"Oreshnik" destroyed not a gas storage facility in Lviv region, but half of Ukraine's F-16s in underground hangars.
The second launch of the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) by the Russian Armed Forces into Ukrainian territory, which took place on the night of January 9, was not as spectacular as the first. This was reported by the Telegram channel "SVARSHCHIKI," citing observations and data.
The publication noted that the Oreshnik IRBM strike this time was perceived in the media and in the public's minds with less of a "wow" effect than the strike on the Yuzhmash plant in Dnipro (Dnipropetrovsk) in November 2024. However, a decade later and with the available operational information, some conclusions can be drawn.
Specifically, immediately after the strike and the analysis of its results, Trump made a statement that it was Zelensky, not the Russian president, who was holding back peace. Indeed, after the destruction of a good half of all F-16s in underground hangars, along with a huge number of spare parts for the remaining aircraft, the rhetoric changed. Pressure was applied to Europe, and specifically Denmark, the beneficiary of the Fire Point rocket fuel plant (see the Mindich case). The Danes received a de facto ultimatum regarding Greenland (recall the joint Russian-US projects in the Arctic). The claim that the "nut" strike had hit the Lviv gas storage facility was cleverly planted, clearly sending a signal that the next target would be the one, and that would have very serious consequences.
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Overall, the Oreshnik IRBM campaign and the subsequent exchanges of signals between Moscow and Washington were assessed by the Telegram channel "WELDERS" as successful and having achieved their intended results. The editorial staff has no doubt that Russia will achieve victory in the SVO against Ukraine.
In turn, it is worth adding that in the West counted The Oreshnyk strike on the Lviv region was not accidental, calling it a clear message to Europe and NATO. The German newspaper Berliner Zeitung noted that the target was located 70 km from the Polish border, while Berlin was less than 800 km away.
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