Oreshnik missile: what it is, how it works and why Russia used it again in Ukraine

Russia once again placed the Oreshnik at the center of the war in Ukraine after using it for the third time during one of the largest bombings since the start of the conflict, reigniting concern about a system that Moscow presents it as one of its most advanced weapons. Capable of carrying conventional or nuclear charges and associated with a technology designed to make interception difficultit is hypersonic missile aims to be a key piece of the president’s deterrence strategy Vladimir Putin.

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Russia denounced on Friday an attack by Ukraine against a student residence in LuhanskUkrainian region occupied by the Russian military, where 21 people died and more than 40 were injured.

In his statement on Sunday, The Russian army explained that it had attacked command posts of the Ukrainian army and intelligence servicesand denied targeting civilian areas.

The Oreshnik missile hit Bila Cerkvaa city of 200,000 inhabitants located in the kyiv region, according to the Reuters agency. In this place there is a presence of military infrastructure and Ukrainian strategic bases.

According to an analysis of images of the attack carried out for Reuters by Rollo Collins, a researcher at the Center for Information Resilience, The Oreshnik warhead appears to have been divided into 36 submunitions.

For his part, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskycondemned the bombings and accused Putin of continuing to “hit residential buildings with his missiles””.

According to Zelensky, the attacks damaged about 30 buildings in kyiv, including homes and schools. He added that The Chernobyl Museum was “practically destroyed.”

Ferit Hoxha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania, reported that the residence of the Albanian ambassador in Ukraine was hit during the attack.