Russia Deploys Rare Oreshnik Missile in Major Strikes on Ukraine

Overnight Strikes on Ukraine

• ⚡ At least four people were killed and 25 injured in Kyiv during a night of intense Russian air strikes across Ukraine.
• 💥 Bombardments targeted several Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, Lviv, and Zaporizhzhia, with missiles and drones.
• 🏥 In Kyiv, residential buildings, a shopping center, and a health facility were among the hit locations, causing power and water outages.

Use of the Oreshnik Missile

• 🚀 Russian military sources confirmed a massive strike using a powerful hypersonic missile called Oreshnik against critical facilities.
• 🎯 Targets are believed to have included critical gas storage facilities in Lviv.
• ⚠️ The Oreshnik, a rarely used medium-range, high-speed ballistic missile, was reportedly used in Lviv, near the Polish border.
• 💣 This missile can be equipped with high-powered explosive warheads, though the type used in this strike is unknown.

"Double Tap" Incident and Retaliation

• 🚑 A paramedic was killed in Kyiv responding to a strike, a victim of a "double tap" incident where the same target was hit twice.
• 🗓️ This latest attack follows Moscow branding Kyiv and its allies an "axis of war" and comes after a reported Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin's residence in late December, which Kyiv denies.