Oreshnik Railway Trail: Opposition Reveals How Missile System Was Delivered to Belarus

Railway transport data has revealed how components of the Russian Oreshnik medium-range missile system were delivered to Belarus and confirmed their placement near the former Krichev-6 airbase.

The Community of Belarusian Railway Workers, an opposition outlet, reported on this.

According to the opposition, a large military train arrived at the Krichev-6 airbase area between December 20 and 29, 2025. Shipping documents show that the train’s destination was Krichev I station of the Mogilev branch of the Belarusian Railway, while it departed from Kapustin Yar station on the Volga Railway.

The choice of Krichev I as the destination is significant. It is the closest railway station to the former Krichev-6 airbase, where a facility officially labeled a “logistics center” has been established.

The sender of the military train was the 4th State Central Interservice Test Range of the Russian Ministry of Defense, also known as the Kapustin Yar range, military unit 15644. It is from this range that Russia carries out launches of Oreshnik ballistic missiles against Ukraine.

The recipient was the Directorate of Military Communications of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, which is responsible for organizing military transport.

The train consisted of 54 flatbed wagons carrying cargo classified under ETSNV code 693087, corresponding to the category “other goods not specified elsewhere.” The train also included 6 covered wagons with the same cargo code, 1 covered wagon with code 693142 – “explosive materials” – as well as passenger cars carrying personnel. According to the opposition source, military equipment was transported on the flatbed wagons, supplies in the covered wagons, and ammunition and other ordnance in a separate wagon.

This is currently the only documented military train that arrived directly at a military infrastructure site within the Krichev-6 area. As of mid-May 2026, the delivered contingent has not left the site, and no return shipment of equipment or materiel has been recorded.

Oreshnik Missile System in Belarus

At the end of September 2025, Belarus’s foreign minister announced that Russia’s Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile system (also known as Kedr) had been deployed in Belarus.

In December 2025, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said the system had been put on combat duty. He claimed the deployment should not be seen as an act of aggression, but rather as a response to “escalation and modern threats in the region.”

Shortly afterward, American researchers identified the likely location of the deployment – the Krichev-6 airbase, located in eastern Mogilev Region, about 4 kilometers from the Russian border. It is known that although the system is stationed in Belarus, it is operated exclusively by Russian Armed Forces personnel.

Meanwhile, in the released video of the official Oreshnik deployment ceremony, the Russians did not show the missile launchers themselves, but only displayed the support vehicles that are part of the system.