US officials indicated Russia may launch another Oreshnik hypersonic missile at Ukraine within the coming days, following Moscow's first use of the weapon in a strike last month.
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Russia signaled intent to launch another experimental Oreshnik missile at Ukraine, potentially in the coming days
Russia has only a handful of Oreshnik missiles and they carry smaller warheads than other Russian missiles regularly launched at Ukraine
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