Russia fires Oreshnik hypersonic missile at Ukraine
Smoke rises above Kiev following Russian strikes to Ukraine's capital on May 24, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.(AFP)
Russia has used its nuclear-capable ballistic missile — dubbed Oreshnik — three times in the war against Ukraine. According to the Kremlin, it is a "state-of-the-art" weapon that cannot be intercepted.
On May 24, the intermediate-range projectile struck an undisclosed location in Bila Tserkva, a town in greater Kiev, the Ukrainian army said.
In early January, the hypersonic missile hit a major gas depot in the Lviv region in western Ukraine, local officials said.
