Editing Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (section)

== Combat usage ==
On November 21, 2024, as part of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Russia launched an [[Oreshnik (missile)|Oreshnik]] [[intermediate-range ballistic missile]], striking [[Dnipro]].<ref name="c077">{{cite web |date=2024-11-20 |title=Putin says Russia hit Ukraine with new intermediate-range ballistic missile |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c20726y20kvt?post=asset:a94a8e80-95a1-425e-acbe-f4d418555f20#post |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=BBC News}}</ref> Western officials stated the missile used a MIRV system, marking their first use in combat.<ref name="r017">{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=Christian |last2=Nicholls |first2=Catherine |last3=Radford |first3=Antoinette |last4=Sangal |first4=Aditi |date=2024-11-21 |title=Russian ballistic missile carried multiple warheads, US and Western officials say |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/ukraine-russia-war-11-21-24#cm3rqdcdg00053b6ql9grs2v0 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref name="d173">{{cite web |date=2024-11-21 |title=Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-attack-ukraine-kyiv-says-2024-11-21/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Reuters}}</ref> The night attack was reported to see six sequential vertical flashes, each comprising a cluster of up to six individual projectiles.<ref name="i831">{{cite web |date=2024-11-20 |title=Videos circulating online show impact of Dnipro strike |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c20726y20kvt?post=asset:794c5e44-1c70-412e-9d1e-395b6027be7e#post |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=BBC News}}</ref> Ukraine's air force initially claimed an [[intercontinental ballistic missile]] (range greater than 5,500 km) was used,<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Sauer |first=Pjotr |date=2024-11-21 |title=Putin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into Ukraine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/21/putin-says-russia-fired-experimental-ballistic-missile-into-ukraine |access-date=2024-11-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and Ukrainian media initially reported it was an [[RS-26 Rubezh]] IRBM with range 5,800 km. The US and Russia confirmed it was [[Intermediate-range ballistic missile|intermediate-range]] (3,000–5,500 km),<ref name=":2" /> but the Pentagon stated it was based on the RS-26 IRBM.<ref name="r017" /> It was fired from the [[Astrakhan Oblast|Astrakhan]] region 700 km away.<ref name="d173" /> UN spokesperson [[Stéphane Dujarric]] called the use of the intermediate-range weapon "concerning and worrying".<ref name="c0772">{{cite web |date=2024-11-20 |title=UN says Russia's use of intermediate-range missile 'worrying' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c20726y20kvt?post=asset:a94a8e80-95a1-425e-acbe-f4d418555f20#post |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=BBC News}}</ref>