Is the Oreshnik missile truly unstoppable? Putin thinks so

According to Newsweek, a prominent Russian politician has stated that Russia's newly battle-tested missile can withstand Western air defense systems.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies in politics, posted on his Telegram channel about the new medium-range ballistic missile.

The missile, dubbed Oreshnik, was used back in November over the Ukrainian city of Dnipro and was first reported as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile or ICBM by the Kyiv government.

Since then, the Russian government headed by Vladimir Putin has confirmed that the weapon used in Dnipro was a new, experimental middle-range ballistic missile carrying a nuclear-free supersonic system.

“Russia reserves the right to use weapons against military targets in countries permitting strikes on Russian soil”, Vladimir Putin declared, as quoted by Newsweek.

According to Putin, the missile attack to Dnipro was in response to Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles in the Russian region of Kursk.

IBCM or not, many people have speculated what this new, experimental missile would do if provided with a nuclear warhead.

Medvedev claims that this new missile is impossible to shoot down and can reach the European major cities in a matter of minutes, Newsweek writes.

“Europe is wondering what damage the system can cause if the heads are nuclear, whether it is possible to shoot down these missiles and how quickly the missiles will reach the capitals of the Old World”, Medvedev wrote over Telegram.

“Bomb shelters will not help”, Medvedev said. “The only hope is that kind Russia will warn about launches in advance. Therefore, it is better to stop supporting the war”.

With the third anniversary of the Ukrainian war around the corner and both sides showing signs of exhaustion, many people are wondering if this could be the game changer that Russia needed to obtain a military victory.

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