Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country will continue testing new hypersonic Oration missiles on the battlefields of Ukraine. That is, Russia will continue to attack Ukraine with these missiles. Russia has sufficient stockpile of such missiles. Meanwhile, Ukraine has said it has begun building air defense systems to counter the Russian weapons. This information is known from the report of Qatar-based media Al-Jazeera.
Putin made this comment on Friday. He made these comments just a day before Russia launched its first medium-range missile attack on Ukraine. Putin said the attack was carried out in response to Ukraine's attack on Russia with US ballistic and British cruise missiles.
In a televised address, Putin described the Orationic missile attack as a successful test, saying Russia has plans for more tests. “We will continue these tests, depending on the situation and the type of threat posed to Russia's security,” he said. We have enough stock of such weapons.'
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev is working in coordination with Western allies to counter the new threat. Despite Zelensky's speech, Ukraine's parliament session was canceled due to fears of a Russian missile attack. Some foreign embassies have temporarily closed operations in Kiev, fearing a Russian blow.
Mikita Poturayev, a Ukrainian lawmaker, recommended limiting the activities of commercial offices and NGOs in certain areas of Kyiv and warned local residents of the threat. Another lawmaker, Oleksiy Goncharenko, called the decision 'ridiculous'. He said, 'It has created more panic in Kiev and Putin has benefited.' The office of the President of Ukraine said that their activities are normal.
Earlier, Putin said last Thursday that Russian forces had launched a new medium-range ballistic missile attack on Ukraine. This was in response to Ukraine's attacks on Russian domestic targets with US and British-made missiles.
The Kremlin claims the new Oration missiles are a warning to Kiev's Western allies that Russia is ready to respond to the 'crazy' actions. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia had no obligation to warn the US in advance. However, they were informed 30 minutes before the missile attack.
According to the Ukrainian intelligence service, this missile reaches a speed higher than the Mak-11 (that is, 11 times faster than the speed of sound. More than 13,500 kilometers per hour) after flying for 15 minutes. It had six warheads.
Peskov said Putin is ready for dialogue, but outgoing US President Joe Biden is on the path to escalating tensions. Because the US has allowed Ukraine to use long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), which Kiev has used to hit targets inside Russia.
In a speech on Friday night, Zelensky said Russia had increased tensions by using new missiles. He said, 'On my behalf, the Defense Minister has already started discussions with allies on new air defense systems, which will protect lives from new threats.'
Zelensky also said, 'When someone uses another country's territory for terrorism and also tests new missiles, it is clearly an international crime.' At this time, he urged the Ukrainians to be careful and said, “We have to be careful, because Comrade Putin will continue to try to scare us.” It is in this manner that he has developed his power.'
