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Putin dealt a blow after Ukrainian drones hit top-secret superweapon testing center (Image: Getty)
Vladimir Putin has been dealt a major blow after Ukrainian drones attacked a top-secret superweapon testing centre, dashing hopes of Russia launching ‘unstoppable’ Oreshnik missiles. Specialized military district Militarnyi revealed that “Ukrainian drones attacked the 4th State Central Inter-Services Test Range Kapustin Yar in the Astrakhan Region.”
According to reports, the daring pre-emptive strike passed Russian air defenses at a distance of about 500 miles and hit an assembly and testing building in an area near the Kazakhstan border. The Ukraine attack came as intelligence sources said Putin was ready to launch a devastating new attack on Volodymyr Zelensky’s province in the next day or two, including the deployment of the 8,000mph Oreshnik “superweapon”, possibly nuclear-capable.
One of Russia’s targets in a new blitzkrieg against Ukraine could be a “genocidal” campaign to destroy the country’s nuclear power substations in a bid to force people to surrender. Electrical transmission substations ensure the operation of atomic power plants.
“As part of the pressure campaign, Moscow also plans to intensify intimidation of European countries and the West in general in order to restrict support for Ukraine, in particular our ability to repel Russian terrorist air strikes against critical energy infrastructure facilities,” GUR military intelligence said. he warned.
“The Kremlin’s intention to attack substations to destroy production at Ukrainian nuclear power plants in such a hybrid way once again demonstrates the genocidal nature of Russia’s war against Ukraine,” GUR said.
If Putin uses Oreshnik, it would be the second time this year, following the January 9 attack on Lviv.
Russia’s ballistic missile Oreshnik (Image: Anatolia, via Getty Images)
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According to Russian sources, the weapon is also considered a significant danger to the European continent and could hit London within eight minutes from a base in Belarus.
The attacked Kapustin Yar range is also used to test short- and medium-range missiles, cruise missiles, air defense systems and S-400 launchers. It’s a massive, top-secret Russian military rocket testing range and former space launch base buried in the semi-arid steppe.
The feared new Putin attack comes as Kiev is shivering in -17°C cold and sub-zero temperatures are forecast for the entire week.
People across Ukraine are already suffering from Russia’s concerted attempt to hit civilians by destroying the country’s energy production system, which has been largely paralyzed after a wave of attacks.
Oleksandr Musiienko, an officer of the Ukrainian Regional Defense Forces, warned: “Russia is preparing. Tu-95 strategic bombers are already armed. They can also launch Kalibr missiles, although weather conditions intervene.”
“If there are storms, launch is unlikely. However, strategic aviation is being prepared, as well as ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.”
At least six people were injured in Russia’s attack on Dnipropetrovsk region (Image: social media; east2west news)
He warned of a new Oreshnik strike to coincide with the annual Davos summit of top world leaders in Switzerland.
Musiienko said Putin wanted to scare the West and at least delay the signing of security and economic agreements for Ukraine in Davos.
“This is the logic the enemy follows,” he warned.
A 20-year-old woman was killed and three others injured in Russian overnight attacks on residential properties in Kharkiv.
Russia also targeted the energy infrastructure in the Odessa region, where temperatures dropped to -12°C.
While at least six people were injured in Putin’s air strike in the Dnipropetrovsk region, a seven-year-old boy was injured in the attack in the Sumy region.
