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Oreshnik
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Oreshnik

IRBM (derived from RS-26 Rubezh)
Strategic RU

Intermediate-range ballistic missile with multiple warheads

Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), according to the Pentagon a variant of the RS-26 Rubezh. It carries multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRV) — six, each with submunitions — arriving at more than Mach 10. According to Wikipedia used three times against Ukraine: Dnipro (21 Nov 2024), Lviv region (8/9 Jan 2026) and Bila Tserkva in Kyiv region (23/24 May 2026). Russia says inert warheads were used; a reported fourth use is unconfirmed.

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Missile
Dimensions not found in open sources
Launcher
Road-mobile (RS-26 family) — details unconfirmed
Dimension source
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General

Role
Strategic/operational precision strike, nuclear-capable
Manufacturer
MITT (Moscow)
In service
First use 2024

Weapon

Payload
MIRV: 6 re-entry vehicles, each with submunitions; conventional or nuclear
Range
≈ 540 – 2,970 NM (1,000–5,500 km, estimate)
Speed
> Mach 10

Threat

Combat record
Dnipro 21 Nov 2024; Lviv region 8/9 Jan 2026; Bila Tserkva 23/24 May 2026 — inert warheads according to Russia
Countermeasure
Only terminal ballistic missile defence; dispersal and hardening of targets
Threat level
Strategic — signalling weapon with nuclear option

News archive 7

Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.

  1. «russia Could Produce Fewer Than 40 Oreshnik Missiles Year Compared With Soviet RSD-10 Pioneer: What Is Plan for This Missile?» (Defense Express)

    Defense Express reports on a new report by the UK-based Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on Russia's strategic nuclear arsenal. According to the outlet, RUSI notes that the Soviet Union could build at most 40 RSD-10 Pioneer intermediate-range ballistic missiles a year, and assesses that today's Russian defence industry has much less capacity and can p…

    DeploymentRU Mil Tracker · 1 source

  2. Zelensky: Russia wants to deploy ballistic missiles in Belarus to strike western Ukraine, already placing drone relays there

    Speaking to journalists on 17 October, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is preparing to step up strikes on western Ukraine and wants to use Belarusian territory to do so. According to Zelensky, Russia is already placing relays (repeaters) for drones on Belarusian territory so it can use that corridor to intensify drone attacks. He said thi…

    DeploymentScaleRU Mil Tracker · 2 sources

  3. Russian-led CSTO drills with 1,500 troops, riot police and about 80 drones in Belarus's Vitsebsk Oblast, which borders Latvia and Lithuania

    The Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has begun five-day drills in Belarus's Vitsebsk Oblast, which borders Latvia and Lithuania, Euromaidan Press reports. According to tags on the article, the exercises are named "Indestructible Brotherhood-2026" and "Barrier-2026". They began on 12 October; Reform.news gives the window as 11-16 Oc…

    LossDeploymentRU Mil Tracker · 1 source

  4. russia Restricts Airspace Over Kapustin Yar Test Range, Potentially Ahead of Ballistic Missile Tests

    According to Defense Express, Russia has issued a NOTAM restricting airspace over the Kapustin Yar test range in Astrakhan region from 28 September to 3 October 2026, daily between 09:00 and 19:00 local time. Kapustin Yar is a major Russian range for developing and testing missile systems, and such closures are imposed to ensure safety during launches or ot…

    DeploymentScaleRU Mil Tracker · 1 source

  5. Ukraine hits two Russian missile-component plants in two nights: Almaz-Antey's Iskra in Ulyanovsk (Kh-59, Pantsir parts) and the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant, which leaked files tie to at least seven missile programs including Kh-101 and Oreshnik

    Ukrainian long-range drones struck JSC NPP 'Iskra Plant' in Ulyanovsk overnight on 24–25 September 2026, as part of a wider drone barrage on Russia. The plant belongs to the Almaz-Antey defence conglomerate and makes semiconductor devices, microwave components and electronics. According to Militarnyi and an identification by the independent Russian outlet A…

    LossVariantScaleRU Mil Tracker · 8 sources

  6. Duma lawmaker threatens fourth Oreshnik strike, claims three prior launches carried six warheads each

    Andrei Kolesnik, a member of the Russian State Duma's defense committee, stated on 11 September 2026 that Russia has already fired its Oreshnik missile at Ukraine three times — each time with six warheads — and threatened a fourth launch, saying "the hour is not far when the Ukrainian side will feel what Oreshnik is." He framed this as retaliation for Ukrai…

    DeploymentScaleRU Mil Tracker · 2 sources

  7. Ukrainian intelligence: Russia to test new ballistic missile with ~800 km range, possibly by striking western Ukraine

    Ukraine's military intelligence directorate (HUR) says Russia is preparing final tests of a new ballistic missile with a range of up to roughly 800 kilometers before the end of 2026. The statement was made by Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of the HUR, at a session of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council on 8 September 2026. The HUR attri…

    PerformanceRU Mil Tracker · 2 sources
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