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Zelenskyy responded to Putin's suggestion that using "Oreshnik" to hit Kyiv would be "interesting". (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] A_A@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (10 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreshnik_(missile)

Oreshnik
(Russian: Орешник, lit. 'Hazel tree'), is a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) characterized by its reported speed exceeding Mach 10 (12,300 km/h; 3.40 km/s), according to the Ukrainian military. The missile is equipped with six warheads, each reportedly containing submunitions, and has been described as highly difficult to intercept, though modern ballistic missile interceptors are designed to counter this type of system. (...)


Symmetrically in the West, you will find angry people who, momentarily discarding any regards for human life, would find it "interesting" to destroy ruSSia in a nuclear Holocaust.

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