Yesterday, on November 21, Russia launched a ballistic missile at Dnipro, likely from the "Kedr" missile system.
This information comes from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
Russia possesses over 500 intercontinental ballistic missiles – Defense ExpressRussia has at its disposal 521 intercontinental ballistic missiles, both ground and sea-based. The arsenal has been developed over more than 20 years.The flight time of this Russian missile from launch in the Astrakhan region to impact in Dnipro was 15 minutes.
The missile was equipped with six warheads, each fitted with six submunitions. The speed on the final trajectory segment exceeded 11 Mach.
According to the GUR, several enterprises from Russia's military-industrial complex were involved in the development of the mobile missile system "Kedr": JSC "Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology," JSC "Federal Scientific Production Center 'Titan-Barriers'," JSC "Main Special Design Bureau 'Prozhektor'," JSC "Concern 'Constellation'," JSC "Scientific Production Enterprise 'Specenergomash'," LLC "Scientific Research Center for Special Technology and Conversion 'Continent',"
The missile system tests took place at the Fourth State Central Inter-Service Range in Kapustin Yar, Astrakhan region, in October 2023 and June 2024.
Recall that yesterday, on November 21, Russia struck Dnipro, as reported by the media, with an intercontinental ballistic missile “Rubezh”.
Vladimir Putin stated that the strike was carried out with a new medium-range missile “Oreshnik” equipped with non-nuclear hypersonic capabilities.
According to analysts, Russia has more than 500 intercontinental ballistic missiles based on land and sea.