Oreshnik strike on Dnipro: Ukraine shows missile wreckage

On Sunday, November 24, the Security Service of Ukraine presented unique evidence of another Russian act of aggression by showing the world media the wreckage of the Oreshnik ballistic missile that Russia fired at Ukraine's Dnipro last week

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The Associated Press reports.

Representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have said that fragments of the Oreshnik missile, which the Pentagon believes is based on the Russian RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile, have not yet been analyzed.

The released footage shows metal fragments of the missile, named Kedr, placed on a green artificial lawn in front of a camouflage net.

One of the SSU investigators stated that this was the first time such wreckage had been found in Ukraine.

He noted that the fragments were discovered and seized by SSU investigators following a missile strike on the city of Dnipro on November 21, 2024.

The SSU officer added that the missile was ballistic and followed a purely ballistic trajectory, influenced only by aerodynamic drag.

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Oreshnik strike on Dnipro: SSU displays missile wreckage

On Sunday, November 24, the Security Service of Ukraine presented unique evidence of another Russian act of aggression by showing the world media the wreckage of the Oreshnik ballistic missile that Russia fired at Ukraine's Dnipro last week

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