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 "slug": "russia-third-oreshnik-690-weapon-saturation-strike-kyiv-cabinet-foreign-ministry-damaged",
 "title": "Russia Launches Third Oreshnik in Saturation Strike on Kyiv; Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Ministry Damaged",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/russia-third-oreshnik-690-weapon-saturation-strike-kyiv-cabinet-foreign-ministry-damaged/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/russia-third-oreshnik-690-weapon-saturation-strike-kyiv-cabinet-foreign-ministry-damaged/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-05-24T00:00:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:52:08.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKyiv, 24 May 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Russia launched the third operational use of the RS-26 \"Oreshnik\" intermediate-range ballistic missile overnight on 23–24 May, anchoring a combined 690-weapon saturation strike on Kyiv that damaged the Cabinet of Ministers, the Foreign Ministry, the National Bank of Ukraine and central civilian infrastructure across more than 40 sites\n * Centre for Information Resilience review of Reuters footage indicates the Oreshnik warhead split into 36 submun",
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  "russia-ukraine-conflict",
  "stk-strike-long-range-fires",
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