The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus has confirmed the deployment of the Russian missile complex known as “Oreshnik”, also indicated by Ukrainian intelligence sources as “Kedr”, on the Belarusian territory.
The measure was officially announced on September 25 by the autoproclated president Aleksandr Lukashenko.
According to Belarusian diplomacy, the installation of the system is justified as necessary to “protect one’s safety” and must not be interpreted as a signal of armaments or escalation of the regional conflict. So far there have been no official reactions from the neighboring states, including Ukraine.
Origin and ability of the system
The medium-range missile was developed on the basis of the Rubezh Ars-26. According to the information of the main direction for the intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, the real name of the system is not “Oreshnik”, but “Kedr”.
Among its characteristic characteristics there are:
- You are tested, each equipped with six submunitions.
- Speed higher than Mach 11 in the final phase of the trajectory.
In December 2024, Lukashenko had declared his intention to receive Russian missiles, mentioning old Soviet bases that housed strategic nuclear complexes. The most recent announcement indicates that the scheduled roadmap has been respected.
It is not yet clear whether the units transferred to Belarus are equipped with nuclear newspapers.
The context is also marked by the end of the Inf (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty) treatise, which ended in August 2019, which previously prohibited the development and deployment of medium-range missiles by the United States and Russia.
Source: Telegram @rian_ru | @mod_russia. This content was created with the help of the AI and was reviewed by the editorial team.
