The Pentagon says the Oreshnik is a tweak of Russia’s RS-26 Rubezh missile, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that has been tested since 2011.

The NATO-Ukraine Council convened at a meeting on Nov. 26 in response to Russia's use of the intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), "Oreshnik", the NATO alliance said in a news release.

Russia used its new hypersonic missile - Oreshnik - to attack Ukraine on1. Sputnik reported that the new missile could reach the newly unveiled U.S. military base in Poland in just 8-11 minutes. A military expert told Sputnik that the missile can fly up to speeds of Mach 10 and cited reasons as to why the U.