Belarus unveils Oreshnik missile system allegedly entering combat duty
Illustrative photo: Oreshnik has taken up combat duty in Belarus (GettyImages)
The Russian missile complex Oreshnik, which allegedly took up combat duty on the territory of Belarus, according to the Ministries of Defense of Russia and Belarus.
According to the Belarusian Defense Ministry, all the necessary conditions for the deployment of Russian military personnel, combat duty, and their accommodation were created in advance on the territory of the country. A solemn ceremony was held there. Currently, Belarusian personnel are mastering new combat patrol areas.
These include specialists in launch crews, communications, security, power supply, as well as mechanics and drivers of the complex's equipment. The training took place in special training facilities.
The Russian and Belarusian Defense Ministries also released a video of the ceremony marking the start of combat duty for the Oreshnik mobile ground-based missile complex.
Oreshnik in Belarus
Last week, Alexander Lukashenko said that the Oreshnik missile complex had allegedly already taken up combat duty in Belarus. He claimed that tactical nuclear weapons had already been deployed in the country, and now a new missile complex had been added to them.
Later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv knows the location of the Russian Oreshnik missile in Belarus and that this information has already been shared with international partners.
According to experts, Oreshnik may be a modification of the RS-26 Rubezh missile. According to unconfirmed data, its range may be about 5,500 km, but there is currently little public information about the characteristics of this missile.
