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Russia hits Ukraine with Oreshnik missile in one of war’s biggest attacks on Kyiv

Daily Maverick · · 675 words · By Reuters
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19 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Russia’s hours-long overnight barrage killed four people and wounded nearly 100, according to Ukrainian officials”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the Russian language and the general history of the invasion, but contains no specific data regarding a barrage that killed four people and wounded nearly 100.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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“authorities said dozens of residential buildings and several schools had been damaged, many in the centre of Kyiv”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of 'dozen' and advertisements for a breakfast restaurant in Denver, which are completely irrelevant to the claim about damage in Kyiv.
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web search NEUTRAL — A dozen (commonly abbreviated doz or dz) is a grouping of twelve. The dozen may be one of the earliest primitive integer groupings, perhaps because there are approximately a dozen cycles of the Moon, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dozen
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web search NEUTRAL — Breakfast in Denver with a downtown vibe! For the best breakfast in Denver and one of the best brunch spots in Denver, come eat at Dozens.
https://dozensdenver.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Dozens, a Denver institution has been serving fresh delicious breakfast and lunch in the shadow of downtown for over 39 years. Fresh high quality ingredients are the starting point of every offering. …
https://www.yelp.com/biz/dozens-denver
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“Britain and Germany describing the use of the Oreshnik - an intermediate range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads - as an “escalation””
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Multiple independent sources confirm the Oreshnik is an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, including TASS, Wikipedia, and MSN.
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web search NEUTRAL — Oreshnik (Russian: Орешник, lit. ' Hazel shrub'), [2] is a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) characterized by its reported speed exceeding Mach 10 (12,300 km/h; 7,610 mph; 3.40 km/s)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreshnik_(missile)
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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago · On Saturday, Zelenskyy had warned Russia was preparing a strike against Ukraine using the Oreshnik missile, citing intelligence from Ukraine, the US and Europe.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/24/ukraine-war-br…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Oreshnik missile is an intermediate-range ballistic missile that Moscow says can strike targets across Europe and evade modern air defence systems. Its first known use came in a strike on the ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-is-russia-s-oreshn…
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“The attack caused minor damage to Ukraine’s cabinet building and to the Foreign Ministry”
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The evidence provided consists of general information about the Russian language and the general functions of the Foreign Ministries of Russia and Ukraine, but does not mention specific damage to the cabinet building or Foreign Ministry from a recent attack.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign relations of the Russian Federation is the policy arm of the government of Russia which guides its interactions with other nations, their citizens, and foreign organizations. This article …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MFA Russia; Russian: Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации, МИД России, romanized: Ministerstvo inostrannykh del Rossiiskoi Feder…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Міністерство закордонних справ України, romanized: Ministerstvo zakordonnych sprav Ukrainy, IPA: [min⁽ʲ⁾iˈstɛrstwo zɐkorˈdɔnːɪx ˈsprɑu̯ ʊkrɐˈjinɪ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_of…
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“Kyiv’s national art museum and philharmonic hall, both in the heart of the city, were badly damaged”
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Web search results explicitly state that an art museum, the opera house, and the philharmonic in Kyiv were damaged due to shelling.
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web search NEUTRAL — Due to shelling in Kyiv, an art museum, the opera house, and the philharmonic were damaged. Russia has already destroyed over 2,500 cultural sites across Ukraine.
https://unn.ua/en/news/the-largest-attack-on-kyivs-cultural-…
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web search NEUTRAL — More than 50 locations across Kyiv were reportedly attacked. Zelensky - who on Sunday visited a number of damaged buildings in Kyiv - said that Russia had launched the Oreshnik missile against the cit…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp6831yp5o
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web search NEUTRAL — (Chris York/The Kyiv Independent). Elsewhere in Ukraine, explosion were also heard in the city of Cherkasy and in Khmelnytskyi Oblast amid the attack, public broadcaster Suspilne reported.
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-may-24-2026/
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“One of the strikes destroyed a newly opened museum commemorating the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster”
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While evidence mentions the existence of the National Chernobyl Museum and the 1986 disaster, there is no evidence provided in the search results confirming that a newly opened museum was destroyed by a Russian strike.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone was captured on 24 February, the first day of the invasion, by the Russian Armed Forces, who entered Ukrainian territory from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Chernobyl
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chernobyl, also known as Chornobyl, is a partially abandoned city in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, 90 kilometres (60 mi) to the north of Kyi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 April 1986, reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (later Ukraine), exploded. With dozens of direct casualties and thousands of health …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster
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“It was only the third time that Russia has used the Oreshnik missile against Ukraine since the war began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022”
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The claim is explicitly quoted from a CNBC cross-reference, but the other provided evidence (general Wikipedia entries on Russia and war timelines) does not independently corroborate the specific count of three uses of the Oreshnik missile.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January 2026 to the present day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ukrainian Air Force (Ukrainian: Повітряні сили Збройних сил України, romanized: Povitryani syly Zbroynykh syl Ukrayiny, lit. 'Air Forces of the Armed Forces [of] Ukraine', PS ZSU) is the air force…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 August to 31 December 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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“The Oreshnik has a range of several thousand kilometres”
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Multiple sources, including CNBC and Cyprus Mail, explicitly state that the Oreshnik has a range of several thousand kilometers.
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web search NEUTRAL — #russia #ukraine #millilestrikeThis is the Oreshnik missile, a state-of-the-art weapon system launched from a massive 12 by 12 truck platform.It has been met...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29pwX28HKoo
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web search NEUTRAL — Oreshnik, is a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile characterized by its reported speed exceeding Mach 10, according to the Ukrainian military. Oreshnik saw its first combat use on 21 November…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreshnik_(missile)
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web search NEUTRAL — The Oreshnik has a range of several thousand kilometres and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.Russia said it had used Oreshnik, Iskander, Kinzhal and Zircon missiles in retaliation for Kyiv’s s…
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/05/24/russia-strikes-kyiv-with-…
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“Zelenskiy said this one had struck Bila Tserkva, a city of 200,000 people that lies about 40 miles (64 km) from the outskirts of Kyiv”
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“The Oreshnik’s warhead appears to have split into 36 submunitions, according to a review of Reuters footage of the strike by Rollo Collins”
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“In total, the air force said, Russia launched 90 missiles and 600 drones”
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“Zelenskiy said Russia had also targeted water-supply facilities”
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“Moscow said it had used Oreshnik, Iskander, Kinzhal and Zircon missiles”
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“Russia’s Defence Ministry said the strikes targeted Ukrainian military command facilities, including sites used by land forces and military intelligence, air bases and military-industrial sites”
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“The attack devastated Lukyanivka, a district north of Kyiv’s city centre which is home to a missile plant”
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“A shopping centre and a nearby market were gutted by flames”
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“At least two people were killed and another 81 wounded in the capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said”
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“About 30 buildings in the city were damaged or destroyed, according to Zelenskiy”
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“Strikes were also reported by officials in other parts of Ukraine, including in the broader Kyiv region, where two people died, and in the central city of Cherkasy”
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