In the evening of Nov. 21, Putin said in comments reported by TASS that the attack was a test of Russia's "newest missile," an IRBM called "Oreshnyk.""In combat conditions, a test was carried out of one of the latest Russian intermediate-range missile systems. In this case, with a non-nuclear hypersonic version of a ballistic missile," he said.What happened during the attack?In the early hours of Nov. 21, a country-wide air raid alert sounded due to the threat of ballistic missiles, and later, the launch of several Russian Tu-95MS bomber aircraft.According to Ukraine's Air Force, the attack targeted the city of Dnipro using a number of different missile types."In particular, an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, an Kh-47M2 'Kinzhal' aeroballistic missile from a MiG-31K fighter jet was launched from the Tambov region, and seven Kh-101 cruise missiles were fired from Tu-95MS strategic bombers," the report said.
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