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In-depth analysis of Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missile attack on Ukraine

Russia says it used a hypersonic missile during the Dnipro factory attack on 21 November. It’s thought to be a variant of the RS-26 missile Rubezh – a shortened version of the RS-24 Yars missile (Topol-MR). Capable of being ground launched from a transporter-erector-launcher, or TEL for short, the RS-26 is thought to have come from the Kapustin Yar training…