The Russian Federation’s Defense Ministry confirmed Dec. 30, 2025 that Russian Oreshnik mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile systems have been deployed in the forests of Belarus, the Atlantic Council reported Jan. 11, 2026.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said earlier in December that the missiles had arrived in the country. Lukashenko said that up to ten such missile systems will be stationed in Belarus, according to PBS Newshour. Russia previously deployed air-dropped nuclear weapons in Belarus, whose territory it used to launch a military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. President Lukashenko has said that his country has several dozen Russian nuclear weapons, a “nuclear sharing” program similar to the U.S. stationing of about 100 thermonuclear gravity bombs at six NATO air bases in Europe. — Atlantic Council, Jan. 11, 2026; and PBS Newshour, Dec. 30, 2025
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