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Russia is preparing to deploy the Oreshnik<\/em> intermediate-range ballistic missile system in Belarus, primarily targeting Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was stated by Oleh Ivashchenko, Head of Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU), in a comment to press,\u00a0UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe are observing preparations for the deployment of the Oreshnik<\/em> intermediate-range ballistic missile on the territory of Belarus. Russia and Belarus are developing military facilities for launchers, surveillance, and communications systems, which are elements of the Oreshnik<\/em> system. However, as of now, these measures have not yet been fully implemented,\u201d Ivashchenko said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

According to him, Russia is physically capable of placing a launcher in Belarus, but without completing the construction of other system components, it would function only as a mock-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ivashchenko emphasized that even if Oreshnik<\/em> is deployed in Belarus, Minsk would have no rights or authority to use it. The missile system would remain under the unified command of Russia\u2019s Strategic Missile Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SZRU assesses that deploying Oreshnik<\/em> in Belarus is driven by Russia\u2019s intent to intensify pressure and blackmail against Europe and European states, as well as to shield the system from potential strikes. Stationing such weapons in the European part of Russia would make them a legitimate target for Ukraine\u2019s Defense Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe deployment of Oreshnik<\/em> on Belarusian territory is a tool of pressure primarily against the EU and NATO, not Ukraine. Such a move would allow Russia to expand its capability to carry out a sudden strike on the capital of any European country and significantly reduce missile flight time compared to launches from the Kapustin Yar test site,\u201d Ivashchenko stressed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Previously, Ivashchenko told press that as of May this year, Belarus did not host nuclear weapons, only their delivery systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On October 31, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko claimed that the Russian Oreshnik<\/em> missile system was planned to be put on combat duty in December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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