Dramatic images of glowing projectiles streaking down from space on May 24 marked the latest combat use of Russia's Oreshnik missile against Ukraine. Here is how the missile works, and why some of its payloads don't explode.

Russia has likely struck the city of Bila Tserkva in Kyiv Oblast with an Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile.

Russian forces fired an RS-26 Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile from Kapustin Yar at the city of Bila Tserkva, anchoring a massive 690-weapon barrage that targeted the…

Cos'è il missile russo Oreshnik: con una gittata fino a 5.500 chilometri e velocità superiori a Mach 10, può colpire obiettivi in gran parte dell'Europa.

"They're really insane. It's important that this doesn't go unpunished for Russia," Zelensky said.

Russia launched an “Oreshnik”-type missile at the Bila Tserkva area in the Kyiv region; the missile was fired from the Kapustin Yar test site. — Ukrinform.

Russia first used the multiple-warhead Oreshnik on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in November 2024. It was used a second time in January in the western Lviv region.

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Kyiv hit by deadly Russian missile and drone assault as Moscow confirms use of nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile in retaliation for eastern Ukraine strikes.

Russia’s Oreshnik missile is a nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile that Moscow says can evade air defences and strike targets across Europe at hypersonic speeds.…

L'Oreshnik viaggia alla velocità di 3 Km al secondo e può portare più testate nucleari. Lanciato per la prima volta sulla città ucraina di Dnipro nel 2024, letteralmente significa…

Russia’s use of the “Oreshnik” missile has drawn international attention. According to Moscow, the intermediate-range missile is capable of striking targets across large parts of…

Russia's army confirmed it had launched the Oreshnik at Ukraine for the third time in the war, saying it was "in response to Ukraine's terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure…

During the attacks, Moscow used a rare nuclear-capable ballistic missile – dubbed Oreshnik – which it has said cannot be intercepted. | World News

International News: Russia on Sunday launched one of its heaviest aerial assaults on Kyiv in recent months, deploying the nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic mi.

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…

For the third time in its war on Ukraine, Russia on Sunday (May 24) fired its Oreshnik missile, which Putin has said could be as devastating as a nuclear strike even when fitted…

On Sunday, the intermediate-range projectile struck an undisclosed location in Bila Tserkva, a town in greater Kyiv, the Ukrainian army said.

As Putin personally stages an “exceptional” three‑hour missile barrage on Kyiv billed as vengeance for a deadly dorm attack, his own pro‑war bloggers seethe that Russia burned an…

Last weekend, Russia unleashed a massive bombardment of Kyiv, leaving nearly ninety civilians wounded. Moscow also deployed its experimental, nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic…

A second Russian Oreshnik ballistic missile likely malfunctioned and crashed in occupied Donetsk region during Russia’s recent large-scale strike.