3, citing four Russian official sources.The attack alarmed and puzzled civilians and international observers, who got used to Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling that has been ongoing since the beginning of the war. Later on Nov. 21, Putin said in a televised address that the attack was a test of Russia's "newest missile," an IRBM called Oreshnik.During a press conference, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova took a call on stage. The microphones overheard a man saying "not to comment" on questions regarding the new missile.This was all part of a plan to scare the West into submission, the Moscow Times reported, citing its sources. The propaganda offensive was coordinated between government, military, and intelligence officials, as well as PR experts, the outlet wrote.