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Articles with tag "Oreshnik"

Russia and Belarus Stage Simulated Nuclear Strike During Zapad-2025 War Games

Russia first unveiled the Oreshnik, a hypersonic ballistic missile, during a highly publicized strike on Ukraine last November.
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‘Iron Diplomacy’: With NATO On Edge, Russia and Belarus Launch Major Military Drills

As Moscow and Minsk seek to show off their latest military capabilities, their NATO neighbors are expecting the two allies to probe their defenses.
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New Missile Crisis or No Real Change? Experts Weigh In on End of Russia’s Intermediate-Range Missile Moratorium

Moscow abandoned its voluntary ban on deploying the missiles, citing what it called growing threats from the U.S. and other Western countries.
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Putin Says Belarus Could Host Oreshnik Missile in 2025

Lukashenko requested the missile to protect Belarus from NATO forces in Germany, Poland and Lithuania.
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