Strikes using "Oreshnik" missiles lack military significance, according to an expert who explains the reasoning behind this assessment.

The Russian Federation may launch a strike with a missile similar to the "Oreshnik" again. The next missile could be equipped with explosives.

This was stated by military expert Pavel Narozhny in a comment to RBK-Ukraine.

According to him, Russia could repeat a strike with such a missile, but in a conventional form. Such a strike may not just be another imitation.

"That means they could fill it not with concrete, but with explosives. This is absolutely feasible. However, the cost of such a strike is difficult to estimate, it could reach tens of millions of dollars," he said.

In his opinion, from a military perspective, attacks using such expensive ballistic missiles (without a nuclear warhead) do not make sense. He noted that currently, Russia drops about a hundred guided aviation bombs daily on Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and frontline cities, and their combined power is much greater.

When discussing massive shelling with 100 missiles, each typical cruise or ballistic missile carries up to 500 kg. Unfortunately, about 10% get through our air defense system. If we take 10 missiles, that results in 5 tons making it through. What will 1.2 tons change in this context?

Strike with a New Missile on Dnipro

On Wednesday, November 21 , Russia launched a missile strike on Ukraine, for the first time using an intercontinental ballistic missile, as reported by the Air Forces.

According to media reports, a "Rubezh" missile was fired at Dnipro. At the same time, Putin announced tests of the "Oreshnik" missile, which is linked to the "Rubezh".

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine clarified that the strike was carried out by the "Kedr" missile system. The flight time from the Astrakhan region was 15 minutes. The missile had six warheads with submunitions, and during the final section of its trajectory, its speed exceeded 11 Mach.

For more details on what is known about the new Russian missile, read the article - "New Missile: How the 'Oreshnik' Transformed into the 'Kedr' and Who Putin's Threats Are Addressed To."