Russia recently announced that its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles have entered active service in Belarus, a neighbouring ally that shares borders with NATO members Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia.
About Oreshnik Missile:
It is a Russian-made intermediate-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile.
It was first launched operationally in 2024, in a precision strike targeting the Pivdenmash defence-industrial facility in Dnipro, Ukraine.
Features:
It is mounted on a mobile transporter and launcher for rapid deployment and concealment.
It has an estimated range range of 5,000 kilometres.
Equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles (MIRVs), the “Oreshnik” can carry six to eight warheads, conventional or nuclear, hitting multiple targets simultaneously.
It is a hypersonic missile, capable of reaching speeds up to Mach 10.
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