Russia announces strike on Ukraine with Oreshnik missile in response to “attack on Putin's residence”
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that on the night of January 9, a strike was carried out on Ukrainian territory, including with a medium-range Oreshnik ballistic missile.
This was reported by Nastoyashchee Vremya, according to Ukrinform.
The Russian Defense Ministry called the strike on Ukraine a response to an alleged attack on Putin's residence in Valday on the night of December 29, 2025.
It is claimed that the Russian Armed Forces allegedly attacked “facilities producing unmanned aerial vehicles used in the terrorist attack, as well as energy infrastructure supporting the operation of Ukraine's military-industrial complex.”
Earlier, Colonel Yuriy Ignat, Head of the Communications Department of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, said that Russia could strike the Lviv region from the Kapustin Yar training ground in the Astrakhan region, where, according to preliminary information, the Oreshnik complex is based.
As reported by Ukrinform, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that on the night of December 29, the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly launched 91 drones at Putin's residence in Valday in the Novgorod region.
President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that the information about the strikes on Putin's residence in Valday is fake news invented by the Russians to disrupt the successful negotiations on ending the war.
The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine stated that since December 29, Russia has been conducting an information operation to disrupt the agreements reached between the presidents of Ukraine and the United States. According to intelligence reports, Russia will continue to use the “attack on Valday” narrative to justify strengthening its negotiating position, future combined attacks on Ukraine during the New Year holidays, and discrediting the Ukrainian leadership.
US national security officials have determined that Ukraine did not target Putin or his residence.
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