Ukraine's Security Service releases photo showing Oreshnik missile fragments found in Lviv Oblast
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has reported that it has located fragments of a Russian ballistic missile used to strike Lviv Oblast on the night of 8-9 January. Early reports suggest that the parts belong to the Oreshnik missile system.
Source: SSU
Details: The parts found so far include:
- a stabilisation and guidance unit, described as the missile's "brains"
- components from the propulsion system
- fragments of the orientation mechanism
- nozzles from the separation stage platform, and other items.
The fragments have been registered as physical evidence and are being prepared for transfer for further expert examination.
SSU investigators have classified the use of this weapon against Ukraine's civilian infrastructure as a war crime by Russia.
Quote: "Early reports indicate that the enemy launched a medium-range, ground-to-ground Oreshnik missile from Russia's Kapustin Yar testing range [in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast].
By attacking civilian facilities of our country near the border with the European Union, the Kremlin sought to destroy the region's critical infrastructure amid a sharp deterioration in weather conditions.
SSU investigators are establishing all the facts and the organisers and perpetrators of this war crime committed by Russia in order to bring them to justice."
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