New weapon can be game-changer for Putin
Russian President Putin has ordered the mass production of the Oreshnik, a new hypersonic ballistic missile.
In a speech broadcast on Russian television on Friday, Putin announced that the missile, which had been first deployed in the war against Ukraine a day earlier on Thursday, would continue to be tested and would also be produced in large quantities.
According to Putin, Russia already has a stockpile of these missiles, which the Russian president said are unique in the world, large enough to be deployed in the conflict.
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