Ukraine is again in the crosshairs of Orshnik; American intelligence officials warned
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency to quote from the Telegraph, according to a US intelligence official who did not want to be named, Russia probably during In the coming days again, the medium-range and hypersonic ballistic missile “Orshnik” against Ukraine.
According to this intelligence official, US officials believe that Russia’s test use of “Orshnik” has been more of an attempt to “intimidate” than being a trump card.
American security agencies have announced this potential threat while both Russia and Ukraine They are trying to achieve field achievements on the war front; A war of about three years that Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, has promised to end within 24 hours. This is despite the fact that a few days ago, the United States announced the allocation of new security aid worth about one billion dollars to Ukraine!
Ukraine’s other Western allies claim that negotiations to end the war will probably begin this winter.
According to this intelligence official, Russia has only a handful of Orshnik missiles. And the warhead that can be installed on these missiles is much smaller than other long-range weapons that Russia has normally fired at Ukraine!
On November 21, Russia used this missile for the first time against the city of Dnipro in Ukraine. CCTV footage showed large fireballs penetrating deep into the darkness and hitting the ground at a surprising speed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed in a rare speech a few hours after the attack that Moscow had used this hypersonic missile. He warned the West that he might target Ukraine’s NATO allies in the next use.
