On November 21, 2024, a RS-26 Rubezh ballistic missile hit the Yuzhmash plant in Dnipro, Ukraine, with the explosion so powerful it illuminated the entire city of Dnepropetrovsk, according to ...

The RS-26 Rubezh is a ballistic missile that straddles the line between intermediate and intercontinental ranges, designed to carry a warhead weighing up to 1,200 kilograms equivalent to the ...

Oreshnik may be a modification of the RS-26 Rubezh strategic ballistic missile, independent military expert Aleksandr Alesin said in a new episode of BelTA’s YouTube project V Teme [On Point].

Russian president Vladimir Putin announced to the world that his forces fired a new medium-range ballistic missile known as Oreshnik ("the hazel") in an attack on Dnipro, Ukraine on Thursday.

The RS-26 has been tested at ranges falling below the classification for an ICBM, which has prompted concerns that Russia has gone against the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.

Moscow is set to mass produce its new hypersonic ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, which Russian President Vladimir Putin touted as a weapon capable of besting any US-made sys… ...

Is it a new weapon? The Pentagon says the Oreshnik is a tweak of Russia’s RS-26 Rubezh missile, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that has been tested since 2011.

Background: On 20 November, there was widespread speculation in the media about the possibility of Russia testing the RS-26 Rubezh ballistic missile. Reports suggested it could either be a test launch ...

Russia fires new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine Missile based on RS-26 Rubezh design, Pentagon calls it experimental Putin claims missile response to Ukrainian strikes with ...

A Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that Ukraine says was fired at the city of Dnipro on Thursday was an RS-26 Rubezh, Ukraine's Ukrainska Pravda media outlet reported, citing ...

The Pentagon confirmed Russia’s missile was a new, experimental type of intermediate-range missile based on its RS-26 intercontinental ballistic missile.

What do we know about Russia’s new ballistic missile, Oreshnik? Moscow says the Oreshnik, a nuclear-capable weapon, was used in an attack on Ukraine amid escalating tensions.