A video has been widely distributed online, which allegedly shows the flight of a Russian Oreshnik ballistic missile during an attack on the city of Dnipro on November 21, 2024.

However, as the StopFake project writes, the video distributed by propagandists does indeed show the Soyuz-2.1a space rocket flying overhead. It was launched on November 21 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with the Progress MS-29 cargo ship.

Another proof that the video shows a space rocket, not a ballistic one, is the “space jellyfish” - a characteristic trace in the sky. This atmospheric phenomenon is explained by the reflection of light from the rocket's exhaust gases, partially dispersed in the atmosphere in the period before dawn or after sunset. Observation is possible when the Sun is not yet or no longer illuminating the Earth's surface, but its rays fall on the inversion trail from the rocket at a high altitude.

So, the propagandists used this video to maximize the deterrence effect of the Oreshnik ballistic missile launch. Earlier, we analyzed the Russian message that Zelenskyi should supposedly “thank Putin and God” for avoiding a ballistic missile strike.