Russia's Nuclear-Capable Missile Deployed in Belarus

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says Russia's latest hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile has been deployed in his country and is ready for use.

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Russia's Oreshnik ballistic missile deployed to Belarus, Lukashenko says

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-- The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) Dec 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM

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... Lukashenko said on Thursday that the Oreshnik had arrived in Belarus the previous day. He revealed in September that Russia had begun transporting the missile system to his country.

The Oreshnik is said to be capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Russia has said the missile can travel at speeds of up to Mach 10 and has a maximum range of 5,500 kilometers.

Russia used the missile for the first time last year to strike the city of Dnipro in eastern Ukraine. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-19 12:48 AM | Reply

And the purpose of this deployment is what, exactly?

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-19 01:31 AM | Reply

Well, Putin wanted a return to the Cold War, as he works to destroy Russian's democracy and rule of law. Putin cannot allow independent democracies to thrive on his border, or his own people might rebel. Putin is the gangster that Trump really wants to be.

#3 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-12-21 07:21 AM | Reply

Which country will get the shaft first if those missiles are ever ever launched?

Putin is playing with MAD. He somehow hopes that the Orange Felon will not retaliate when London or Paris are attacked or New York for that matter.

What a sad stupid timeline and we have a sad stupid "man" in the White House (what's left of it).

#4 | Posted by randomcanyon at 2025-12-21 11:57 AM | Reply