- This year, Russians will not be able to push Ukrainian forces out of the Kursk region: an expert explains why
- Russia will more frequently strike Ukraine with "Kalibr" missiles than with X-101 missiles: expert explains why
In a comment to the YouTube channel RBC-Ukraine, military expert and reserve major of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksiy Hetman shared these insights. This was reported by Kontrakty.UA.
"Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is once again threatening to strike at the decision-making center in Kyiv. I want to say that it will be very difficult for him to hit the decision-making center for one reason - our Verkhovna Rada is located on Hrushevskoho Street, and nearby is the Cabinet of Ministers. But what is also nearby? There is also the Chinese embassy," he pointed out.
The expert emphasized that an attack in this area could have serious international consequences.
"The embassy of any country is considered the territory of that country. If he wants to attack the Verkhovna Rada, firstly, it is very well fortified. All decision-making locations must be fortified. But if there is an attempt to attack and something lands on Chinese territory - I am very curious to see how they will respond," he added.
On November 28, during a meeting of the CSTO Security Council in Kazakhstan, Putin threatened to launch a new strike with an intercontinental ballistic missile, which he refers to as "Oreshnik," against Ukraine. Specifically, against "decision-making centers in Kyiv."
On November 21, Russia struck Dnipro with a ballistic missile. After this, Putin claimed that it was allegedly a new missile called "Oreshnik." Additionally, he threatened possible strikes on military facilities in the USA, the United Kingdom, and France.
However, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that "Oreshnik" is merely the name of a research project within which the missile was developed. In reality, the system is called "Kedr."