Vladimir Putin announced possible new military targets in Ukraine‚ which could hit key facilities in Kyiv (a response to Ukraines use of Western-made missiles on Russian land)
Last year around november‚ Ukraine used U.S-made ATACMS missiles to strike western Russia – its first-ever use of these weapons. The Russian military quickly tested its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile in combat hitting the city of Dnipro; this weapon cant be stopped by air-defense systems
The Defense Ministry is now looking at different targets including:
- Military bases
- Defense production sites
- Government buildings in Kyiv
Russia hasnt hit Kyivs government areas yet but Putin says his countrys missile production is way-ahead of NATO: “We make 10 times more advanced missiles than NATO and were planning to increase production even more“ [[Statement at Kazakhstan meeting]]
The attacks between both sides kept going with Ukraine firing more ATACMS at Russias Kursk area twice in late nov-2023. Kyiv has strong air-defense but Putin thinks – the new Oreshnik missile might change this situation