investigator for the Security Service of Ukraine. Footage captured the moment the debris from the missile was located in Ukraine Ukrainian experts study their debris to gain insight into Russian military supply chains, production, and how to develop counter-measures Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called the use of the weapon, which is capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads, a severe escalation and urged his allies to respond The moment Russia used the Oreshnik for the first time to strike Dnipro, on November 21 A view shows a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Dnipro Putin boasted that no country in the world has the power to intercept the Oreshnik missiles, which fly at ten times the speed of sound He said: 'There is no countermeasure to such a missile, no means of intercepting it in the world today.