US EditionRussia Deploys Oreshnik Missile System to Belarus
Russia officially activated up to a dozen Oreshnik hypersonic missiles in Belarus to enhance its strategic reach amid ongoing peace negotiations, authorities said.
- Russia's Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday that the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system entered active service, with troops holding a ceremony in Belarus where the missiles were deployed.
- Vladimir Putin, Russian President, said this month the Oreshnik would enter combat duty as U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President, Sunday amid Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
- Moscow first used the Oreshnik experimentally against a Dnipropetrovsk region factory in Dnipro, and Russia's missile forces chief says it can carry conventional or nuclear warheads and reach all of Europe.
- At a meeting Monday, Vladimir Putin emphasized creating military buffer zones and warned Moscow will extend gains if Kyiv and Western allies reject Kremlin demands, threatening NATO allies aiding Kyiv.
- Such weapons recall the Soviet-era treaty that was abandoned by Washington and Moscow; intermediate-range missiles can fly between 500 to 5,500 kilometers and negotiators seek progress on Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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Russia has announced the deployment of its nuclear-weapon-capable hypersonic missile system Oreshnik in allied Belarus.
It is one of the most advanced weapons in Russia. Vladimir Putin has assured that it is an impossible projectile to intercept because it is able to travel ten times faster than the speed of sound.
Russia has released on Tuesday a video of what it claims is the deployment of its nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile system in Belarus, a nearby allied country, in a measure intended to increase Moscow’s ability to attack targets across Europe in the event of war. State news agency TASS has confirmed that this is the first time that the Ministry of Defence showed the Oreshnik mobile missile systems, which President Vladimir Putin has de…
Russia has announced that it has moved its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles to Belarus. This movement could allow Russian missiles to reach European targets...
The Oreshnik missiles are believed to have nuclear capabilities. Russia has likely deployed the missile systems near the border with NATO and Ukraine.
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