Putin: Mass production of Russia's latest medium-range missile underway
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that mass production of Russia's latest intermediate-range ballistic missile system is underway. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for strengthening sanctions on Russia to block its manufacture.
Putin reportedly made the remark on Monday in his address to graduates of a military college. Russia's state-run Tass news agency quoted him as saying, "Volume production of the newest intermediate-range missile system Oreshnik, which has proved itself very well in combat conditions, is being started."
Russia used Oreshnik for the first time in combat when it attacked the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro in November last year.
Ukraine's defense intelligence agency says its analysis shows the maximum speed of the missile is more than Mach 11, or over 13,000 kilometers per hour.
If Russia advances mass production and its use increases, it will be difficult for Ukrainian air defense systems to stop it. There is concern that the damage will increase.
Zelenskyy called for a wider application of sanctions in his social media post on Monday, saying that pressure must be applied to "all those involved in the production" of Oreshnik.
Russian forces are stepping up their offensive in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy. The Ukrainian side says an overnight drone attack through Tuesday has killed three people, including an eight-year-old boy.
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