**Russia Threatens to Target Kyiv’s Decision-Making Centers**
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia’s new intermediate-range ballistic missile, Oreshnik, could be used to target decision-making centers in Kyiv. This threat comes as Russia continues to launch daily attacks on Ukrainian cities with drones, missiles, and guided bombs.
Putin made the statement at a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Astana. He claimed that Russia’s military leadership is now choosing targets in Ukraine to hit them with Oreshnik. These targets could include military facilities, defense and industrial enterprises, or decision-making centers in Kyiv.
**Russia’s Use of Oreshnik**
Russia first used Oreshnik on November 21 in an attack against the city of Dnipro. Putin claimed that there are currently no ways to counter this weapon, but President Volodymyr Zelensky refuted this claim. The Russian Defense Ministry has admitted that Ukraine has been successful in striking military targets on Russian soil using U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles.
**Mass Production of Oreshnik**
Putin announced that Russia has begun mass production of Oreshnik. However, experts have questioned the novelty of this missile, with some analysts saying it appears to be based heavily on Russia’s RS-26 Rubezh IRBM. The Kyiv Independent could not verify Putin’s claims.
**Ukraine Under Attack**
Russia continues to launch daily attacks on Ukrainian cities, with nearly 200 aerial targets launched overnight on November 28. Millions of people are reading the Kyiv Independent, but only one in 10,000 readers makes a financial contribution to support the independent media outlet.
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