Russian missile reached speed of more than 8,000 miles per hour, Ukraine says
KYIV, Nov 22 (Reuters) - The Russian missile that struck the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday reached a top speed of more than 13,000 kph (8,000 mph) and took about 15 minutes to reach its target from its launch, Ukraine said on Friday in its first public assessment of the new weapon.
Oreshnik is a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) characterized by its reported speed exceeding Mach 10. Scroll down for details.
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