President Lukashenko says Oreshnik missiles are coming to Belarus
In the coming days, Belarus will receive Russia's latest Oreshnik missile system, Alexander Lukashenko said.
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According to RT, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in response to media questions, said that in the near future, the latest Oreshnik missile systems will be delivered to Belarus from Russia.
“We will have Oreshnik literally any day. We have agreed with President Putin that the next installation will be delivered to Belarus even earlier than Russia,” TASS news agency quoted the Belarusian president as saying.
According to Mr. Lukashenko, the missile systems will most likely be deployed near the border with Russia, near the Smolensk region.
“There, closer to Smolensk. I have high hopes. We need a certain distance. Moreover, this is a conventional weapon. Now I only think so,” Mr. Lukashenko emphasized.
In early December 2024, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made a corresponding request to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Belarusian president noted that such a step would “seriously calm some minds that are ready to fight” against Belarus.
In response, the Russian leader announced that the latest missile systems could be deployed on the territory of Belarus in the second half of 2025, when they will enter service with the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Belarusian Armed Forces, Major General Sergei Lagodyuk, stressed that the decision to transfer the Oreshnik complex to Belarus was made in response to the steps of the US and Germany to deploy medium-range missiles in Europe.
The system was first used on November 21, 2024, as part of a combined attack on the Dnepropetrovsk Yuzhmash plant – a Soviet-era facility that specialized in the production of rockets and space technology.
According to Russian authorities, Oreshnik attacks targets at a speed of Mach 10 - about 3 km/s and the temperature of the attacking elements reaches 4000 degrees Celsius. The missile is capable of attacking targets across Europe.
Some media outlets reported that the Oreshnik missile, if launched from the Kapustin Yar test site, would reach the US missile defense base in Redzikowo, Poland in 11 minutes, the Ramstein air base in Germany in 15 minutes, and NATO headquarters in Brussels in 17 minutes.
