Oreshnik missile Ukraine

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

Unpacking speed, range, and deadly payload of Russia's Oreshnik missile

Russia attacked Ukraine using an Oreshnik intermediate-range intercontinental ballistic missile, an act of aggression that must not go without consequences for Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on May 24, 2026.

25 May, 10:30 AM

‘A fig leaf for weakness’: Melnyk slams Russia’s Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv Oblast at UN

Russia’s Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv Oblast was meant to intimidate Ukraine’s allies, not retaliate for any supposed Ukrainian attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations Andrii Melnyk said during a UN Security Council meeting called after the Jan. 9 strike, according to Radio Svoboda.

13 January, 12:09 PM

ISW: Russia used Oreshnik missile to intimidate West over Ukraine security guarantees

Russia used its Oreshnik missile against Ukraine for a second time to intimidate the West and discourage Europe and the United States from providing Kyiv with security guarantees, according to a Jan. 9 analysis by the Institute for the Study of War.

10 January, 11:45 AM

Starmer, Macron and Merz condemn Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv — Russia accused of faking pretext

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned Russia’s Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv, the Guardian reported, citing Downing Street.

9 January, 07:21 PM

Kallas: Russia’s Oreshnik strike on Ukraine is a warning to the U.S. and Europe

Russia’s Jan. 9 missile strike on Ukraine using a medium-range Oreshnik ballistic missile marks a clear escalation and should be viewed as a warning to Europe and the United States, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said.

9 January, 04:08 PM

Russian strike near EU border signals no limits to war, says Lviv mayor

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi described a Russian medium-range ballistic missile strike on the city as the first such attack during the full-scale war and a signal to international partners that Russia's aggression respects no borders, noting Lviv lies less than 70 kilometers from the European Union border, according to his Facebook post on Jan. 9.

9 January, 11:50 AM

Russia’s Oreshnik strike was rather demonstration, than real damage - Ukrainian analyst

Oreshnik ballistic missile launch against Ukraine was purely demonstrative, while the Kremlin continues its strategy of blackouts and deliberate peace talks delays, Vadym Denysenko, Business Capital analytical center head, said on Jan. 9.

9 January, 11:34 AM

Ukraine calls emergency UN meeting after suspected Oreshnik missile strike near EU border

A suspected Russian strike using an Oreshnik missile in Lviv Oblast, near the European Union and NATO borders, poses a serious threat to the security of the European continent, Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Jan. 9.

9 January, 10:40 AM

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

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