While the world has been gratefully surprised by the positive developments in the US-Iran war, the Russia-Ukraine war continues unabated, as brutal as ever.

In the aftermath of yesterday’s drone strike by Ukraine that killed 21 people – mostly students – in a college dorm in Luhansk, Russian president Vladimir Putin tasked the military with coming back with a plan for retaliation after what Moscow branded as a ‘war crime’.

So, today, Kiev regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Russia is gearing up to strike Ukraine using the new hypersonicOreshnik(Hazel) ballistic missile.

⚡️ Zelensky: “Russia is preparing to attack Ukraine with ‘Oreshnik’. Respond to air raid alerts”

The President of Ukraine said there are signs of preparation for a combined strike on Ukraine, including Kyiv, using various types of weapons.

He urged citizens to strictly respond…pic.twitter.com/BaHHf7XRgm

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv)May 23, 2026

Zelensky said the information comes from intelligence services in Ukraine, ​the US and Europe.

ZELENSKY: RUSSIA IS PREPARING A STRIKE AGAINST UKRAINE USING ORESHNIK

What is ORESHNIK,@grok?https://t.co/4AlIhA6hejpic.twitter.com/h5macQpmhY

Source: The Gateway Pundit