Self-proclaimed president Lukashenko admits promised Oreshnik missile system has yet to arrive in Belarus
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Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:58:41 +0200
Selfproclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has admitted in Moscow that the Russian Oreshnik missile system is still not in Belarus, despite January claims that it would arrive very soon.
Source BelTA, Belarusian media outlet Quote There is still no Oreshnik.
We are working on it.
But when I looked into this issue Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin got me to look into it it turned out that apart from the missile, everything else needs to be manufactured.
And we are doing that in Belarus.
This is why we are working on it.
Details Lukashenko asserted that Belarus is nearly finished producing several launchers for the system, adding We will need the missile from the elder brother Russia.
Background In December 2024, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin stated that Oreshnik systems could be deployed in Belarus in 2025 as part of Moscows threats to the West after Ukraine was granted permission to strike Russian targets with longrange weapons.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Vladimir Putins sabrerattling with the Oreshnik missile is aimed solely at disrupting the efforts of President Trump to end the war.
CommanderinChief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that Ukraine is developing its own air defence and missile system to deter potential Russian Oreshnik strikes.
In January, Lukashenko claimed that Belarus would receive the Oreshnik missile system from Russia very soon.
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