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Russia Strikes Ukraine with IRBM Oreshnik Missile

• cabirum 9mo ago
  Probably vaporized an underground gas storage facility.. or two.
  • defly 9mo ago
    Ukraine’s underground gas storage is a large-scale geological facility. Only surface-level equipment could be impacted.
• jerlam 9mo ago
  This is possibly the second use of the missile, with the first being in November 2024. What we know about Russia's Oreshnik missile (2024) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg07zw9vj1o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg07zw9vj1o
• toomuchtodo 9mo ago
  https://ua.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-kyiv-ukraine-january-8-2026/ https://ua.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-kyiv-ukr...
• defly 9mo ago
  UPDATE: The warheads appear to have been non-explosive, similar to the first strike on Dnipro. However, damage remains possible due to their high-velocity re-entry from space.
  • toomuchtodo 9mo ago
    Have rough coordinates of a launch site been determined?
    • defly 9mo ago
      Kapustin Yar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapustin_Yar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapustin_Yar
      • toomuchtodo 9mo ago
        Appreciate it!