Putin says West’s air defenses have ‘no chance’ against Russian ballistic missile

https://abcnews.go.com/International/putin-wests-air-defenses-chance-russian-ballistic-missile/story?id=116937550

by guyoffthegrid

49 comments

  1. TL;DR:

    “Putin said he had not spoken to Trump for four years but was ready for a meeting. “You would very much like Russia to be in a weakened position, but I hold a different point of view,” he said.

    “If I ever meet with the newly-elected president, Mr. Trump, I am sure we’ll have something to talk about,” Putin said.

    Discussing the ongoing war in Ukraine, Putin claimed that the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile recently used to strike the Ukrainian city of Dnipro cannot be intercepted by Western air defense systems.

    Western technology, he said, “stands no chance” against the missile.

    Putin even suggested arranging “an experiment or a duel” in which Russia would select a target for an Oreshnik strike in Kyiv and Ukraine would set up its Western-supplied air defenses to intercept the missile.

    “It will be interesting for us,” Putin said.”

  2. putler’s last statement regarding using ukraine as a test site shows what he thinks of ukrainian people – less than animals. Nothing but a mere testing site for military weapons. And yet you still have people in the west that somehow support him.

    This “my russian weapons are bigger than yours and everyone else’s” is also kinda ironic, considering russia’s flag ship ICBM nuclear weapon “SS SATAN” was built in Ukraine by a ukranian company still based in Dnipro.

    I can’t wait for the day ukraine rebuild’s their military prowess, up to including nuclear weapons if they don’t get NATO membership. They’re called the fist of the USSR for a reason

  3. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t it generally the case that hypersonic ballistic missiles cannot be shot down cost-effectively? And it’s been like that since ICMBs got invented.

    So is this really a new thing?

  4. Well Russia seems to not be able to defend versus anything at all. Can’t tell if they got shit tech or utterly incompetent army

  5. And his shitty air defenses systems can’t even stop storm shadow missiles let alone ICBMs like Trident or M51 lol. What’s the point of making statements like these, nuclear weapons aren’t meant to be used.

    I swear Russians think they can start a nuclear war and keep drinking their vodka in Moscow or Saint Petersburg in peace. No guys, you will be obliterated as well.

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  7. who case?

    If pople wanna strike Moscow, Kremlin and Putin they just ride a electric scooter ……..

    No russian air defence will intercept that

  8. Apparently Russian air defenses have ‘no chance’ against converted small prop planes, so there’s that.

  10. Putin’s boasting 2021: “Second army in the world! We can march to Berlin if we want!”

    Putin’s boasting 2024: “If we shoot one of our best missiles on Kyiv, we expect nobody will be able to down it.”

    What a shift over three years.

    I wonder what they boast about in 2025, if we in Europe hopefully compensate for the lack of aid from the US.

  11. Yeah, right, and his “special operation” in Ukraine has lasted for almost 3 years now, instead of 3 days.

  12. Ah, he’s talking about one of those Russian missiles where 80-90% of navigation and control systems are made of Western components, because Russia cannot manufacture anything usable?

  13. Can’t shoot down missiles that explode in their launch tubes

    They got us, guys. Air defence obsolete.

  14. “This week on Putin threatens the west: ballistic missiles and impotent rage! You won’t wanna miss it..!”

  15. What the hell is wrong with this guy? Did his momma not love him? Why is he so obsessed with war and murdering innocent people?

  17. That’s cute… granted their most advanced missiles have been taken down with relative ease with outdated defense systems of the West (and that’s if they even manage to get that far, majority of the launched Russian rockets explode before they even reach their target).

    The only success they’ve had is with drones, and it’s only a matter of time until it’s completely useless aswell.

  18. Russia wanted to take Kiev in 3 days with their special forces but they lost every battle against the Ukrainian army. The battle of Hostomel airport was a disaster for the Russians, they couldn’t defeat normal Ukrainian troops. The Russian military is an embarrassing state and their losses in Ukraine are huge.

  20. Do it! Let’s see how that plays out. We all know how it ends.

  21. Putin also stated that he has a girlfriend, and she is super hot, but she lives in Canada, so you guys don’t know her.

  22. Vladdy, apparently your capitals air defense stands no chance against your much smaller neighbors drones bought from the retail market and equipped with a mix of chinacrackers and plastic explosives.

  23. Russia’s defenses have no chance against NATO’s ballistic missiles either. Seems like Vladimir finally discovered Mutual assured destruction 75 years after the Cold War started.

  24. And Russian air defenses have ‚no chance‘ against Western air power. What’s his message supposed to be?
    Also the i.e. ESSI should shift that balance in the West’s favor in the coming years.

  27. Hold on. Is Putin saying that Russkis have always been an existential threat to the US?
    It would be a shame if we took his threats seriously. It didn’t work out well for Saddam or Cuba. 

  29. Wair til he hears how effective his own air defence against Western ballistic missiles. Pathetic little rat.

  30. Putin needs to “shit or get off the pot” already. Those hemorrhoids got to be hurting!

  32. He seems to think if he attacks NATO, there would be no war on Russian soil

  33. He missed his calling as a high stakes poker player in Vegas.

  34. Are their missiles so bad that they’ll crash before the air defenses will even get a chance to try to shoot them down? I guess that makes sense.

  36. So we are at nazi wunderwaffe phase. Good! Won’t be long now.

  38. He also said he wasn’t going to invade Ukraine, so when are we going to stop listening to this wrinkled potato? We might as well assume anything coming out if his mouth is automatically a lie at this point.

  39. Do Russian air defenses? I mean, it’d be a damn shame if Ukraine developed its own ballistic missiles that entirely ignore the Russian AA…

    Damn shame.

  40. So. Nothing has changed. Except some people in the west may die five minutes earlier while the Russians would die a few minutes later. Pure Kremlin propaganda!!

  41. Ah good old primary school days:
    My dad can beat up your dad.
    Oh yeah? My dad drives nails with his forehead.
    Whatever, my dad’s so tough he opens pickle jars without asking Mom!

  42. IIRC Putin accidentally let it slip that Oreshnik is not yet in production.

  43. It’s really sad when people like joe rogan shit themselves in fear just because putin is running out of options.

  44. Oreshnik this, Oreshnik that. This reminds me of a certain regime that relied on miracle weapons to hide its military failures.

  45. I love how he cannot admit weakness. It will be his most obvious flaw to exploit.

    Turn up the temperature and he says he likes it. Well, okay Vlad, let’s turn it up.

  46. Didn’t he say that about the Kinzhal? The guys mouth spews more shit than any sewer.

  47. Yes, that’s why it’s mutually assured destruction.

  49. Russian brass seem to have “no chance” againt Ukranian car bombs. Want a ride, Putin?

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