An image from a video shows installation of the Oreshnik missile system on Tuesday in Belarus. The video released ⁠by the Russian and Belarusian defence ministries on Tuesday ⁠did not disclose the location of the missile systems. Intermediate missiles have a range of up to 5,500km , which would enable them to strike anywhere in Europe or the western United States from Russia. Russian president Vladimir said the Oreshnik mobile missile systems were 'impossible' to intercept. Moscow tested a conventionally armed Oreshnik – Russian for hazel tree – against a target in Ukraine in November 2024.

Source: The Irish Times December 30, 2025 19:57 UTC