Russians shot Lviv with the ‘Oreshnik’? Putin is pushing a missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads

– We must start mass production – said the Russian president in front of the heads of the military and defense industry, not hiding his enthusiasm for the destructive power of the new rocket. He added that then the ‘Orešnik’ will continue to be tested, even in real combat conditions, depending on the ‘threats to Russia’s security’.

Used in the latest attack

According to available information, this particular rocket could be used in the latest attack in the west of Ukraine. Sources speculate that Russia attacked Lviv on Thursday night with the ‘Orešnik’. According to the first data, the target was critical infrastructure, and it is suspected that a medium-range ballistic missile, which the Kremlin openly promotes as a means of intimidation, was fired.

The head of the Russian strategic missile forces, Sergei Karakayev, further added fuel to the fire by declaring that Russia can hit targets “on the entire territory of Europe” with that missile. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the use of the rocket was a clear message to the West.

– Russia has demonstrated its capabilities – Peskov briefly stated then, letting it be known that the word about the warning to the countries that are arming Ukraine.

It can carry nuclear warheads

Putin described the ‘Orešnik’ as an experimental hypersonic missile, capable of carrying nuclear warheads and, according to his words, impossible to intercept. Its name sounds almost harmless, because in translation it means “hazelnut”, but its characteristics are anything but harmless.

In November 2024, the day after the attack, the Ukrainian intelligence service announced that the rocket reached a speed of about 11 times the speed of sound. From the moment of launch in Russia’s Astrakhan region to the impact in the Dnieper, it flew for only 15 minutes.

Let us remind you that the Russians recently announced that they had installed the Oresnik system in neighboring Belarus as well. They also published recordings.