Oreshnik Obliterated in Daring Raid by Ukraine on Secret Russian Base

2025-11-03 | Silicon Wafers 047 | DAILY UPDATES | Putin wants everyone to think he’s a tough nut – uncrackable in fact. And the Oreshnik missile system is an extension of his threat and bluster, one might even say symbolic of his authority and virility. But the Oreshnik appears to have been cracked by Ukraine. Let’s explore this! “Oreshnik” (the hazel nut), is one of the Kremlin’s latest so-called wonder weapons. A hypersonic, nuclear-capable, intermediate-range ballistic missile that Vladimir Putin has hyped as “unstoppable.” But much to his annoyance, OI presume, Ukraine says its security and intelligence services—the SBU, HUR, and foreign intelligence — located it, reached it, and destroyed it deep inside Russia. Not on the frontline or while being transported. This apparently happened at the Kapustin Yar missile range in Astrakhan Oblast. And they claim to have achieved this months ago — quietly, surreptitiously — then revealed it at a Kyiv briefing late last week. (The Kyiv Independent)It raises so many questions. How they did it. Why operational silence with regards to the achievement, and of course Russia has chosen silence, for perhaps more obvious reasons. ----------Partner on this video: KYIV OF MINE Watch the trailer now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arJUcE1rxY0'Kyiv of Mine' is a documentary series about Ukraine’s beautiful capital, Kyiv. The film production began in 2018, and much has changed since then. It is now 2025, and this story is far from over.https://www.youtube.com/@UCz6UbVKfqutH-N7WXnC5Ykg https://www.kyivofmine.com/#theprojectKyiv of Mine is fast paced, beautifully filmed, humorous, fun, insightful, heartbreaking, moving, hopeful. The very antithesis in fact of a doom-laden and worthy wartime documentary. This is a work that is extraordinarily uplifting. My friend Operator Starsky says the film is “Made with so much love. The film series will make you laugh and cry.” ----------SOURCES: The Moscow Times — “Ukraine Says It Destroyed Oreshnik Missile Inside Russia” (Oct. 31, 2025): * Kyiv Independent — “Ukraine’s spy agencies destroyed Putin’s vaunted ‘Oreshnik’ missile deep inside Russian territory, Zelensky says” (Oct. 31, 2025)UNITED24 — “Russia Still Holds Six ‘Oreshnik’ Missiles With 5,000-km Range, Zelenskyy Warns” (Oct. 31, 2025)Ukrainska Pravda — “Belarusian leader warns he may use Oreshnik missiles…” (Nov. 1, 2025)Ukrainska Pravda — “Russia used Oreshnik medium-range missile to attack Ukraine, Putin says” (Nov. 21, 2024)Reuters — “New Russian missile fired at Ukraine carried warheads without explosives, sources say” (Nov. 26, 2024)Reuters graphic explainer — “Inside Russia’s new missile, ‘Oreshnik’” (Nov. 27–28, 2024)----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------