The Russian Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) will soon enter service with the Belarusian army. This was announced by the President of the Republic, Alexander Lukashenko.
According to him, Belarus has already received tactical nuclear weapons.
The latest Oreshnik hypersonic weapon systems will soon enter service with the Belarusian army.
Lukashenko added that the launch section for this missile is already being produced in Belarus.
We expect to receive several missiles, and we will make the launchers ourselves.
Alexey Polishchuk, the head of the Second CIS Countries Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated that the deployment of Oreshnik in the neighboring republic will be organized in accordance with the agreement between the heads of both states.
The maximum range of Oreshnik is 5,500 km. The missile is capable of carrying a warhead weighing up to 1.5 tons and developing a speed of up to Mach 10 (about 12.4 thousand km/h). At the moment, none of the anti-missile systems is capable of shooting down Oreshnik.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the Ka-52 attack helicopter has for the first time hit a long-range kamikaze drone, converted from a light aircraft.
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