President Lukashenko says Oreshnik missiles are about to appear in Belarus.
Alexander Lukashenko stated that Belarus will receive Russia's latest Oreshnik missile system in the coming days.
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According to RT, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in response to media questions, stated that the latest Oreshnik missile systems will be delivered to Belarus from Russia in the near future.
"We will have Oreshnik literally any day now. We have agreed with President Putin that the next installation will be delivered to Belarus even sooner than Russia," TASS quoted the Belarusian president as saying.
According to Lukashenko, the missile systems will most likely be deployed near the border with Russia, near the Smolensk region.
“It’s closer to Smolensk. I have high hopes there. We need a certain distance. Moreover, this is a conventional weapon. That’s all I’m thinking about right now,” Lukashenko emphasized.
In early December 2024, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made a reciprocal request to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Belarusian president noted that such a step would “seriously calm some minds that were ready to fight” against Belarus.
In response, the Russian leader stated that the latest missile systems could be deployed on Belarusian territory in the second half of 2025, when these missile systems will enter service with the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
The Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Belarusian Armed Forces, Major General Sergei Lagodyuk, emphasized that the decision to transfer the Oreshnik complex to Belarus was made in response to steps taken by the United States and Germany to deploy medium-range missiles in Europe.
This system was first used on November 21, 2024, as part of a combined attack on the Dnepropetrovsk Yuzhmash plant – a Soviet-era facility specializing in missile and space technology production.
According to Russian authorities, the Oreshnik strikes targets at Mach 10 – approximately 3 km/s – and the temperature of its projectiles reaches up to 4000 degrees Celsius. The missile is capable of striking 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.
