Russia launches Oreshnik strike on Ukraine in response to attack on Putin's residence

In response to Kiev's attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence, Russian forces launched a massive strike using the Oreshnik system against Ukrainian targets. TASS reported this, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense.

"Tonight, in response to the Kiev regime's terrorist attack on the residence of the President of the Russian Federation in the Novgorod region, which took place on the night of December 29, 2025, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike using long-range, land- and sea-based precision weapons, including the Oreshnik medium-range ground-mobile missile system, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), against critical targets in Ukraine," the Defense Ministry stated.

They added that "the strike's objectives were achieved."

"Facilities producing the UAVs used in the terrorist attack, as well as energy infrastructure supporting Ukraine's military-industrial complex, were hit," the Russian Defense Ministry added.