Russia’s Next-Gen Oreshnik IRBM Relies on Cold War Tech, CNN Investigation Finds, CNN Investigation Finds

Russian ballistic missile components retrieved from a 2024 strike in Dnipro show that the weapon, known as “Oreshnik” (or “Kedr”), relies on outdated technology, including Soviet-era vacuum tubes and mechanical gyroscopes.

This is according to a video investigation published by CNN on January 11, 2026, based on an analysis conducted by Ukraine’s Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Examinations.

In the CNN report, Ukrainian weapons specialists walk journalists through the missile debris, describing its internal architecture. “Yuri Gagarin flew with the same type of gyroscope,” one expert remarked, referring to the navigation system found inside the missile wreckage.

Full story: https://united24media.com/latest-news/russias-next-gen-oreshnik-irbm-relies-on-cold-war-tech-cnn-investigation-finds-14910

Did it hit its designated target?

Russian advanced missiles LOL. Ask the Iranians and Venezuela about how good Russian missile technology is.

36 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Ask the Iranians and Venezuela about how good Russian missile technology is.

Iranians kicked Isreal's arse, Venezuela an inside job systems turned off.

4 minutes ago, johng said:

Iranians kicked Isreal's arse, Venezuela an inside job systems turned off.

Wow. Whats in the water you are drinking