Russia fires second Oreshnik IRBM at critical infrastructure in Ukraine, say officials

A photo showing what the Security Service of Ukraine said is a component of a Russian Oreshnik IRBM that struck Lviv on the night of 8–9 January 2026. (Security Service of Ukraine)

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force told Janes on 9 January that a Russian strike using an Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) during the night of 8–9 January was aimed at Ukrainian critical national infrastructure.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) posted photos online on 9 January of what it said were components of the Oreshnik, including the missile's stabilisation and guidance unit, parts of the propulsion system, parts of the navigation system, and an engine exhaust nozzle from the payload deployment system.

It added that the objects were to be subjected to further in-depth examination.

The SBU said that the Oreshnik was used to strike “civilian facilities” in Ukraine's Lviv region, accusing Russia of trying to “destroy the life support infrastructure of the region in conditions of a sharp deterioration in weather conditions”.

Russia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in an online post on 9 January that it had fired an Oreshnik IRBM at a target in Ukraine on the night of 8–9 January. It added that “production facilities of unmanned aerial vehicles [UAVs] ... as well as power infrastructure enterprises that supported the defence industry of Ukraine have been damaged”.

On the same night the Ukrainian Air Force said in online posts that “a missile alert was declared throughout the territory of Ukraine due to the threat of the enemy using ballistic missiles... Explosions were recorded in the Lviv region”, and later that the attack included “one medium-range ballistic missile (from the Kapustin Yar test site, Astrakhan region, Russia)”.