Russia сonfirms Oreshnik missile strike on Ukraine

In particular, the Russians publicly admitted that "in response" to the so-called attack on the residence of the Russian president, a terrorist attack was carried out against the Ukrainian civilian population — namely, the launch of a missile from the Oreshnik system and attacks by strike drones.

Also, as is traditionally done after such terrorist acts, the Russians claimed that the "strike objectives were achieved." According to the Russian ministry, allegedly fabricated by Russians, "unmanned aerial vehicle production facilities" were hit.

At the same time, despite lies about military targets, Russia immediately admitted that the main target of the attack was energy infrastructure. The Russian ministry's statement contains a separate mention of this, along with further threats to carry out new terrorist attacks against Ukraine.

A series of loud explosions was heard in the Ukrainian city of Lviv on the night of January 8–9. Reports online said the city was struck by a Russian Oreshnik ballistic missile. Before this, an air raid alert had been declared, and monitoring channels reported unusual activity at the Kapustin Yar missile range in Russia's Astrakhan region — the only location from which Russia can launch this missile.

Later, the Air Command West confirmed that the missile flew along a ballistic trajectory at about 13,000 kilometers per hour. However, the type of missile has not yet been specified — its debris must first be examined.

More details on the attack on Lviv are available in an RBC-Ukraine report.