There was no launch of Oreshnik in Ukraine yesterday – CCD
Russia did not launch an Oreshnik ballistic missile at Ukraine yesterday.
This was stated by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at the National Security and Defense Council, Andrii Kovalenko, Censor.NET reports.
"There was no launch of the Oreshnik yesterday. Russia should warn its Western partners in case of such launches. There was no warning, and there was no launch with the subsequent "rocket fall" either," the statement said.
The day before, the media reported that on February 6, 2025, Russians tried to attack Ukraine again with an Oreshnik ballistic missile, but it fell on their territory.
Russia's "Oreshnik" strike on Ukraine
On 21 November, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia used an intercontinental ballistic missile during a missile attack on the city of Dnipro. The media reported that it could have been a "Rubezh" missile, which is a potential nuclear warhead.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said in an address on 21 November that during the morning attack on Dnipro, Russians allegedly used a new medium-range "Oreshnik" missile.
On 22 November, the Defence Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate said that on 21 November, Russia had struck at Ukrainian territory using a ballistic missile, allegedly from the "Kedr" missile system.
Later, the SSU showed journalists the remains of a Russian missile called "Oreshnik", which hit the city of Dnipro on Thursday.
Putin also threatened to use the Oreshnik missile against Kyiv.
Putin also said that Russia would hand over the "Oreshnik" systems that it had recently used to attack Ukraine to Belarus. This will happen in the second half of 2025.
