Putin Says Russia Used New Medium-Range Ballistic Missile to Strike Ukraine

The strike could be the first use of such a weapon in war.

Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Nov. 21, 2024. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region/Handout via Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Russian forces used a hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) to strike targets in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Nov. 21.

Putin said the MRBM is a new missile model that Russian forces have dubbed “Oreshnik.” He said the missile was armed with a non-nuclear payload.