Putin's threats to deploy Oreshnik missile are information attack - Ukrainian general

He said this on Espreso TV.

"Putin is accumulating ballistic missiles of various types, which he plans to use systematically. Today, he can carry out about 7-8 attacks using up to 800 missiles of various classes capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 800 km, including Lviv. However, these missiles are likely to be used in stages to increase terrorist pressure," Malomuzh believes.

According to the Ukrainian general, Putin is showing that Oreshnik is a transitional stage to a possible tactical nuclear strike. However, according to intelligence, particularly the Pentagon, Putin was personally warned about the consequences of a possible use of tactical nuclear weapons. The warning came from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and representatives of the nuclear club, such as China and India. That is why in his statements he said that he would not use nuclear missiles, limiting himself to TNT warheads.

"Yesterday's demonstration by Putin at the CSTO meeting was actually a bluff. It is true that this is a hypersonic missile, it is large, it can carry charges, but it cannot be substituted for nuclear potential, it is small in volume. If it is equipped with too heavy a charge, it will no longer be nuclear. If there are smaller charges, the missile will not be able to penetrate fortified bunkers or protected command centers," Malomuzh explained.

The general added that bomb shelters and fortifications, particularly in Kyiv, were built to protect against significant attacks. No Oreshnik or similar weapon will be able to successfully hit them. This is just an element of the information war aimed at intimidating Ukrainians, the government, and the Western partners.

• Russian leader Vladimir Putin says that decision-making centers in Kyiv could be targeted by the new Oreshnik missile that Russia used to attack Dnipro on November 21.
• Defense Express CEO Serhiy Zgurets noted that there are no non-nuclear warheads for the Oreshnik missile.