Oreshnik missile system

One in four Russian Oreshnik ballistic missiles fails — ISW

Every fourth Russian Oreshnik missile used in the war against Ukraine has failed if reports of a second launch on the night of May 24 are confirmed, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 25.

26 May, 01:30 PM

Ukraine warns Russia of painful retaliation if Moscow escalates strikes

Further Russian attacks are likely, but Ukraine will respond symmetrically to Moscow’s strikes, Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister and a radio technology expert, said on the United News telethon on May 25, commenting on new threats from Russia’s Foreign Ministry.

26 May, 11:27 AM

Russia may have fired two Oreshnik missiles in attack on Ukraine, analysts say

Russia may have fired two Oreshnik missiles during its mass attack on Ukraine overnight on May 24, with the second missile likely landing in temporarily occupied Donetsk Oblast, analysts said.

25 May, 04:46 PM

Zelenskyy calls Oreshnik in Belarus a NATO target amid rising tensions

Only part of the Oreshnik missile system has been brought to Belarus so far — specifically certain vehicles — and the situation is being presented in a way meant to intimidate Europeans, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with the outlet Zerkalo, published on Feb. 23.

23 February, 05:24 PM

Satellite imagery exposes potential Oreshnik missile site in Belarus

Satellite imagery has revealed the deployment of probable Oreshnik missile system vehicles at the former Krychev-6 military airfield in Belarus, Radio Liberty reported on Feb. 10.

11 February, 12:16 PM

Tsikhanouskaya says there is no evidence Russia sent nuclear weapons to Belarus

There is currently no evidence that Russia has delivered its nuclear weapons to Belarus, but the regime of self-proclaimed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is using the issue as a tool of pressure and intimidation, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine on Feb. 10.

10 February, 11:51 AM

Ukraine hits Kapustin Yar missile range used to launch Oreshnik strikes — photo

Two facilities were damaged in strikes on Russia’s Kapustin Yar missile test range in Astrakhan Oblast, a launch site Moscow has used to fire Oreshnik missiles at Ukraine, OSINT analysts from the Cyber Boroshno group reported.

6 February, 12:56 PM

Chinese machines and chips traced to Russian Oreshnik missile production

China is supplying Russia with specialized machinery, tools, and advanced equipment used to manufacture nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles, including the Oreshnik system, The Telegraph reported on Jan. 28.

28 January, 02:11 PM

Ukraine: Russia has just 3–4 Oreshnik missiles, plans mass production for 2026

Russia has no more than three or four Oreshnik ballistic missiles but plans to begin serial production of the system in 2026 and manufacture five or more per year starting next year, Oleh Luhovskyi, first deputy head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service, told Ukrinform on Jan. 24.

24 January, 10:23 PM

Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Kapustin Yar, key test site for Oreshnik missiles

Drones struck Russia’s Kapustin Yar military range, a key testing site for the Oreshnik ballistic missile, Russian Telegram channel Radar VRV reported on Jan. 17.

17 January, 09:13 PM

Russia’s Oreshnik missile strikes Ukraine again, raising fears of nuclear-era escalation

For only the second time in the history of warfare, Russia has used a ballistic missile equipped with multiple independently targetable warheads — or MIRVs — in combat. The Jan. 8 strike on Lviv mirrored a similar 2024 attack on Dnipro, both carried out with Moscow’s newly operational Oreshnik missile.

9 January, 12:10 AM

Russia unveils Oreshnik missile system reportedly deployed in Belarus — video

Russia’s Defense Ministry has for the first time unveiled its new mobile ground-based missile system, Oreshnik, claiming that a unit equipped with the complex has entered combat duty in Belarus, Russian state-run agency RIA Novosti reported on Dec. 30.

30 December 2025, 11:59 AM

Ukraine knows where Russia deployed Oreshnik in Belarus

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine knows the location in Belarus where Russia has deployed the Oreshnik missile system, speaking during a briefing with Polish President Karol Nawrocki on Dec. 19.

19 December 2025, 04:32 PM

Lukashenko: Russian Oreshnik missile system now on combat duty in Belarus

Self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko said on Dec. 18 that Russia’s Oreshnik missile system has been placed on combat duty in Belarus, announcing the claim via the pro-government Telegram channel Pul Pervogo.

18 December 2025, 07:11 PM

Ukraine: Russia building Oreshnik sites in Belarus to threaten NATO and EU

Russia is preparing to deploy its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile system in Belarus with Europe as its primary target, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service Chief Oleh Ivashchenko told state news agency Ukrinform on Dec. 13.

13 December 2025, 06:05 PM

Ukraine destroyed one of Russia’s Oreshnik missile systems in 2023 — SBU chief

Ukraine destroyed one of three Russian Oreshnik systems at the Kapustin Yar military range during the summer of 2023, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service chief Vasyl Maliuk said at a briefing alongside President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

31 October 2025, 02:28 PM

Lukashenko justifies Oreshnik missile deployment in Belarus

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko described the deployment of Russia's Oreshnik missile system in Belarus as a response to regional escalation and current threats, Belarus' state news agency BelTA reported on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 05:35 PM

Zaluzhnyi flags space lag after Russian Oreshnik missile strike

Russia's Oreshnik ballistic missile attack on Dnipro in November 2024 signaled Ukraine's "technological lag" and dependence on space technologies, former Armed Forces commander-in-chief and UK ambassador Valerii Zaluzhnyi wrote in an article titled “60 by 60 in transforming space into modern warfare environment” for the Militarnyi portal published on Oct. 6.

6 October 2025, 04:47 PM

Belarus, Russia rehearse Oreshnik missile system in Zapad-2025 drills

Belarusian and Russian troops practiced deploying the Oreshnik missile system and drones during the Zapad-2025 military exercises, Belarusian General Staff chief Pavel Muraveyko said, as reported by state news agency BelTA.

16 September 2025, 06:05 PM

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