Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said that the Russian-made Oreshnik missile system will arrive in Belarus any day now.
He gave this statement while talking to reporters amid the presidential elections that are on their way throughout the country this weekend, Caliber.Az reports citing Russian media outlets.
He also said that one single Oreshnik complex would be enough to protect the whole of Belarus.
Lukashenko did point out that the possesion of nuclear weapons was primarily used for deterrence purposes, saying that it was "not to avoid getting wet under the nuclear 'rain', but to prevent this 'rain' from happening at all."
The Russian missile “Oreshnik,” a hypersonic missile equipped with multiple warheads has attracted significant attention after an attack on a Ukrainian factory in Dnipro in October 2024.
The missile has the capability of carrying multiple warheads, has the potential to create a saturation effect. This means that several warheads can be fired at a target within a broad zone simultaneously.
By Nazrin Sadigova
Source: caliber.az
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