US EditionPutin Says Oreshnik Missile to Enter Russia's Arsenals by Year's End
Russia placed the nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile on combat duty in Belarus to enhance deterrence and extend reach toward NATO and Ukraine, officials said.
- On Thursday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Russia deployed the Oreshnik to Belarus and placed it on combat duty, stating 'Oreshnik has been in Belarus since yesterday.'
- Analysts say the move aims to deter the West and discourage Ukraine's longer-range strikes, while Moscow's 2024 revision places Belarus under the Russian nuclear doctrine umbrella.
- The Oreshnik is described by Russian officials as hypersonic and hard to intercept, with Russian state media touting 11‑minute and 17‑minute flight times to Poland and Brussels, NATO headquarters.
- Officials gave scant operational detail, saying little about numbers deployed, and under a December 2024 security pact, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would allow Minsk to select targets.
- Amid a diplomatic push for peace, Russia's move raises risks for Europe as the Kremlin awaits outcomes of US‑Ukrainian talks and NATO chief Mark Rutte warns of possible attacks within five years.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin has given an update on Russia's Oreshnik and Burewestnik missiles, boasting "unprecedented" systems.
The Russian ballistic missile with nuclear capabilities Oresńnik is also being launched in Belarus on Wednesday, announced the president of this country, Aleksandr Lukašenko, at its annual press conference in Minsk, informs AFP agencies...
The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, confirmed this Thursday that the Russian hypersonic missile Oreshnik, capable of carrying nuclear warheads, has been deployed in the territory of the European country and has added that "it is in combat service." "The first positions are equipped for the Oreshnik missile system. We have it since yesterday and it enters combat service", the president said during his annual speech to the nation, acco…
The Russian army will have the Oreshnik medium-range hypersonic missile system in combat service before the New Year, President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday during an expanded meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry's board. The Belarusian army should also include the Oreshnik in its arsenal by the end of December.
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