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Russia Today
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russia should launch Oreshnik strike in retaliation for Ukrainian drone attack
Moscow should employ its new Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile system in response to a major Ukrainian drone attack targeting residential areas and civilian infrastructure inside Russia, a top MP has stated. A total of 337 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down above Russian territory overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday morning. Russian media described it as the largest drone raid by Kiev since the escalation between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022. In Moscow Region, three civilians were killed and more than a dozen wounded as a result of the attack, according to Governor Andrey Vorobyev. When asked by journalists on Tuesday if Russia should strike Ukrainian targets with the Oreshnik in retaliation, the head of the Russian State Duma Defense Committee chairman Andrey Kartapolov replied that 'the decision is up to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief [Russian President Vladimir Putin].' 'But I think it would be appropriate [to launch the Oreshnik], and it would be even better if it is more than one missile,' added the MP, who is a former deputy defense minister and holds the rank of colonel-general. The Oreshnik missile, which was developed in secrecy, made its battlefield debut in November 2024 when it struck Ukraine's Yuzhmash military industrial facility in the city of Dnepr. According to Moscow, the state-of-the-art system was deployed in response to Kiev's attacks deep inside Russia with Western-supplied long-range weapons. Putin said that the Oreshnik's multiple warheads travel at ten times the speed of sound and cannot be intercepted by any existing air defense. Following the successful strike, Russia announced the launch of serial production of Oreshnik missiles. In a separate interview with RIA Novosti, Kartapolov insisted that the Ukrainian drone raid was a PR stunt by Kiev that 'did not pursue any military goals.' 'This is purely a propaganda move aimed at showing the public, primarily the Americans, that they can still do something. But as usual, they can do nothing but wage war on the elderly, children, women and civilians,' he said. The MP suggested that the UAV attack on Russia could be linked to the negotiations between US and Ukrainian delegations taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that the raid came on the day when the head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Feridun Sinirlioglu, was visiting Moscow.
CNN
11-03-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Russia says it was hit by ‘massive' drone attack ahead of crucial talks between US and Ukraine
Russia said it was hit by a 'massive' Ukrainian drone attack overnight Tuesday, just hours before critical talks between officials from Washington and Kyiv began. Moscow's defense ministry said it had downed 343 drones it claimed Ukraine had fired at Russia, of which 91 had targeted the Moscow region. It also said six Ukrainian strike drones were intercepted near Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant. If the figure is confirmed, the aerial attacks would represent one of the largest on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine. Falling debris damaged buildings in Moscow, in what mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram was a 'most massive' attack. Three people were killed and at least six wounded in the Moscow region, local officials said. Regional Gov. Andrey Vorobyev said on Telegram that the falling debris started a fire in a parking lot that burned through more than 20 cars. Ukraine's Armed Forces said it targeted the production facilities of the Moscow Oil Refinery, and claimed 'civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged as a result of the Russian aggressor's air defense.' Video geolocated by CNN shows an explosion at an apartment building in the southern Moscow region. The attacks forced two Moscow airports to close for safety reasons, as well as two airports east of the city, according to state-run news agency TASS, adding that several flights to Moscow were redirected to other airports. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Air Force said it had defended against Russian ballistic missile and drone attacks overnight. At least one person was killed and 18 injured, according to a CNN tally of figures released by various Ukrainian officials. The attacks come ahead of Tuesday's talks between the US and Ukrainian delegations in Saudi Arabia, which are now in progress. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security adviser Mike Waltz are meeting the Ukrainian national security adviser, foreign minister and defense minister. 'We will protect Ukrainian interests, have a clear vision of ending the war, and work effectively with our American partners,' Zelensky's Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak said earlier on Tuesday. Ahead of the meeting, Rubio said the US wanted to hear what concessions Ukraine would be willing to make in negotiations to end the war with Russia, and that the talks could determine whether Washington resumes providing military aid and full intelligence sharing with Kyiv. CNN previously reported that the US is still sharing intelligence with Ukraine that can help its troops defend themselves but has 'scaled back' sharing details that could be used for offensive targeting of Russian forces, according to two US defense officials. Fighting on the ground has intensified in recent weeks as the US-Ukraine relationship has soured, following the shouting match between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office. Russia launched a major aerial assault on Ukraine last Friday and Saturday that killed more than two dozen people, according to Ukrainian authorities; another series of attacks killed six more civilians from Sunday to Monday. Ukraine's presence in Russia's Kursk region is also shrinking sharply, with the Russian advance threatening Kyiv's sole territorial bargaining counter at a crucial time in the war. Ukraine's reported attack on Moscow Tuesday appeared to be larger than its previous largest assault on the Russian capital last November. Russia said it downed 34 Ukrainian drones during that attack, which injured a woman, forced the temporary closure of airspace and caused two houses to catch fire. Last September, Russia said it destroyed at least 20 Ukrainian drones near Moscow in an attack that killed at least one person and forced airport closures in the capital.
Russia Today
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Oreshnik strikes urged in response to Ukrainian drone raid
Moscow should employ its new Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile system in response to a major Ukrainian drone attack targeting residential areas and civilian infrastructure inside Russia, a top MP has stated. A total of 337 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down above Russian territory overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday morning. Russian media described it as the largest drone raid by Kiev since the escalation between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022. In Moscow Region, three civilians were killed and more than a dozen wounded as a result of the attack, according to Governor Andrey Vorobyev. When asked by journalists on Tuesday if Russia should strike Ukrainian targets with the Oreshnik in retaliation, the head of the Russian State Duma Defense Committee chairman Andrey Kartapolov replied that 'the decision is up to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief [Russian President Vladimir Putin].' 'But I think it would be appropriate [to launch the Oreshnik], and it would be even better if it is more than one missile,' added the MP, who is a former deputy defense minister and holds the rank of colonel-general. The Oreshnik missile, which was developed in secrecy, made its battlefield debut in November 2024 when it struck Ukraine's Yuzhmash military industrial facility in the city of Dnepr. According to Moscow, the state-of-the-art system was deployed in response to Kiev's attacks deep inside Russia with Western-supplied long-range weapons. Putin said that the Oreshnik's multiple warheads travel at ten times the speed of sound and cannot be intercepted by any existing air defense. Following the successful strike, Russia announced the launch of serial production of Oreshnik missiles. In a separate interview with RIA Novosti, Kartapolov insisted that the Ukrainian drone raid was a PR stunt by Kiev that 'did not pursue any military goals.' 'This is purely a propaganda move aimed at showing the public, primarily the Americans, that they can still do something. But as usual, they can do nothing but wage war on the elderly, children, women and civilians,' he said. The MP suggested that the UAV attack on Russia could be linked to the negotiations between US and Ukrainian delegations taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that the raid came on the day when the head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Feridun Sinirlioglu, was visiting Moscow.
Russia Today
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
OSCE chief taken to Ukrainian drone attack site near Moscow (PHOTOS)
A delegation from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has arrived at a site in Moscow Region that earlier on Tuesday was attacked by Ukrainian kamikaze drones. The delegation inspected damage to a civilian residential building in the western district of the city of Vidnoye, south of Moscow. A total of 337 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down over Russian territory overnight, the Defense Ministry reported earlier in the day. The majority were intercepted in the Kursk and Moscow regions, with 129 and 91 drones downed, respectively. In Moscow Region, three civilians lost their lives, and more than a dozen were injured, according to Governor Andrey Vorobyev. 'The OSCE Secretary General [Feridun Sinirlioglu] was taken to the site where the drones fell and exploded so that he could witness the actual reality firsthand, rather than relying on reports, including those prepared by those who sponsor the Kiev regime, that depict a distorted version of events,' Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday. She accused Ukraine of deliberately orchestrating the assault to coincide with the visit of the OSCE Secretary General to Moscow. 'This is not the first time that a trip to Moscow by a high-ranking foreign delegation is being accompanied by a Ukrainian drone attack,' Zakharova said, adding that viewing the results of the attack would illustrate for Sinirlioglu 'the true nature of the Kiev regime.'Moscow has previously accused the OSCE of multiple failures throughout the Ukraine conflict, including a lack of objectivity. Last year, Russia criticized the OSCE for failing to denounce killings of Russian civilians by Ukrainian forces during raids they conducted in border regions.
