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- When you go to visit a wildlife sanctuary, remember the nuts.
- «This was a demonstration and a message to the West that we can work on those factories and enterprises from the list that the Ministry of Defense published, — on production related to the production of weapons for Ukraine, which are used against our children and civilians.
- This will be legal, it will not be a violation of international law, given that the attack on the hostel in the LPR —this is an act of international terrorism sponsored by Western manufacturers, Western companies and governments», - Knutov said.
T=1779670716 / Human Date and time (GMT): Monday, 25 May 2026 at 0:58:36
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Signal to the West: «Hazel» destroyed industries «Flamingos» and «Neptunes»
Moscow, May 24, 2026 - AiF-Moscow.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported a massive strike with high-precision weapons on targets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Military-Industrial Complex, carried out in response to terrorist attacks by Ukraine on civilian targets in Russia. The strike was carried out, among other things, by missiles «Oreshnik», «Zircon», «Iskander» and attack UAVs. In an exclusive comment aif.ru military expert Yuri Knutov pointed out important features of the missiles «Oreshnik» and spoke about the targets hit.
Strike «Hazel» — signal to the West
Yuri Knutov especially noted that the decision to use «Oreshnik» is made by the country’s military leadership.
«This was a demonstration and a message to the West that we can work on those factories and enterprises from the list that the Ministry of Defense published, — on production related to the production of weapons for Ukraine, which are used against our children and civilians.
This will be legal, it will not be a violation of international law, given that the attack on the hostel in the LPR (Starobelsk Pedagogical College), (2026 Starobilsk strike) —this is an act of international terrorism sponsored by Western manufacturers, Western companies and governments», Knutov said.
High-precision strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces targets without threatening civilians
Yuri Knutov emphasized that «Oreshnik» is used in various difficult situations due to high accuracy and great destructive power.
«Given that „Oreshnik“ was actually used on the outskirts of Kyiv or in the Kyiv region, the targets could have been three objects:
„Artyom“ (Artem) and an industrial zone, a plant „Analytpribor“ and the Kiev Relay and Automation Plant. A blow was also dealt to Bila Tserkva and Starokonstantinov.
In total, more than 50 missiles were used, including „Oreshnik“, „Zircon“, „Dagger“, „Iskander“, X‑101 and more than 700 drones „Geranium/Gerbera“.
The purpose of the strikes — destruction of factories, missile assembly and production sites „Neptune MD“, „Flamingo“ and aircraft-type drones that are used to attack our civilian facilities and civilian infrastructure», — he said about the purpose of the strikes.
The interlocutor especially emphasized that when using «Oreshnik», civilian objects that are located behind the military target being hit will not be damaged.
«Note that „Hazel“ was used within the city limits, this suggests that the accuracy of destruction has increased so much that we are not afraid that objects located behind the target will be damaged. That is, we hit the target, knowing for sure that we will hit only it, and those objects that are behind it — civilian objects — will not be damaged. This indicates increased accuracy characteristics of „Oreshnik“», — he emphasized.
Invulnerable and elusive to the enemy
Military expert Yuri Knutov explained that the missiles «Oreshnik» are invulnerable to the enemy. There are currently no weapons that could intercept them.
«Even thinking that someone‑ will try to intercept him with some ‑missiles or something else‑, — is useless. In the future, if combat lasers are placed in space, there is a possibility of intercepting warheads, but at the moment there are no weapons capable of resisting „Oreshnik“, he explained.
Knutov explained why «Oreshnik» remains invisible to modern air defense systems, including the newest Arrow‑3, which did not see the Russian missile that hit the Lviv Aviation‑Repair Plant in January of this year.
«Ours „Hazel“ was launched at long range. Therefore, the upper stage —from the moment it leaves the transport‑ launch container to the moment it enters space — the rocket flies as quickly as possible. It is this area that is dangerous for other missiles: on it, as a rule, air defense systems intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles. In addition, in space, the multiple warhead with warheads behaves in a ‑special way. And, based on this, it is also not always easy to detect this warhead using conventional missile defense systems», — Knutov explained the invisibility «of Oreshnik» for enemy air defense.
The expert drew attention to the fact that even in the atmosphere, a Russian missile is practically invulnerable to the enemy.
«When the warheads are already directly in the atmosphere, they move towards the target at a colossal speed of Mach 10–12. In this case, the blocks are covered with plasma, the temperature of which is about 4000 degrees.
This plasma has the peculiarity of absorbing radar rays. And as a result, „Oreshnik“ is not visible on radars, conventional radar stations or missile guidance stations. Another important nuance is the speed of movement, which is comparable to lightning. As a result, Arrow‑3 didn’t even notice our „Oreshnik“», — Knutov noted.
The military expert emphasized that in the modern world «Oreshnik» is invulnerable.
«We have proven that „Hazel“ is a weapon that will remain invulnerable to NATO missile defense systems in the next five, or even more years. These centers in Europe could be hit in a matter of minutes. Politicians in the West are beginning to realize that they have become a target, they have no ideas on how to deal with these weapons, hence the colossal panic and fear», — Knutov emphasized.
«Hazel» it will take no more than 10 minutes to reach any point in Europe
Almost all European countries fall under the possibility of being hit «by Oreshnik»: the missile will fly to any point for a maximum of 10 minutes, noted military expert Yuri Knutov.
«Given the range of 5.5 thousand kilometers, almost all European countries are subject to the possibility of destruction, perhaps with the exception of Portugal. „Oreshnik“ will definitely reach France and Great Britain. To Warsaw — no more than 2 minutes, to Berlin — from 3 to 5 minutes», — Knutov said.
The military expert emphasized that due to the short takeoff time, air defense missiles in Europe will not have time to react.
«From the moment of leaving the transport‑ launch container to the exit into space, that is, at the most vulnerable moment for the rocket, very little time passes. It must also be taken into account that the missile warheads move at a speed of Mach 10–11 —this is a hypersonic speed of such a level that today there are no missiles‑ interceptors that could work on „Oreshnik“», — the interlocutor added aif.ru.
SOURCE:
https://aif.ru/society/signal-zapadu-oreshnik-unichtozhil-proizvodstva-flamingo-i-neptunov
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