RS-26 Rubezh missile

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

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 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

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

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

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

Kremlin ‘staged’ Oreshnik strike in response to Ukraine’s permission to attack Russia – Russian media

The strike with the Oreshnik ballistic missile was a deliberately staged propaganda operation by the Kremlin in response to Ukraine being granted permission to strike Russia with long-range Western weapons, The Moscow Times reported, citing four Russian officials.

4 December 2024, 06:21 PM

NATO chief: Russia’s Oreshnik missile won’t deter support for Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte affirmed that Russia’s launch of the Oreshnik ballistic missile would not weaken the Alliance’s support for Ukraine.

3 December 2024, 06:32 PM

Orbán on Putin’s nuclear threats: War has never been this dangerous

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán responded to Russia’s launch of the Oreshnik ballistic missile, as announced by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, along with the nuclear threats he made earlier.

29 November 2024, 03:58 PM

Putin announces start of serial production of ‘Oreshnik’ missiles

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin announced the alleged start of serial production of the Oreshnik ballistic missile.

28 November 2024, 04:08 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

G7 ‘strongly condemns’ Russian IRBM attack on Ukraine

The foreign ministers of G7 countries strongly condemned Russia striking Dnipro City with an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Nov. 21.

26 November 2024, 08:29 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

Putin vows to ‘continue testing’ new ballistic missile

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin praised the “successful test” of Russian IRBM Oreshnik—referring to the attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro on Nov. 21—in a meeting with Russian military officials and arms manufacturers, state propaganda outlet TASS reported on Nov. 22.

23 November 2024, 01:57 AM

Ukraine looks for air defense systems to counter Russian IRBMs

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to negotiate transfers of air defense systems that are effective against Russian IRBMs (intermediate-range ballistic missiles), Zelenskyy said in his Nov. 22 evening address.

22 November 2024, 10:01 PM

Russia used derivative of RS-26 Rubezh ICBM to attack Ukraine — Pentagon

The United States has verified that Russia used a variant of RS-26 Rubezh intermediate-range ballistic missile to strike Ukraine on Nov. 21, according to U.S. Department of Defense spokesperson Sabrina Singh.

22 November 2024, 02:04 AM

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