The most long -range weapons in the wars of Europe: Orezhnik missiles will fly to most of the continent - NYT
About it writes The New York Times. It is still not clear what explosives, if any, the rocket carried during a blow to the Dnieper. Pentagon claims that this missile is a modification of the intercontinental ballistic missile (IBR) PC-26 "Rubezh", which has been tested since 2011. "This system has been in development for a while," said Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear non -proliferation expert at Middlebury International Research Institute.
There are some physical differences between the Orezhnik missile systems. The fragments from the scene show that the rocket had a slightly more than a meter, compared to almost two meters in "Rubezh", according to Timothy Wright, an expert from the Russian missiles of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. This may be due to the fact that the "Oshshnik" is a shorter radius of action than the "turn".
As an intercontinental ballistic missile, the "border" will in fact be able to achieve goals anywhere in the Earth, experts say, while the new ballistic rocket of the Russian Federation will be able to fly only about 5. 5 thousand km. It can reach most of Europe. Despite the fact that the range of "Osshnik" is lower than the IBR, Nick Brown, an analyst at the British Defense Intelligence Company Janes, said it was a long-standing weapon that was ever used in conflicts in Europe.
Based on preliminary test data, experts say that "line" can carry up to four warheads. Ukrainian officials stated that the "Oreshnik" carried six, each with a screamer of six sub -trim, during a blow to the Dnieper. Also, according to Ukraine, Russia could accumulate up to 10 Orezhnik missiles. Subbotebas on a long range ballistic missiles - "quite unusual", said Wright. But many rockets use all the same technologies. You do not need to invent a bike every time a new rocket is being created.
The rocket strike led to damage to civilian infrastructure and Dnieper infrastructure. There were no reports of the dead as a result of the attack. A stroke weapon plant was probably not seriously damaged on the basis of satellite images taken after the attack. "The damage caused to the enterprise is very specific - no large explosions, only large holes in the roofs," said Lewis. Ballistic missiles are excreted in the atmosphere by rockets and then reduced at high speed because of gravity.
This can greatly complicate their air defense systems and make it virtually impossible if the subbov -supplies are dropped. The Janes analysis showed that US missile systems, such as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad), can intercept the rocket when it flies over the atmosphere, as well as the Arrow 3 defense system used by Israel, but Ukraine is not in Ukraine.
Experts say that warheads probably carried a very small number of explosives or may not have been carried at all, based on the videos of the small explosions they caused during the impact. "Honestly, when you are approaching such speeds, inert warheads cause many damage to the devils," said Tom Karako, director of the Project on Anti -Practical Defense at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. But there are no clear pictures of the accident.