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‘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

Russia justifies Ukraine strikes at UN, says it will ‘solve the problem militarily’

Russia will continue “solving the problem by military means,” its UN envoy Vasily Nebenzya said on Jan. 12, defending missile strikes on Ukraine and denying civilian deaths during a Security Council meeting convened at Kyiv’s request after Russia used an Oreshnik ballistic missile in a new wave of attacks.

13 January, 10:35 AM

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

Russia hits Lviv with Oreshnik missile in rare strike near EU and NATO borders

A Russian ballistic missile slammed into Ukraine’s Lviv Oblast overnight on Jan. 9, striking critical infrastructure and prompting an urgent diplomatic response from Kyiv.

9 January, 11:29 AM

Air Force confirms Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile strike on Ukraine

Russian forces carried out a combined overnight attack on Ukraine, targeting critical infrastructure and using a medium-range Oreshnik ballistic missile launched from the Kapustin Yar in Astrakhan Oblast, Air Force reported on Jan. 9.

9 January, 10:00 AM

Ukraine probes possible Russian Oreshnik IRBM strike near Lviv

Russian forces launched a ballistic missile strike on a critical infrastructure facility in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv late on Jan. 8, Ukraine’s Air Force Command West reported on Facebook shortly after the attack.

9 January, 08:34 AM

Russia claims Oreshnik strike after overnight terror attack on Ukraine

Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed it used an Oreshnik intermediate-range missile in a massive overnight attack on Ukraine on Jan. 9.

9 January, 08:18 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

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

NATO document warns Russia is advancing new nuclear-capable weapons

A confidential NATO document warns that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has several new types of weapons at his disposal, including submarines, medium-range missiles, and advanced cruise missiles, German newspaper Die Welt reported on Nov. 14, citing the “secret” intelligence assessment prepared by the Alliance’s military intelligence directorate.

16 November 2025, 04:51 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

Belarus erects bases for potential Oreshnik missile deployment

Belarus has begun constructing new military bases, with one near Minsk potentially set to house Oreshnik ballistic missiles, Radio Liberty’s investigative project Schemes reported on Sept. 10.

10 September 2025, 06:10 PM

Ukraine's Flamingo missile threatens Russia’s Oreshnik production

Ukraine’s Flamingo missile could destroy Russia’s Oreshnik missile before its serial production begins, aviation expert and senior researcher at the State Aviation Museum, Valeriy Romanenko, told Radio NV on Aug. 19.

20 August 2025, 07:15 PM

Russia may be planning new tests of Burevestnik missile

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may attempt to test the nuclear-powered cruise missile Burevestnik again, despite 13 previous unsuccessful tests, Reserve Colonel Roman Svitan told Radio NV on Aug. 7.

7 August 2025, 04:10 PM

Kamchatka volcano erupts close to Oreshnik missile test base

A powerful earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, triggering the activation of several volcanoes, including Klyuchevskaya Sopka.

4 August 2025, 03:44 PM

No nuclear weapons or ‘Oreshnik’ in Belarus, Ukrainian intelligence says

Belarus does not possess nuclear weapons or the so-called Oreshnik system, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service chief Oleh Ivashchenko said in an interview with Ukrinform published on May 26.

26 May 2025, 01:18 PM

Trump: Russia stole US hypersonic missile tech

Russia stole hypersonic missile technology from the United States during Barack Obama's presidency, US President Donald Trump said during his May 24 speech at West Point's commencement ceremony.

26 May 2025, 12:21 PM

Kremlin to test Yars missile with dummy warhead to intimidate Ukraine and NATO — HUR

Russia is planning to conduct a “training-combat” launch of an RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from a Yars system overnight on May 19, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) said on May 18.

18 May 2025, 08:36 PM

Ukraine intel chief urges calm amid Russian IRBM strike threats

Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), urged Ukrainians to remain calm amid threats of Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) strikes by Russian propaganda media, as reported by RBC-Ukraine on May 15.

15 May 2025, 11:33 AM

Russia to close airspace over Kapustin Yar on May 12–13

Russia will close the airspace over the Kapustin Yar missile range, from where it launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Militarnyi reported, citing an aviation notice on May 10.

10 May 2025, 01:09 PM

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