Russia says it hit an aircraft repair plant in Ukraine with last week's Oreshnik strike

A part of Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system at the site of the Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv region, Ukraine January 9, 2026. Security Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo

MOSCOW, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Russia's ‌defence ministry said on Monday that the target ‌it hit last week in a strike with a ‌hypersonic Oreshnik missile was a Ukrainian aircraft repair plant, which was disabled.

Ukraine and its European backers condemned the Russian missile strike on Friday, which ‍they said was intended to intimidate ‍the West in a ‌week when European countries offered troops for a potential post-war reassurance ‍force ​in Ukraine.