Russia may prepare to launch “flying Chornobyl” again—but only thing it has ever hit is its own scientists
Experts say it’s more theater than threat amid the US-Russian peace talks over Ukraine.
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Russia refuses to end war, even after losing 267,460 troops in 2025 alone
Russia’s war machine is breaking down, with 1.058 million troops, 11,071 tanks, and 421 aircraft destroyed since February 2022.
Zelenskyy: Sanction loopholes allow Russia to continue producing its “Oreshnik” intercontinental ballistic missiles with Western tech
He calls for urgent action to block the supply chain behind the Kremlin’s nuclear ambitions.
Putin’s Victory Day speech may reveal his next target in Ukraine
At the May 9 parade in Moscow, Vladimir Putin declared that Russia would achieve its strategic goals in the war against Ukraine. In his speech, he referred to Sevastopol and Odesa as part of Russia’s “greatness.”
FP: NATO airbases vulnerable to Russian Kedr missiles need urgent dispersal strategy
NATO should start preparing now by making its primary airbases less vulnerable to Russian Kedr medium-range ballistic missiles…
FT: China warned Russia over nuclear threats, Blinken reveals
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Financial Times that Beijing intervened to discourage Moscow from nuclear escalation in Ukraine, saying “Don’t go there.”
FT: Western tools found in production of Russia’s new Oreshnik missile
A Financial Times investigation reveals Russian missile production still relies on German and Japanese CNC systems, bypassing sanctions.
“Russia’s arsenal already peaked,” defense expert dismisses Putin’s threats after Kazan drone attack
Serhii Zgurets, head of Defense Express, says Russia has exhausted all conventional weapons except nuclear arms, contradicting Putin's vow of retaliation for Ukraine's drone strikes on critical military facilities in Tatarstan.
ISW: Kremlin may seek off-ramp from nuclear threats through Oreshnik missile promotion
Putin compared its destructive power to nuclear weapons, indicating a potential strategic shift in military deterrence approach as nuclear threats lose effectiveness.
Pentagon warns Russia may launch another Oreshnik missile at Ukraine
The DoD warns Russia may launch another experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile, while also confirming the Russian military's withdrawal from Syria's Tartus base following Assad's fall.
US intelligence says Russia may use Oreshnik missile against Ukraine in coming days
Russia may use its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again soon, two US officials said.
ISW: Deployment of Oreshnik in Belarus does not increase the risk of strikes on Ukraine or NATO countries
Putin's missile showcase represents a continuation of psychological warfare tactics, not a significant military escalation.
UK intel: Russia’s Oreshnik missile likely deployed for strategic messaging
Russia likely used its expensive, experimental Oreshnik missile as symbolic retaliation for Ukraine’s Western missile use, despite limited production, per UK intelligence.
Putin threatens to strike “decision-making centers in Kyiv” with high-precision weapon Oreshnik
Putin claims Russia has developed a missile system with destructive power near-equivalent to nuclear weapons.
NATO, Ukraine convene emergency talks after Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile strike
Russia's Nov. 21 strike on Dnipro marked its first combat use, deploying multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles.
ISW: Recent Russian missile strike shows no new nuclear threat
Russia showcased its missile capabilities with a strike on Dnipro using new ballistic missiles, alongside Putin's threats to the West, continuing Moscow's nuclear deterrence rhetoric.
CNN: Russia breaks Cold War deterrence doctrine with multiple warhead missile strike on Dnipro
Russia's Nov. 21 ballistic missile strike on Dnipro introduces MIRV technology to conventional warfare, breaking decades of deterrence doctrine.