The representative of Russia was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania because of the Oreshnik attack on Ukraine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania reports that it summoned the representative of Russia in connection with the Russian attack on Ukraine last week with the use of the Oreshnyk ballistic missile.

“Russia’s attacks leave Ukrainians without heat and light. Today, Lithuania summoned a representative of Russia to protest last week’s attack on Ukraine, which involved the use of an Oreshnyk ballistic missile. Russia will be held accountable for its war crimes,” the message reads.

The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced on January 9 that the Russian Federation had launched Oreshnyk over Ukraine from the Kapustin Yar range in the Astrakhan region. The Ministry of Defense of Russia admitted that it used the Oreshnyk medium-range ballistic missile to strike Lviv region, calling it a response to an alleged Ukrainian strike on the residence of Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod region. Ukraine and its Western partners deny that such a strike took place, saying that Russia is thus trying to justify new attacks and delay peace talks.

The Security Service of Ukraine published a photo of the wreckage of the rocket found in the Lviv Region. According to Ukrainian monitoring channels and the Russian BBC service, the missile was probably launched without a warhead or with dummy warheads.

British intelligence notes that Russian forces have carried out the second operational use of the Oreshnyk medium-range ballistic missile, which traveled approximately 1,622 km to its target.

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