Oreshnik Missile

Oreshnik Missile Latest News

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 on November 21, 2024, in a precision strike targeting the Pivdenmash defence-industrial facility in Dnipro, Ukraine.

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Features of Oreshnik Missile

• It is estimated to be 15 to 18.5 metres long, with a diameter of some 1.9 metres.
• It is mounted on a mobile transporter and launcher for rapid deployment and concealment.
• With a reported range of 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles), the missile can strike targets across Europe and even reach the west coast of the United States.
• 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 (12,300 km/h or 7,610 mph).

Source: FP