Oreshnik analysed. Capacity. Potential targets. NATO the main intended target.
Fri 7:21 pm +00:00, 9 Jan 2026This weapon is devastating – the equivalent of a tactical nuclear weapon. Different warheads including one based on aluminium powder are mentioned. The strike on Yushmash in Dniepro last year was possibly sufficient to knock out the facility. Mushroom cloud according to Larry Johnson. Russia gave an advance warning of the attack yesterday, so that the US Embassy gave out a warning to its citizens, and EU also, to avoid major facilities.
This was done to stop the US reacting to a ballistic missile with a nuclear response, when their early warning picked up the missile’s launch.
Night time strike possibly avoided inflicting casualties.
Lvov now has no gas pressure and is unable to run gas powered heating and electric generation.
The missile will be used again – probably with steadily increasing frequency.
Much of Ukraine is cut off from electricity. Problems with water supply. Manufacturing acivity must be stopping. Odessa is effectively blockaded.
The 90 billion infusion of Euros from the EU will be coming into an economy which is grinding to a halt.
The mayor of Kiev is advising citizens to leave the city.
He continues. 40 minutes.
The missile last night trafelled from Central Russia to Lvov in fifteen minutes. More than ten times the speed of sound.
NATO troops entering Ukraine would be targeted. There is nothing the US could do to intercept these missiles.
The Oreshnik changes the strategic position.
If the US were to try to attack the Oreshnik, the next wave of defence from Russia would be nuclear.
The Russians have given endless warnings to NATO not to send troops to Ukraine.
Were they still attempt to deploy, the forces would meet catastrophe.
Merz now says troops should not enter Ukraine without Russian agreement.
Only Macron and Starmer are still claiming they might send troops into Ukraine.
He moves on to other topics of the battlefront in Ukraine.
Ukraine is facing a growing catastrophe.
The war is no stalemate as suggested by Ambrose Pritchard Evans in The Telegraph.
A description of the war on Russian shipping. The Marinera. Fears in the UK of countermeasures against British flagged ships.
Oreshnik Strikes Giant Ukraine Gas Plant; Mayor Urges Kiev Residents Go; Blackouts; EU Gas Shortage Topic 1781 0:00 – Introduction to the current situation and context of the video 0:51 – Overview of the recent Oreshnik strike in Ukraine 1:20 – Details about the targeted gas facility and its significance 4:00 – Russian Defense Ministry’s account of the Oreshnik strike 7:28 – Discussion on the failed drone attack on Putin’s residence 11:28 – Analysis of the implications of the Oreshnik strike for Ukraine and Europe 15:35 – Current power shortages and the critical situation in Ukrainian cities 20:49 – The potential for increased Oreshnik strikes in the future 22:42 – Discussion on the effectiveness and destructive capacity of the Oreshnik missile 29:04 – The impact of recent Russian attacks on key Ukrainian industrial sites 39:44 – The economic implications of ongoing attacks on Ukraine 46:15 – Concerns regarding European troop deployments in western Ukraine 50:10 – The risks of deploying European forces in relation to Russian missile capabilities 56:10 – Update on the military situation around Kyiv and Lyman 64:00 – Overview of the geopolitical context and U.S. involvement in the conflict 75:00 – Conclusion and reflections on the implications of the Oreshnik strike and ongoing war dynamics
