Russia hits Ukraine with Oreshnik hypersonic missile: Why it matters
Al Jazeera
The Oreshnik missile struck close to Ukraine’s border with Poland, a NATO member.
Russia fired its hypersonic Oreshnik missile overnight at Ukraine, Moscow confirmed on Friday, striking a city barely miles away from the Ukrainian border with Poland, at a time when efforts to forge a peace deal are sputtering.
Some experts say that Moscow carried out this attack to intimidate Ukraine’s European and Western allies.
Here is a closer look at what happened, why the use of the Oreshnik is significant, and why all of this matters.
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