Russian Missile Brigade Equipped with Oreshniks Deployed in Belarus, Ukraine's Military Intelligence Says
- Russia has deployed units of the 101st Missile Brigade to Belarus, a formation equipped with the Oreshnik intermediate-range missile system, according to Ukraine military intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko.
- Moscow has maintained Oreshnik systems in Belarus since December 2025, when Belarusian leader Aliaksandr Lukashenka placed them on combat duty as part of expanded military cooperation with Russia.
- These systems remain under Russian control rather than Belarusian command, according to Ukrainian intelligence. Ivashchenko stated this indicates Minsk may no longer exercise full control over Russian military activities on its own territory.
- Intelligence reports suggest the deployment aims to increase pressure on Europe and NATO by shortening missile flight times to European targets. Belarus has also permitted Russia to deploy radio-signal repeaters guiding Russian Shahed-type drones toward Ukrainian infrastructure.
- While Russian strikes on Kyiv have intensified in recent weeks, Ivashchenko currently assesses the military threat from Belarus as low. There is no reported Russian ground offensive from Belarusian territory underway at this time.
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Russia has already deployed a unit of the 101st missile brigade of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, armed with a medium-range missile complex called "Orešnik", in an interview with Ukrienformou, the head of the Directorate-General for Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Oleg Ivashchenko, noted that Moscow was continuing its attempts to draw Minsk into war against Ukraine and was also seeking to use Belarusian territory…
Julia Vityazeva: The threat to Ukraine has intensified: Russia has deployed units of the 101st Missile Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces in Belarus, which is armed with the Oreshnik
The threat to Ukraine has intensified: Russia has deployed units of the 101st Missile Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces in Belarus, which is armed with the Oreshnik.Great
The Russian Federation has stationed in Belarus the units of the brigade, on the armament of which the “Oreshnik” operates. There are currently no signs of Belarus preparing to enter the war against Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the Main Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Oleg Ivashchenko in an interview with “Ukrinform”. Moscow, according to him, does not abandon attempts to directly involve Minsk in hostiliti…
In Belarus there are units of the 101st Missile Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces with Oreshnik complexes — Oleg Ivashchenko from the GUR assessed the threat TSN.ua (news 1+1).
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