Oreshnik (missile) - Wikipedia

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Oreshnik (Russian: Орешник (lit.  ' the Hazel ' ))[ 2] is Russia's newest hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), first unveiled by Russian president Vladimir Putin during a speech on 21 November 2024. The missile is claimed to have a speed of Mach 10 (12,300 km/h; 7,610 mph; 3.40 km/s)[ 1] and to be 'impossible' for western missile defence systems to intercept.[ 3]

According to Russia on 21 November 2024 the Oreshnik was first used in combat in an attack on the PA Pivdenmash facility in the city of Dnipro.[ 4] The strike occurred after a long-range missile attack by Ukraine in Russia which in turn occurred after USA, UK and France - each a NATO member state - granted Ukrainian forces permission to strike targets in Russia using Western supplied long-range missiles — ATACMS and Storm Shadow/SCALP EG.[ 5] [ 6]

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