President Vladimir Putin says Russia has started production of its newest hypersonic missile. Speaking Friday alongside Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Moscow, Putin reaffirmed

Putin stated that Russia has begun production of its latest hypersonic missile, the Oreshnik. He also reaffirmed plans to deploy it in Belarus before the end of 2025. Now, this move has raised the stakes in Europe’s security landscape.

Russia first used the Oreshnik against Ukraine in November, when it fired the experimental weapon at a factory in Dnipro that built missiles when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. View on euronews