Kremlin explains why Oreshnik missile came as surprise

MOSCOW, November 23. /TASS/. The research and development of current Russian weapons are not being particularly publicized, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalist Pavel Zarubin.
Replying to a question about the newest Oreshnik missile, the Kremlin official said: “I am sure that neither of us is even aware right now of any new future developments.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out on November 21 that US-and UK-made missiles had targeted military facilities in Russia’s Kursk and Bryansk borderline regions following a move by the US and its NATO allies to authorize the use of their long-range weapons for strikes against Russia. According to Putin, in retaliation to the attacks, Russia for the first time used its newest Oreshnik non-nuclear intermediate-range ballistic missiles against Ukraine’s Yuzhmash defense industry facility in Dnepropetrovsk (called Dnepr in Ukraine). The Russian leader emphasized that the West could face dire consequences if its provocative policy escalated the conflict further.