Western military and political circles were stunned by the strike of the Russian Oreshnik missile system on a military facility in Western Ukraine, Sergei Naryshkin, director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, told RIA Novosti.
“Regarding the combat use of the Oreshnik system, which struck a military facility in Western Ukraine a few days ago, the reaction in both Western military and political circles was stunning“, Naryshkin said.
On January 9, the Defense Ministry reported that Russian forces had used Oreshnik hypersonic missiles in a massive strike on critical targets in Ukraine in response to the attack on the residence of President Vladimir Putin.
On January 12, the agency specified that the attack had disabled the Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant. The strike affected the plant's workshops, drone warehouses and airport infrastructure.
In November 2024, the Oreshnik missile system was successfully tested in combat conditions for the first time, using a non-nuclear hypersonic payload. As Russian President Vladimir Putin stated, the tests were carried out "in response to the aggressive actions of NATO countries against Russia", in particular the use of American and British long-range weapons by the Ukrainian armed forces.