{"id":8058,"date":"2026-01-09T11:30:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8058"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:30:51","slug":"ukraine-calls-on-allies-to-raise-pressure-as-russia-fires-oreshnik-missile-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8058","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine calls on allies to raise pressure as Russia fires Oreshnik missile | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Kyiv labelled the use of the weapon close to the EU and NATO border a \u2018grave threat\u2019 to European security.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--no-avatars\">\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<p><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>Al Jazeera and news agencies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 9 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">9 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Kyiv has called on its allies to increase pressure on Russia after Moscow used a newly developed missile in strikes on western Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Russia said on Friday that it had used the Oreshnik missile amid a barrage of overnight strikes on Kyiv and Lviv in western Ukraine. Kyiv labelled the use of the weapon close to the European Union and NATO border a \u201cgrave threat\u201d to European security.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s Ministry of Defence said the military has used the new intermediate-range ballistic missile among hundreds of other weapons in strikes that, according to Ukraine, killed four people and injured at least 22 in the capital.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"game-changer\">Game changer?<\/h2>\n<p>Russia also struck critical infrastructure in Lviv using an unidentified ballistic missile, said Mayor Andriy Sadovyi.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s Air Force later said the missile travelled at a speed of 13,000km\/h (more than 8,000mph) and that the specific type of rocket was being investigated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4222902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4222902\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4222902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/afp_695ed5955e0f-1767822741.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Communal workers clean debris in the courtyard of a damaged residential building next to destroyed cars following a drone attack in Dnipro on January 7, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4222902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russia continues to target Ukraine\u2019s cities and infrastructure in nightly missile and drone attacks (File: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moscow first fired an Oreshnik \u2013 Russian for hazel tree \u2013 against what it said was a military factory \u200cin Ukraine in November 2024. On that occasion, Ukrainian sources said the missile was carrying dummy \u200cwarheads, not explosives, and caused limited damage.<\/p>\n<p>Putin has \u2060said that the intermediate-range Oreshnik missile is impossible to intercept because of speeds reportedly more than 10 times the speed of sound and that its destructive power is \u200ccomparable with that of a nuclear weapon, even when fitted with a conventional warhead.<\/p>\n<p>Some Western officials have expressed scepticism, suggesting that the weapon is not seen as a game-changer on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"reckless\">\u2018Reckless\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The Defence Ministry in Moscow said that the attack was in retaliation for a Ukrainian drone strike on Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s residence last month.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine and United States President Donald Trump have both rejected the Russian claim of the attack on Putin\u2019s residence.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry said the latest strike also involved other ground and sea-launched missiles to target Ukraine\u2019s critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch a strike close to [the] EU and NATO border is a grave threat to the security on the European continent and a test for the transatlantic community. We demand strong responses to Russia\u2019s reckless actions,\u201d Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4225989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4225989\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4225989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26009102483761-1767936257.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Rescue workers try to put out a fire in Ukraine after Russian attacks.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4225989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rescue workers put out a fire at a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday, January 9, 2026 [Efrem Lukatsky\/AP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said that the reported Oreshnik strike was meant as a warning to Europe and the US.<\/p>\n<p>Putin \u201cdoesn\u2019t want peace,\u201d she added in a social media post. \u201cRussia\u2019s reply to diplomacy is more missiles and destruction\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"axis-of-war\">\u2018Axis of war\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s appeal to raise the pressure on Russia comes as it continues to discuss efforts to end the nearly four-year-long war with European and United States allies.<\/p>\n<p>An agreement was reached this week that Europe would deploy troops after any ceasefire, but Russia on Thursday rejected the plan.<\/p>\n<p>Such troops would be \u201cconsidered legitimate military targets\u201d, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned, branding Ukraine and its allies an \u201caxis of war\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyiv labelled the use of the weapon close to the EU and NATO border a \u2018grave threat\u2019 to European security. By Al Jazeera and news agencies Published On 9 Jan 20269 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Kyiv has called on its allies to increase pressure on Russia after Moscow [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}