The “Moscow retaliation strike,” which was expected with horror the day before in kyiv, did not occur, but a preliminary attack on Yuzhmash in Dnepropetrovsk with a Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) followed. This caused panic in the West. Pravda.Ru columnist Lyubov Stepushova writes about this.
In anticipation of a massive attack by the Russian Aerospace Forces in response to the use of long-range ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles in the Bryansk and Kursk regions, the United States, Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal and Canada closed their embassies in kyiv on November 20.
The US Embassy warned, citing its sources, that due to the threat of a “major airstrike”, Americans are advised to leave Ukraine. On November 20, air raid warnings sounded across the country, five times in kyiv.
Panic intensified further after the embassies of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan asked their citizens to leave Ukraine if possible. They definitely know something, the enemy thought.
Vladimir Zelensky He even called on his allies “not to sow fear in Ukrainian society.” kyiv said the “information” cited by the United States appeared to be a “psychological operation” launched by Moscow in an attempt to destabilize the country. Panic is already a strong punishment and will now be constant as long as the Kremlin pauses. In addition, there was advice from the head of the Foreign Ministry. Sergei Lavrov Read Russia’s new nuclear doctrine carefully.
On November 20, the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a demonstration attack on Yuzhmash in Dnepropetrovsk. They hit, as Ukrainian media write, an RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile. The rocket left the Kapustin Yar test site for less than five minutes. The video shows that there are six flashes in a row and in each one there are several traces of the falling rockets. This is very similar to the use of multiple independently selectable reentry vehicles. However, no explosions were observed, that is, it was a heavy kinetic impact.
According to experts, the Rubezh was manufactured on the basis of the mobile Topol, but the missile was not officially put into service in the Russian Armed Forces. As the Ukrainian publication Strana writes, this can be explained by the fact that these are medium-range missiles, prohibited by the previous treaty on their reduction. Now this agreement is not in force.
Rubezh is designed to deliver nuclear warheads, and multiple warheads make it much more difficult for air defense systems to intercept them. They are practically unbreakable. Thus, Moscow warned Zelensky and his masters that next time there would not simply be an attack with a conventional warhead, but a missile loaded with a nuclear payload.
Now the ball is in Zelensky’s court, who must decide whether Ukraine will be completely deprived of electricity, heating, water supply, bridges and tunnels. After this, logistics will be completely disrupted, leading to hyperinflation and food panic.
Why was Yuzhmash chosen? It is indicated that three military infrastructure facilities operate underground at the plant. It was previously a large company dedicated to the production of space and rocket technology and other high-tech products. Now, perhaps, experiments are being carried out there to create a “dirty” nuclear bomb.
