Mark, I am grateful for the information that you have provided. Yes, Mike Mihajlovic's post is a must-read. I find this all fascinating. I looked for additional statistics about the Oreshnik, and read that its trajectory takes it steeply upwards, out of the atmosphere, and then brings it back down again sharply. It travels at suborbital levels. The missile's speed exceeds Mach 10--7,610 mph.
As the old Soviet Union had multiple reinforced bunkers underground, I assume present-day Russia has records of the bunkers' locations.
*President Putin* was targeted for assassination by a large swarm of drones. Russia's retaliation for the heinous act was to target an Oreshnik's unstoppable power into an underground command center populated by *personnel*. No warheads, but incredible energy enough for a decisive strike.
The US, UK, EU, and NATO must take somber notice of what was "like a sudden rupture in the natural order."
The most haunting phrases that linger in my mind, regarding Oreshnik vs. Lvov---
"The footage leaves an overall impression of controlled violence rather than chaos."
"technical reality"
"...feels...like a sudden rupture in the natural order"
As to the "controlled violence" in lieu of "chaos", it is the breaking of illusionment for every person who will confront the truth----Putin/Russia = control on the world stage; Trump/EU Commission/European nation states = chaos, willful blindness, fraudsters hiding behind titles and bluster and censorship of reality
Arguably one of the greatest gifts US has ever given Russia
The Ukraine theater has been a "live lab" for Russia across missiles (Iskander, Kinzhal, Zircon, now Oreshnik), drones, and EW
The Oreshnik has been employed twice in combat (November 2024 on Dnipro, January 2026 on Lviv/Stryi), both times with inert kinetic payloads for demonstration and limited damage.
TESTING TESTING This has given Russia invaluable data:
ON NOTICE -- THE US WAS GIVEN NOTICE and Yet
Full end-to-end flight validation: Launch from Kapustin Yar, MIRV release, hypersonic reentry maneuvers, terminal guidance,
and impact effects under operational conditions (e.g., evading US / EU / NATO Ukrainian air defenses like Patriot/S-300). - When the US KNEW IT WAS COMING
Telemetry and survivability insights: Real atmospheric interactions, plasma sheath performance, and how the system handles electronic warfare or radar tracking—far more realistic than controlled test ranges.
The gift is unbelievable - Putin should have a picture of Trump on his wall with a big Thank You scrawled below it.
The Oreshnik vs. Lviv target description is a stunning narration of beauty describing horror, such as the End Times in St. John's prophesy. I could see it in my mind; I can't begin to guess how the people who witnessed this alien arrival will be able to go on with their life plans in focus, as before. Four years of war, economic hardship, breakdown of their communities, loss of communal familiarity due to deaths, survival hardships, and emigration.
There was No Warhead - No Warhead No Large Explosion or Mushroom Cloud
The Oreshnik is designed for hypersonic delivery—capable of speeds exceeding Mach 10 (around 12,000-13,000 km/h in terminal phase)—and engineered to carry multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), which can be armed with conventional high-explosive, nuclear, or even specialized penetrator warheads.
In This USE ---- there was no nuclear payload, nor any conventional explosive warhead
though there could easily have been one - There was NO warhead
Instead in this use they deployed inert "dummy" submunitions—essentially non-explosive kinetic projectiles
Without explosives, the damage comes purely from kinetic energy. At Mach 10+, each projectile carries enormous momentum (kinetic energy = ½mv², where velocity is the dominant factor).
This results in deep penetration into the ground or structures
This "kinetic-only" mode is a deliberate design without full lethality
Russia sent the inert warheads limiting escalation and collateral damage.
--------- They could have done a hell of a lot more damage - but chose not to.
. I did not read the Oreshnik article nor see the LJ video - Only Mark's summary
The Architecture of a Crisis Manufactured by Hostile Foreign Powers.
An exclusive exposé on the hidden forces, intelligence networks, and propaganda machinery fueling turmoil in Iran.
https://felixabt.substack.com/p/the-architecture-of-a-crisis-manufactured
Mark, I am grateful for the information that you have provided. Yes, Mike Mihajlovic's post is a must-read. I find this all fascinating. I looked for additional statistics about the Oreshnik, and read that its trajectory takes it steeply upwards, out of the atmosphere, and then brings it back down again sharply. It travels at suborbital levels. The missile's speed exceeds Mach 10--7,610 mph.
As the old Soviet Union had multiple reinforced bunkers underground, I assume present-day Russia has records of the bunkers' locations.
*President Putin* was targeted for assassination by a large swarm of drones. Russia's retaliation for the heinous act was to target an Oreshnik's unstoppable power into an underground command center populated by *personnel*. No warheads, but incredible energy enough for a decisive strike.
The US, UK, EU, and NATO must take somber notice of what was "like a sudden rupture in the natural order."
Trump is controlled by the Zionists and funded by Adelson. The Zionists cannot live with Iran intact. They'll be back.
The most haunting phrases that linger in my mind, regarding Oreshnik vs. Lvov---
"The footage leaves an overall impression of controlled violence rather than chaos."
"technical reality"
"...feels...like a sudden rupture in the natural order"
As to the "controlled violence" in lieu of "chaos", it is the breaking of illusionment for every person who will confront the truth----Putin/Russia = control on the world stage; Trump/EU Commission/European nation states = chaos, willful blindness, fraudsters hiding behind titles and bluster and censorship of reality
The TREMENDOUS GIFT to Russia
Arguably one of the greatest gifts US has ever given Russia
The Ukraine theater has been a "live lab" for Russia across missiles (Iskander, Kinzhal, Zircon, now Oreshnik), drones, and EW
The Oreshnik has been employed twice in combat (November 2024 on Dnipro, January 2026 on Lviv/Stryi), both times with inert kinetic payloads for demonstration and limited damage.
TESTING TESTING This has given Russia invaluable data:
ON NOTICE -- THE US WAS GIVEN NOTICE and Yet
Full end-to-end flight validation: Launch from Kapustin Yar, MIRV release, hypersonic reentry maneuvers, terminal guidance,
and impact effects under operational conditions (e.g., evading US / EU / NATO Ukrainian air defenses like Patriot/S-300). - When the US KNEW IT WAS COMING
Telemetry and survivability insights: Real atmospheric interactions, plasma sheath performance, and how the system handles electronic warfare or radar tracking—far more realistic than controlled test ranges.
The gift is unbelievable - Putin should have a picture of Trump on his wall with a big Thank You scrawled below it.
The Oreshnik vs. Lviv target description is a stunning narration of beauty describing horror, such as the End Times in St. John's prophesy. I could see it in my mind; I can't begin to guess how the people who witnessed this alien arrival will be able to go on with their life plans in focus, as before. Four years of war, economic hardship, breakdown of their communities, loss of communal familiarity due to deaths, survival hardships, and emigration.
There are 10,000 Jewish people in Tehran
Iran closing the airspace was an interesting tell. Seems like drone spoofing operations were being conducted and anti spoofing reconnaissance.
Iran not expending significant AA assets in the previous bombings shows that they are up to speed with modern Western diversionary methods.
Moon of Alabama: Iran – The ‘Ragtag Network Of Activists’ Run By The State Department
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/01/iran-the-ragtag-network-of-activists-run-by-the-state-department.html
Of course.
There was No Warhead - No Warhead No Large Explosion or Mushroom Cloud
The Oreshnik is designed for hypersonic delivery—capable of speeds exceeding Mach 10 (around 12,000-13,000 km/h in terminal phase)—and engineered to carry multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), which can be armed with conventional high-explosive, nuclear, or even specialized penetrator warheads.
In This USE ---- there was no nuclear payload, nor any conventional explosive warhead
though there could easily have been one - There was NO warhead
Instead in this use they deployed inert "dummy" submunitions—essentially non-explosive kinetic projectiles
Without explosives, the damage comes purely from kinetic energy. At Mach 10+, each projectile carries enormous momentum (kinetic energy = ½mv², where velocity is the dominant factor).
This results in deep penetration into the ground or structures
This "kinetic-only" mode is a deliberate design without full lethality
Russia sent the inert warheads limiting escalation and collateral damage.
--------- They could have done a hell of a lot more damage - but chose not to.
. I did not read the Oreshnik article nor see the LJ video - Only Mark's summary
but largely agree with what has been stated
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Perhaps Of Interest
in principle, the Oreshnik could be configured with a mixed MIRV payload—
such as 3 reentry vehicles (RVs) armed with nuclear or conventional high-explosive (HE) warheads for airburst/surface detonation,
and 3 inert kinetic penetrators for deep ground strikes—
allowing combined effects like above-ground nuclear explosions alongside subsurface kinetic disruption.
I skimmed the fellows article and will post - maybe he comments
skimmed and maybe he addressed it - but appears not to
there are multiple different warheads that could have been utilized