The dust has settled in Dnipro, Ukraine, where investigators are analyzing the wreckage at a weapons factory struck by a new Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile last week.
But the debate continues over the strategic impact of the missile, known as the Oreshnik, both on the battlefield in Ukraine and what it means for NATO states in Europe.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia touted the missile as an example of Russian technological prowess, built by a domestic military industry unimpeded by Western economic sanctions.
The Oreshnik is also capable of carrying nuclear weapons, at a time when Moscow has increased threats of nuclear war.
It is still not clear what explosives, if any, the missile delivered in the strike on Dnipro.
Persons:
Vladimir V, Putin
Organizations:
NATO
Locations:
Dnipro, Ukraine, Russian, Europe, Russia, Moscow