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Posted on January 8, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
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A Russian missile strike hit infrastructure in Lviv, Ukraine, with officials providing limited details. The Oreshnik missile's power is likened to nuclear weapons.
Jan 9 (Reuters) - A Russian attack struck an infrastructure target in western Ukraine's Lviv region, officials in the region said early on Friday.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi and regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi, writing on Telegram, gave no details on the strike and did not say what weapons had been deployed.
Sadovyi said it was for Ukraine's military to determine if the weapon deployed by Russian forces was an Oreshnik missile.
Kozytskyi said experts were examining the area where the strike occurred.
Russia fired an Oreshnik missile against the Ukrainian city of Dnipro for the first time in November 2024.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Oreshnik's destructive power is comparable to that of a nuclear weapon, even when fitted with a conventional warhead.
Ukraine's Air Force warned of the threat of missiles being fired from a Russian testing ground in Kapustin Yar, where the Oreshnik is based in southeastern Russia. Oreshnik missiles have also been based in Russia's ally, Belarus.
(Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Chris Reese and Tom Hogue)
A missile strike refers to an attack using missiles, which are self-propelled weapons designed to deliver explosive payloads to a predetermined target.
The Oreshnik missile is a type of missile reportedly used by Russian forces, noted for its destructive power, which some experts compare to that of a nuclear weapon.
Ukraine's Air Force is responsible for defending the airspace of Ukraine, including monitoring and responding to missile threats from adversaries.
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