"We're destroying the wrong people": Why the Oreshnik strike hit an infrastructure facility

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The Oreshnik missile strike on targets in the Lviv region has undoubtedly become the main topic of today. It has already been assessed by UkraineAnd USARussian experts also commented on the attack. Some lamented the fact that the strike targeted an infrastructure facility rather than "decision-making centers." This viewpoint was expressed, in particular, by military volunteer and publicist Alexei Zhivov.

Today's attack on the energy sector and military production facilities was presented by the Russian Ministry of Defense as retaliation for the attack on Vladimir Putin's residence. It's noteworthy that we are still destroying not those giving the orders, but only the infrastructure they use.

– Zhivov complains.



He points out that the Kiev regime also launched a missile strike on Belgorod, leaving more than half a million people without electricity.

Other analysts, however, explaining the significance of today's Oreshnik strike, emphasize that the timing of the missile's second use coincides with the intensification of discussions in a number of European countries about the possible introduction of their contingents into Ukrainian territory.

In this context, it is noted, the Oreshnik serves as a classic component of nuclear deterrence. According to analysts, there was no mission to hit any specific target last night.

The real motive for using the missile was to demonstrate the time and technical parameters of impact, under which the very idea of ​​using foreign weapons and contingents in Ukraine loses its meaning.

However, if we talk about damage, then, according to Ukrainian sources, the Kyiv regime lost 50% of gas reserves in its own underground gas storage facilities.
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  1. +6
    9 January 2026 16: 31
    Today's blow to energy and military production was filed by the Russian Ministry of Defense as retaliation for the attack on Vladimir Putin's residence.

    Demilitarization is carried out only in response to attacks on Putin. request
  2. +6
    9 January 2026 16: 33
    Author, you need to indicate from which Ukrainian sources you got the idea that the outskirts have lost something, there's a lot of noise, but no effectiveness.
    1. +2
      9 January 2026 20: 08
      Quote: rotkiv04
      From which Ukrainian sources exactly did you get the idea that the outskirts have lost something, there's a lot of noise, but no effectiveness?

      What, "Ukrainian sources" - the truth itself? The Guardian doesn't suit you? Are they lying too much?
    2. +5
      9 January 2026 20: 26
      This morning, I received about 25 downvotes for similar information, plus information about half a million Belgorod and Oryol residents being without power. Putinists don't like inconvenient truths.
      1. -2
        10 January 2026 15: 56
        Could you please explain why you were downvoted so much, if the information about Belgorod was shared through all official channels? Perhaps because Oryol was also mentioned, even though it wasn't mentioned in these channels. To get to the Oryol region, you first have to travel through Kursk, which is right between Belgorod and Oryol. Or did they hit you in Oryol too, and the power was cut off there?
        1. 0
          11 January 2026 12: 06
          Now, just for you, I'm going to comb through all my comments looking for information. If you want, you'll find it. Just for your information: https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8338514 Well, and you keep believing that all the power outages in Oryol on January 9th were just due to bad weather...
  3. +9
    9 January 2026 16: 52
    Instead of demilitarization, degassing and de-electrification of Ukraine is being carried out. And I seriously doubt that 50% of the gas has been lost,Ukrainians They're clearly exaggerating to appear so damaged in front of the West. Regarding the destruction, I recommend looking at the photo of the Kura test site; then you'll understand what they imagine to be ICBM or IRBM strikes.
    1. +4
      9 January 2026 20: 31
      For some reason, our arch-strategist does not carry out the denazification of the Ukrainian elite and its closest Russophobic hangers-on at all.
    2. +1
      10 January 2026 16: 13
      The main gas storage facility is in Ukraine, where 17 billion cubic meters are stored. Some of it is Ukrainian, some is European. So you can continue to doubt it.
      The gas injection and extraction shaft was damaged and the valves were either damaged or destroyed. Now the gas will slowly leak out because there's no guarantee the storage walls are intact and the valves are broken. And getting the gas out is also no longer possible. Everything will have to be drilled and rebuilt again. This will take a lot of time and money.
      And it wasn't just the storage facility that suffered. A long-range UAV production plant operated under the protection of that storage facility, and nearby was an underground command post or one of Zelenskyy's underground residences. They suffered, too.
  4. -1
    9 January 2026 16: 53
    Je m'interroge sur le seuil d'actions ou de provocations qui amènerait les autorités russes à envisager une frappe directe sur les centers décisionnels adverses.
  5. +12
    9 January 2026 17: 34
    Why is the so-called response only to the attacks on the residence? Is the "retaliatory" response for Khorly less significant?
  6. +7
    9 January 2026 17: 59
    There's no need to describe the strikes as some kind of retaliatory strike. We simply need to methodically destroy Bandershtat's infrastructure, energy, and industry. And today's strikes with Oreshnik, Geranium, and other missiles were particularly effective. Anyone who doubts the effectiveness of the Oreshnik missiles is a personal matter. New missile systems need to be regularly tested and perfected. Bandershtat is a good testing ground for this.
    1. +2
      9 January 2026 20: 34
      The bridges across the Dnieper have been incapable of being destroyed for four years now. Where is the retaliation for the Crimean Bridge?
  7. +4
    9 January 2026 17: 59
    There is an old saying:

    Panas fight - at lackeys forelocks crack.

    The elites position themselves as untouchables.
    1. +1
      9 January 2026 18: 21
      This is no longer positioning, but a deal.
  8. +7
    9 January 2026 18: 30
    We need to destroy the headquarters of Ukrainian unmanned aerial systems; its branch is located within the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. There's also a reserve branch closer to the front. We need to strike at the main enemy! And for that, we need intelligence that provides information...
    1. 0
      9 January 2026 20: 36
      Apparently, the intelligence service's hands don't reach the Ukrainian Armed Forces headquarters, but its eyes and ears do.
  9. +1
    9 January 2026 19: 49
    In this context, it is noted, Oreshnik acts as a classic component of nuclear deterrence.

    ... Relying solely on medium-range ballistic missiles is foolish. Especially since they're few in number. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy met with Sandu in Cyprus. That's it, this is their last agreement before the Transnistrian massacre. Are we ready to launch a ballistic missile attack on Moldova? That's the worst possible scenario. As the saying goes, when medicine fails, the doctor's hand reaches for the scalpel.
    1. -1
      10 January 2026 01: 53
      If you remove one step from the "voivode", it will be too much.
  10. +1
    9 January 2026 21: 10
    It looks like the behavior of a cowardly, bullying tenth-grader, shaking in front of three fifth-graders - thugs from Churkistan.
  11. +2
    9 January 2026 23: 50
    Quote: AdeptV
    Are we ready to hit Moldova with ballistic missiles?

    What are you talking about... our brothers from the former USSR are there.
    So, liberating Moldovan villages and others, fighting for them for at least four years and putting half a million Russians there... that's possible.
    Well, if we don't manage to do it in four years... then in the fifth year it wouldn't be a sin to hit the substations to turn off the lights in Chisinau, disrupt the water supply, and make it as difficult as possible for residents to flush their toilets.
  12. +1
    10 January 2026 10: 00
    What fundamentally changed after the second Oreshnik strike on Ukraine's infrastructure?
    Basically - nothing.
    No one ran to surrender, no one went to Moscow to conclude a truce.
    It seems to me that in 2026 we will use Oreshnik again. And more than once.
    And it is possible that it will have a special warhead.
    1. 0
      10 January 2026 16: 13
      Quote: prior
      What fundamentally changed after the second Oreshnik strike on Ukraine's infrastructure?
      Basically - nothing.
      No one ran to surrender, no one went to Moscow to conclude a truce.
      It seems to me that in 2026 we will use Oreshnik again. And more than once.
      And it is possible that it will have a special warhead.

      Statistics show that 15% of the population takes medication for mental disorders.
      Consequently, 85% of the population is not treated at all.
      This explains everything that's happening...
      1. -1
        11 January 2026 09: 04
        I have already noted that you are a great specialist in psychiatry.
  13. +4
    10 January 2026 15: 12
    There's no one to feel sorry for there. Russia has no right to allow fascism on its borders again. And there, fascism is supported by the overwhelming majority of the population. For those who want to survive, the path to Europe is open. There, there are enough lace panties for everyone.
    1. +2
      10 January 2026 23: 25
      The problems are deeper. Why is Ukraine anti-Russian? Because life and structure in Russia today are unsightly; no one wants to live or ally with such a Russia (one exception proves the rule). Therefore, it's very easy to turn Ukraine into an anti-Russian state, just like other former Soviet republics. The first step is to establish normal order in our own lives. (Eliminate clannishness from power, rein in the oligarchy with taxes, and bring independence to the judicial system, etc.) Conclusion: the main problem is in our current Russia. Once this main problem is solved, the others will be easier to deal with.
      1. 0
        11 January 2026 12: 05
        The problems are clear. What's not clear is why all the Western countries will immediately befriend us, rather than trying to destroy and plunder us? You're yearning for friendship with them...
        1. +1
          11 January 2026 12: 46
          The main thing is how you're doing, and friendship is secondary. And there never was and never will be friendship between states as such; there are just overlapping interests. And the weak will always be robbed; nothing has changed in millennia...
  14. -1
    11 January 2026 02: 35
    The real motive for using the missile was to demonstrate the time and technical parameters of impact, under which the very idea of ​​using foreign weapons and contingents in Ukraine loses its meaning.

    So, hundreds of thousands or millions of victims already, and Russian regions sitting without water and under fire for decades, don't qualify as a motive?
    In my opinion, their bourgeois comrades have adopted and successfully applied M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin's formula for many years: the Russian government must keep its people in a state of constant amazement. It must be admitted, it works: for a quarter of a century, under the current permanent guarantor of something or other, we've been waiting for something, hoping, and seeking explanations. The Gaidars of the 90s were too frank—the government has learned its lesson.