Putin Reveals Major Military Secret After Oreshnik Missile Strike on Ukraine.
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June 4, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed why Russia selected specific targets for strikes using the Oreshnik ballistic missile system, saying the locations allowed military planners to assess the effectiveness of the weapon.
Putin Explains Oreshnik Missile Strike Strategy
Speaking during a meeting with executives of international news agencies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Putin said Russia chose targets where it could easily evaluate the results of the strikes.
"I will reveal a very, very big military secret. We simply struck where it was convenient to observe the results. This applies both to Bila Tserkva and to the area in the Donetsk People's Republic,” Putin said, according to RIA Novosti.
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