Russia’s missile forces chief has declared that Oreshnik, which can carry conventional or nuclear warheads, has a range allowing it to reach all of Europe.

Donald Trump has deployed two nuclear-powered submarines near Russia following inflammatory remarks from a senior Russian security official regarding his Ukraine war deadline. The military manoeuvre threat to Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine comes as tensions escalate between Washington and Moscow over the President's demand for Russia to

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Aug. 1 that Moscow has begun production of its latest hypersonic missile, named "Oreshnik," and confirmed plans to deploy the weapon to Belarus later this year.

Russia first used the Oreshnik against Ukraine in November, when it fired the experimental weapon at a factory in Dnipro that built missiles when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. View on euronews