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Introducing the Oreshnik missile: Vladimir Putin’s not-so-secret weapon

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par Matthew Powell, Teaching Fellow in Strategic and Air Power Studies, University of Portsmouth

The conflict in Ukraine has increased in its intensity with the firing of what Russia has claimed to be an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in late November. The missile carried six conventional warheards, which struck the city in an attack which the BBC reported lasted for about three hours, but caused limited damage on the ground.

A few days later, the Russian president said he would…

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