**Russian President Threatens Ukraine with Missile Strikes**
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to use the new Oreshnik missile system against “decision-making centers” in Kyiv, Ukraine. This comes after a massive Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight.
**Russia Deploys Huge Number of Missiles and Drones**
On Tuesday night, Russia launched 90 missiles and 100 drones at Ukraine, targeting its energy infrastructure. Ukrainian forces reported intercepting many of the incoming attacks, with 62 Russian drones crashing to the ground. The attacks caused power cuts in several regions and injured at least one civilian.
**Putin Claims Response to US Missile Strikes**
According to Putin, these strikes were a response to American ATACMS missiles being fired at Russian territory. He claimed that Russia will always respond to such attacks, and that the Ministry of Defense and General Staff are selecting targets in Ukraine.
**New Oreshnik System Threatens Ukrainian Targets**
Putin boasted about the capabilities of the Oreshnik system, which he claims can hit targets 3-4 fortified floors deep with “very serious” damage. He said that anything within the explosion’s epicenter would be destroyed and turned to dust. This declaration follows a recent strike on Dnipro using what was identified as a ballistic missile derived from an intercontinental ballistic missile.
**Russia Produces More Long-Range Missiles than NATO**
Putin also claimed that Russia is manufacturing more long-range missiles than all NATO countries combined, and that Russian hypersonic complexes are unparalleled in the world. The Ukrainian military intelligence head had previously said that Oreshnik was just a research project codename with only two experimental samples produced.
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