Belarusian Gajun's founder on nukes in Belarus: 'A lot of talk but little action'
Illustrative photo: Gajun's founder speaks about deployment of Oreshnik in Belarus (rosmedia)
The deployment of Russia's ballistic missile Oreshnik in Belarus serves no military purpose. Additionally, there is no confirmation that nuclear weapons are located in Belarus, despite claims by Alexander Lukashenko, Anton Motolko, the founder of the project Belarusian Hajun and activist, shared in an interview with RBC-Ukraine.
"There's a lot of talk about Oreshnik but little action. The deployment of Oreshnik in Belarus carries no military necessity," he said.
Motolko called Lukashenko's statements — claiming he had requested Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to deploy Oreshnik in Belarus—"fantasies."
"The only thing we assume is that Oreshnik is mounted on the chassis of the Belarusian MZKT (Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant, - ed.), which seems to be under sanctions from almost every country in the world. Lukashenko is also cooperating with the Kremlin in terms of military-industrial production," the activist noted.
The founder of Belarusian Hajun also stated that the project has no confirmation that Russian nuclear weapons are located in Belarus.
"We can assume that they may have been transported in and out of the northern Vitebsk region, literally on the border with Russia, but this version is also unconfirmed," he explained.
According to him, there is currently no confirmed prepared storage site for nuclear weapons, no identifiable special communication infrastructure, and no Russian military personnel or special guards stationed there. Motolko believes this is part of a Russian information and psychological operation (IPSO) in response to negotiations about the deployment of US nuclear weapons in Europe.
What is known about Oreshnik
Oreshnik is a new Russian medium-range ballistic missile of the ground-to-ground class. Little is known about the characteristics of this missile, but Russians claim it can hit targets at a speed of Mach 10 (2.5-3 kilometers per second).
The Oreshnik carries six warheads, each equipped with six submunitions.
Russia first used this missile against Ukraine on November 21, 2024. The occupiers targeted Dnipro with the Oreshnik, and later, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin threatened further strikes on Ukraine.
