Putin announces Russia's launch of experimental missile at Ukraine's Dnipro site
President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia has fired an experimental medium-range ballistic missile at a military site in Dnipro, Ukraine. This action is described as a response to Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory using Western missiles. Putin stated that the missile, named Oreshnik, was tested to counter US plans for missile deployment. He emphasized that Russia would respond decisively to any escalation and issued threats against the US and Britain for their support of Ukraine. Initial reports mistakenly identified the missile as an intercontinental ballistic missile, but US officials clarified it was an intermediate-range missile. Putin claimed that Western defense systems would struggle to intercept Russian missiles and stated that Russia would provide warnings before future strikes.