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Russian president Vladimir Putin challenges West to test Oreshnik missile in "technological duel"

Dec 20, 2024

Moscow (Russia) December 20 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday challenged Western claims about the Oreshnik missile's vulnerability, suggesting a direct test to assess its effectiveness against advanced air and missile defence systems in Ukrainian capital Kyiv.During the programme "Year in Review with Vladimir Putin," hosted by Channel One, a Russian state-controlled television channel, the Russia President proposed a "technological duel" to demonstrate the missile's capabilities. When questioned about the West referring to the "Oreshnik" as a modified version of an old Soviet weapon and claiming that the missile could be intercepted by air...