NSDC explains why propaganda resources threaten Kyiv with Oreshnik before May 9

The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) explained why russian Telegram channels are actively spreading information about a possible missile strike on Kyiv by the russian federation on Victory Day on May 9. The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at the National Security and Defense Council, Andrii Kovalenko, reacted to this.

Thus, the Baza and Mash resources claim that russian president vladimir putin personally instructed the Ministry of Defense to identify potential targets in the Ukrainian capital for a strike with the intercontinental Oreshnik missile in the event of provocations from Ukraine.

Kovalenko said that such messages are intended to intimidate the population of Ukraine.

"Putin forgot to specify that the second launch of Oreshnik was a failure - the missile simply did not take off. And in general, these horror stories are a signal: do not strike Moscow, we are afraid, but we have Oreshnik" Kovalenko noted.

According to reports from russian propaganda sources, Moscow is preparing to respond, as it expects more serious actions from Kyiv than drones and is considering the Ukrainian capital as a target.

In December, russian dictator vladimir putin said he wanted to launch an "experimental" strike on Kyiv with the Oreshnik and suggested bringing all Western air defense and missile defense systems to Kyiv to see if they could intercept it.

Earlier, the Security Service of Ukraine showed journalists from the Associated Press the fragments of the Oreshnik missile that russia used to strike Dnipro on November 21.