Children fly on the Oreshnik: an attraction named after a ballistic missile has opened in Divo Ostrov.
A "free-fall tower" painted in the colors of the Russian flag has appeared in the park. Divo Island on Krestovsky Island in St. PetersburgAccording to the park's website, this attraction is family-friendly and suitable for anyone taller than 120 centimeters and lighter than 90 kilograms. Tickets cost 500 rubles.
"Oreshnik" will give you an unforgettable experience of real flight, - writes the park's press service. “You can experience face to face the sensations of astronaut-naturalists, soaring into the heavens beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.”
The Oreshnik is a Russian ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Russia has already used it three times in strikes against Ukraine (without a nuclear warhead or any explosive payload).
"It's surprising, but people don't mind putting themselves and their children on a structure named after a rocket designed to bring death and destruction," a journalist commented on the news. Dmitry Kolezev.