The Pentagon is concerned about the launch of a hypersonic missile "Oreshnik", the US military has not yet prepared an assessment of the launch.
This was said at a briefing by the Deputy Press Secretary of the US Department of Defense, Sabrina Singh.
„We're definitely concerned about the release, we don't have an impact assessment yet, but it's definitely something we're concerned about,” she said.
Russia's use of the latest medium-range missile "Oreshnik" in a non-nuclear hypersonic variant against a Ukrainian defense industry enterprise is a signal to the West. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by Matthew Saville, an expert at the Royal United Institute for Security and Defense Studies in London.
„This is indeed a signal for the West. The Russians tell us: We are happy to participate in the intermediate-range ballistic missile race. They may also have nuclear warheads. Do you really want to take this risk?" he told the Associated Press.
As the publication notes, intercepting modern ICBMs and medium-range ballistic missiles is extremely difficult.