Belarus will deploy Russia’s new Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile system in December, according to Natalya Eismont, spokesperson for President Alexander Lukashenko.
Preparations for the deployment are nearly complete. Lukashenko stated this move is a reaction to what he sees as Western escalation.
The Oreshnik was used by Russia in Ukraine in November 2024. President Vladimir Putin claimed that the missile cannot be intercepted and has power similar to a nuclear weapon, though some Western experts doubt this.
With information from Reuters