The Pentagon says the Oreshnik is a tweak of Russia’s RS-26 Rubezh missile, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that has been tested since 2011.

Hours after the strike, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a TV address, said that Russia had launched a "new conventional intermediate-range" missile with the codename Oreshnik, meaning hazel tree in Russian.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has announced that the Russian attack on the city of Dnipro with an Oreshnik experimental ballistic missile will be discussed at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Wednesday,

EADaily, . The Russian-American memorandum on missile launch notifications from 1998 continues to operate, within its framework the United States was notified of the launch of the medium-range ballistic missile "Oreshnik".

Two days ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a change in the country's policy for employing nuclear weapons in conflict. Then, on Thursday, Russia attacked the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with a new type of ballistic missile capable of one day delivering multiple nuclear warheads to distant targets with little warning.

Russia shot down eight ballistic missiles launched by Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. “Eight ballistic missiles, six U.S.-made JDAM guided aerial bombs and 45 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems,

Russian Deputy Anatoly Wasserman claims that Vladimir Putin has a secret weapon that remains unknown to the public. According to this Russian propagandist, the new Oreshnik missile, launched on November 21st at the Ukrainian Dnieper,