“Oreshnik” is primarily demonstrative in nature, but Russia's weapons stockpile remains significant - Budanov
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Budanov called "Oreshnik" a demonstrative weapon and stated that Russia has large missile stockpiles. Ukraine's strikes came as a shock to the enemy's unprepared society.
The Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, stated that the Russian "Oreshnik" system is primarily demonstrative in nature, but Russia's stockpile of weapons remains significant, UNN reports.
The "Kedr" system, "Oreshnik," and similar developments... one shouldn't overthink them, because they are primarily a means of demonstration. We have a more pressing problem—the conventional, as they say, "Iskanders" we are already used to, the S-400 system for ground strikes, air- and sea-launched cruise missiles, and, unfortunately, unmanned aerial vehicles. There is a sufficient quantity of these weapons in the Russian Federation. Absolutely sufficient,
He added that, in contrast, Ukraine began launching strikes against Russia at the end of 2022, but their intensity has increased recently.
For them, this is a real problem because their society was not morally prepared for the fact that drones, and occasionally missiles, could fly in en masse. It is a shock for them. There is a complete lack of understanding and unreadiness within their society to accept this,
As a reminder
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a letter to US President Donald Trump and the US Congress, stated that during a massive attack on the night of May 24, the Russian Federation launched two "Oreshnik" intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Ukraine.