Oreshnik

Obsolete gyroscopes make Russia’s Oreshnik IRBM inaccurate — report

Russian Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) has a defective guidance system making it miss its targets by tens of kilometers, Dallas Analytics reported on June 16.

16 June, 09:55 PM

Zelenskyy urges Ukrainians to heed alerts after Oreshnik warning

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged citizens to heed air raid alerts, saying Russia continues to choose missile strikes over peace as the war grinds on, on June 12.

12 June, 04:54 PM

Putin claims Russia still testing Oreshnik IRBMs on Ukraine

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) struck a “shed” near Kyiv to “see how the blocks lay,” claiming all three uses of the weapon against Ukraine were for testing purposes.

4 June, 07:59 PM

Zelenskyy confirms Russia launched two IRBMs on May 24

In a letter addressed to U.S. President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia attacked Ukraine with two Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) on May 24, Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported on May 27.

27 May, 09:16 PM

Russia likely targeted aircraft repair plant in Bila Tserkva with Oreshnik

When Russia hit Bila Tserkva with an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on May 24, it was likely trying to destroy a Soviet-era aviation repair facility there, Valeriy Romanenko, senior research fellow at the State Aviation Museum, told NV Radio on May 26.

27 May, 02:17 AM

Oresnik’s main point is propaganda, Ukraine says

The more Ukrainians discuss the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) and fixate on its ability to carry nuclear warheads, the more they play into the Kremlin’s hands, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat told NV Radio on May 26.

27 May, 01:16 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

Ukraine demands urgent UN Security Council meeting after Kyiv strike

Andrii Sybiha said Ukraine is demanding an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council and a joint OSCE session following Russia’s missile strike on Kyiv on May 24.

24 May, 11:40 PM

Ukraine imposes sanctions on Lukashenko over role in Russia's war

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions on Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko for his role in escalating and prolonging Russia’s war against Ukraine, he announced on social media on Feb. 18.

18 February, 01:56 PM

China rejects allegations of supporting Russia’s missile industry

China rejected accusations that it is supporting Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, saying such claims are an attempt to shift responsibility for the war onto Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a briefing, according to Ukrinform on Jan. 29.

29 January, 05:59 PM

High time for Europe to develop its own IRBM—Macron

European countries need to pool their resources and develop their own intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM) to counterbalance Russia’s Oreshnik, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Jan. 15.

16 January, 04:28 AM

NATO undeterred by Russia’s IRBM strike on Lviv, Rutte says

Russia’s second use of an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) against Ukraine was meant to weaken NATO’s resolve in supporting Ukraine, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Jan. 12.

12 January, 09:48 PM

Russia fires 278 drones and missiles at Ukraine

Russian forces launched a barrage of 278 drones and missiles at Ukraine’s densely populated areas and critical infrastructure facilities overnight, killing at least four people and injuring dozens of others, the Air Force reported on Telegram on Jan. 9.

9 January, 10:25 AM

Russian air strikes hit Kyiv; explosions near Lviv

Hundreds of Russian Shahed drones attacked Kyiv shortly after midnight on Jan. 9, damaging critical infrastructure and numerous apartment buildings across the capital.

9 January, 02:19 AM

Russia may have attacked Lviv Oblast with Oreshnik IRBM

Ukrainian authorities are investigating an overnight attack on critical infrastructure in Lviv Oblast that may have involved an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said Jan. 9.

9 January, 01:37 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

Russia threatens arming Venezuela with Oreshnik IRBMs

As the United States positions a concentration of naval assets off the coast of Venezuela, Moscow could supply Caracas with nuclear-capable Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), Alexei Zhuravlyov, first deputy chairman of Russia’s parliamentary defense committee, said on Nov. 3.

3 November 2025, 11:48 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

Ukraine and the UK have made a new decision on joint production — President Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced an additional decision on joint production between Ukraine and the UK during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, according to a statement from the press service of the President's Office on June 24.

24 June 2025, 10:42 AM

Zelenskyy, Starmer discuss Russia’s Oreshnik IRBMs

Ukraine will provide the United Kingdom with a list of companies manufacturing components for Russia’s Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 23.

23 June 2025, 10:25 PM

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