Russia may fire another of its hypersonic ballistic missile at Ukraine ‘in days,’ the United States warned on Wednesday.

President Vladimir Putin has a handful of the experimental missiles, known as Oreshnik, or hazel tree. He claims the missile is impossible to intercept and that it has destructive power comparable to that of a nuclear weapon, even when fitted with a conventional warhead.

It’s capable of destroying underground bunkers ‘three, four or more floors down,’ Putin boasted last month, threatening to use it against the government district in Kyiv. But the Oreshnik, an experimental missile, is seen by American officials more as an attempt at intimidation than a game-changer.

‘We assess that the Oreshnik is not a game-changer on the battlefield, but rather just another attempt by Russia to terrorize Ukraine, which will fail,’ an official told Reuters. The Russian-Ukraine war is entering what some Russian and Western officials say could be its final and most dangerous phase as Moscow’s forces advance at their fastest pace since the early weeks of the conflict. 

Both Moscow and Kyiv are attempting to cement their advantage in the war before Donald Trump takes office.

Trump has insisted Russia and Ukraine immediately reach a ceasefire and said Ukraine should likely prepare to receive less U.S. military aid.

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