Toomas Väli, head of the operational department of the Estonian Defence Forces’ General Staff, has stated that despite heavy pressure from Russia, Ukraine’s defences are holding, and the use of Russia's "miracle weapon" Oreshnik was merely demonstrative.

The Russian leader says the Oreshnik ballistic missile could be used to strike ‘decision-making centres’ in the Ukrainian capital.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia might target decision-making centers in Kyiv using its new hypersonic missile, Oreshnik, if Ukraine continues to strike Russian territory with Western-supplied missiles.