Colonel Yurii Ihnat stated that Russia may have launched a strike on Lviv Oblast from the Kapustin Yar testing range in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast, where the Oreshnik missile system is reportedly based.
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Russia may have launched the Lviv strike from Kapustin Yar where Oreshnik missile system is based.
Russia launched an Oreshnik missile attack on Lviv on January 9, 2026
Kapustin Yar was the launch point for the January 9 attack on Lviv
Russia struck the western city of Lviv with its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile, the second time the weapon was used against Ukraine.
Geolocated footage indicates Russian forces struck the Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant in southwestern Lviv City
Senior Ukrainian official stated the Oreshnik struck an unspecified state enterprise in Lviv City
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