Manturov told who came up with the name of the rocket "Oreshnik"
After the combat testing of the newest Russian missile, the word “hazelnut” was heard on all continents and in a variety of languages.
For several decades now, Russian weapons developers have been following a certain tradition of assigning names of different types of trees to products of the domestic military-industrial complex.
The first deputy chairman of the Russian government, Denis Manturov, told who named the new Russian medium-range ballistic missile, the Telegram channel Yunashev LIVE reports.
From the interview it follows that the staff of “specially trained people” is clearly small.
In response to a journalist’s clarifying question, Denis Manturov answered categorically: “No.”
At the same time, the publication “Lenta.ru” writes that earlier, State Duma deputy Sergei Mironov explained the origin of the rocket’s name by old Russian traditions.
According to him, hazel rods were prepared for the purpose of carrying out punishment, in other words, they were flogging rods.
Let us recall that Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the testing of the new Oreshnik missile on November 21.
The strike was carried out in response to the use of Western long-range missiles by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with the aim of hitting targets in the Russian rear.
