An amusement park in St. Petersburg, Russia, has named one of its attractions “Oreshnik,” after the nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that Russia has already fired three times at Ukraine.
Journalist at HLN
Source: Reuters
Visitors to the rocket-shaped attraction are repeatedly catapulted into the air and then plunge down in rapid freefall.
The Oreshnik missile was first deployed against Ukraine in 2024 and last deployed last month. The missile has a range of more than 5,000 kilometers. Russian President Vladimir Putin claims the missile is impossible to intercept, although Western experts have questioned that claim.
Although Russia has fired the Oreshnik into Ukraine several times, Putin says each time these were for “tests” and not a full operational deployment of the system. According to him, these experiences will help determine how and against which targets the weapon will be used on a larger scale in the future, possibly also against urban targets.