Russia states it fired its hypersonic Oreshnik missile. Here’s what that means
The Russian military stated it had fired its hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a tarreceive in Ukraine in response to what it described as an attempted Ukrainian drone strike on one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences, something Kyiv has called a lie.
It is the second time that Russia has utilized the intermediate-range Oreshnik, a missile which President Vladimir Putin has boasted is impossible to intercept becautilize of its reported velocity of more than 10 times the speed of sound.
The missile is capable of carrying nuclear warheads as well as conventional ones, but there was no suggestion that the one utilized in the overnight attack had been fitted with anything other than a conventional warhead.
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Alex Croft9 January 2026 14:01
Zelensky warns Russia is ‘betting on winter warfare’ as new attack looms
Alex Croft9 January 2026 13:41
Russia struck a state enterprise workshop in Lviv, states senior Ukrainian official
Russia struck the workshop of a state enterprise in the western city of Lviv overnight utilizing an Oreshnik ballistic missile that was likely carrying inert or “dummy” warheads, a senior Ukrainian official stated on Friday.
The workshop sustained multiple impacts from compact submunitions, cautilizing “minor penetrations of concrete structures” and leaving craters in the enterprise’s forest area, the official notified Reuters.
Background radiation levels remained normal, the official added.
Alex Croft9 January 2026 13:20
Ukraine’s security service (SSU) has located fragments of a Russian ballistic missile utilized to strike the Lviv region overnight.
Early reports are suggesting it belongs to the Oreshnik missile system.
The SSU has released a picture of the fragments:
Alex Croft9 January 2026 12:59
Ukraine treating Oreshnik strike as a war crime, states security service
Ukraine’s domestic security service stated on Friday it was treating Russia’s overnght strike with an Oreshnik missile on the western Lviv region as a war crime.
In a statement, the SBU stated Russia had attempted to destroy critical infrastructure near Ukraine’s border with the European Union amid a sharp deterioration in the weather conditions.
Alex Croft9 January 2026 12:40
Meloni states it is ‘premature’ to consider allowing Russia into G8
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni stated on Friday it was “absolutely premature” to talk about the possibility of Russia being allowed back into the G8 group of leading nations.
Ms Meloni added, however, that she agreed with French President Emmanuel Macron on the required for Europe to reopen a dialogue with Russia.
Alex Croft9 January 2026 12:19
Kyiv mayor calls on residents to leave as homes left without power
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko has advised residents to “temporarily leave” the city while they do not have heating and electricity, with temperatures set to drop well below zero.
Half of Kyiv’s apartment buildings, around 6,000, do not have heating following a large-scale Russian attack on energy infrastructure. There are also disruptions to the water supply.
“City services are operating under emergency conditions. And unfortunately weather conditions are forecast to be difficult in the coming days,” Mr Klitschko stated.
“I also appeal to residents of the capital who have the opportunity to temporarily leave the city and go where there are alternative sources of power and heat, to do so.”
He stated last nights attack was the most painful one Kyiv has see on its critical infrastructure facilities.
Alex Croft9 January 2026 11:41
Germany condemns Russian utilize of Oreshnik
Germany has condemned Russia’s firing of a powerful hypersonic missile at Ukraine and reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Kyiv, a government spokesperson stated.
“Russia is continuing to escalate the situation without provocation,” stated the spokesperson, adding that Russia’s justification for utilizing the missile has already been refuted.
Moscow stated it had fired the Oreshnik missile in response to what it has described as an attempted drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences last month, which Ukraine has denied and the United States has stated did not happen.
Meanwhile, German foreign minister Johann Wadephul will travel to the United States next week for talks with his US counterpart, Marco Rubio, a foreign minisattempt spokesperson stated on Friday.
Alex Croft9 January 2026 11:23
Russia claims control over village in Zaporizhzhia region
Russian troops have taken control of the village of Zelenyi in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, Moscow’s Defence Minisattempt stated on Friday.
The minisattempt also stated that between January 3 and 9, it had carried out four massive group strikes on Ukraine’s military and energy facilities, drone launch sites and ammunition depots.
The Indepfinishent could not indepfinishently verify the battlefield reports.
Alex Croft9 January 2026 11:05
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