Video: Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic strike on Lviv rattles NATO border in major escalation
Abdullateef Fowewe
Russia has launched a verified strike on a gas storage facility in Stryi, Lviv Oblast, using its advanced Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), sources including Reuters and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) confirm on Friday.
The non-nuclear attack marks the missile’s second combat use since its November 2024 test over Dnipro, traveling approximately 1,800 kilometers in just 12 minutes at speeds exceeding 10,000 km/h—pushing into hypersonic territory beyond Mach 15.
Real-time infrared footage circulating online shows six bright flashes from what appear to be multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), derived from the RS-26 platform, striking with pinpoint precision.
The site lies near the Polish border, roughly 75 km from NATO territory, amplifying fears of miscalculation as the war enters its latest volatile phase.
This assault disrupts critical energy infrastructure in western Ukraine amid stalled peace talks and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s repeated warnings against Western-supplied weapons.
It learnt that the strike signals Moscow’s willingness to target deeper into Ukraine, testing NATO’s red lines without crossing them.
