Oreshnik missile

Ukraine responds to Russian propaganda about alleged Oreshnik missile launch plans

Russian propagandists on May 7 spread claims that Moscow was preparing to launch an Oreshnik ballistic missile at Kyiv. Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, explained why such stories are circulating.

7 May 2025, 12:49 PM

Kremlin's 'Wunderwaffe' - Oreshnik missile - fades from Putin’s rhetoric — Ukrainian political analyst

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin suprisingly has not mentioned the Oreshnik intercontinental missile in recent months, political analyst Vadym Denysenko said in an interview with Radio NV on May 5.

5 May 2025, 02:08 PM

Centre for Strategic Communication and Information deny Forbes claim of Russian Oreshnik missile launch in Kyiv

The information that Russia may have attempted to launch an Oreshnik missile at Kyiv on Feb. 6 is untrue, the Centre for Strategic Communication and Information (SPRAVDI) stated on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 04:38 PM

Ukraine sounds alarm as Russia’s Oreshnik missile threat looms

A nationwide air raid alert was declared across all Ukrainian oblasts on Feb. 6 due to the threat of ballistic missile strikes.

6 February 2025, 12:19 PM

Russia’s Oreshnik missile is more bluff than breakthrough - The Economist

Charred fragments of the Russian Oreshek missile, which Russia launched at Ukraine in November 2024, indicate that it is merely a modernized version of the Soviet RS-26 Rubezh medium-range ballistic missile, the Economist wrote on Jan. 23.

24 January 2025, 03:48 PM

What happened to the Kremlin’s ‘wunderwaffe’? Russia quietly shelves Oreshnik – report

The Oreshnik missile system, presented by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin at the end of 2024 as a response to Western long-range weapons targeting Russian territory, has gradually disappeared from the Kremlin’s narrative.

17 January 2025, 06:06 PM

Putin proposes striking Kyiv with Oreshnik for a 'technological duel' with NATO

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin proposed that Western countries and Ukraine select a target in Kyiv for Russia to strike with an Oreshnik missile as part of a “technical experiment” during his annual press conference on Dec. 19.

19 December 2024, 03:38 PM

Russia shifts focus to new Oreshnik missile as nuclear threats lose credibility — ISW

Russia focusing on its new Oreshnik ballistic missile and other non-nuclear deterrents signals a strategic shift, as the Kremlin seeks to move away from its previous nuclear threats, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Dec. 16.

17 December 2024, 10:15 AM

Putin says serial production of Oreshnik to begin soon

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claims that the serial production of the medium-range ballistic missile Oreshnik will begin shortly.

16 December 2024, 02:51 PM

Russia may once again launch 'Oreshnik' missile against Ukraine this weekend

Russia is considering another strike on Ukraine using the Oreshnik missile as soon as this weekend, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 13, citing an anonymous U.S. National Security Council representative.

13 December 2024, 04:25 PM

Russia’s alleged IRBM mass-production capability is disinformation, says Ukrainian official

Reports claiming that Russia is capable of producing 25 Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) per month are part of disinformation campaigns, Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at the National Security and Defense Council, wrote on Telegram on Dec. 10.

10 December 2024, 03:47 PM

Russia to station Oreshnik missiles in Belarus in late 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to deploy Oreshnik missile systems in Belarus in the second half of 2025, during a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Dec. 6, Russian propaganda media reported.

6 December 2024, 07:30 PM

Russia to produce vodka under new Oreshnik brand

The Russian Intellectual Property Service received an application to register the "Oreshnik" brand after Russia launched a ballistic missile of the same name over Dnipro, according to dictator Vladimir Putin, Russian agency Moskva reported, citing official documents on Nov. 27.

27 November 2024, 03:36 PM

Military intelligence head Budanov shares details of Russia's new Oreshnik missile

Ukraine’s spy chief Kyrylo Budanov has provided details about Russia's new Oreshnik/Kedr missile used in the strike on Dnipro at an extraordinary meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, Defense Intelligence (HUR) reported on Telegram on Nov. 26.

27 November 2024, 12:08 PM

Ukraine's Foreign Minister urges partners to send air defense systems to intercept Russian Oreshnik missiles

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged partners to provide air defense systems capable of intercepting Russian Oreshnik missiles on Nov. 24.

24 November 2024, 08:15 PM

SBU shares photos of wreckage of Russian missile used in Dnipro attack

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service of Ukraine displayed fragments of the Russian ballistic missile, named Oreshnik by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, which was used to strike Dnipro on Nov. 21.

24 November 2024, 07:59 PM

Analysts question Putin’s motionless hands during missile speech

On Thursday, Nov. 21, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin delivered a video address claiming that Russia had struck Dnipro with a supposedly “state-of-the-art medium-range missile” called the Oreshnik. Notably, during the nearly eight-minute speech, Putin barely moved.

23 November 2024, 01:02 PM

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