Sputnik matter-of-factly published a list of NATO facilities that are within reach of Russia’s new Oreshnik missile system, unveiled in action against Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine on Nov. 21. The Nov. 23 article noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow reserves the right “to use our weapons against military facilities of those countries that allow using their weapons against our facilities.” Sputnik added that the Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile, which is now being mass-produced by Russia, has a speed of Mach 10 and an intermediate range of up to 5,500 km. Sputnik provided the following list, with an accompanying map, of “some key NATO facilities within reach” of the Oreshnik, which we present in summary form as a public service announcement:
Poland: Lask Air Base (home to permanent U.S. Air Force detachment); Forward Operating Sites Powidz, Zagan and Poznan (U.S. Army weapons and equipment storage); U.S. Army Garrison Poland (V Corps Forward HQ); Poznan Redzikowo Base (home to U.S. Aegis Ashore missile defense site).
Estonia: Amari Air Base (situated in Harjumaa, northern Estonia; deemed key for NATO “air policing” operations over the Baltic Sea).
Latvia: Selonia Military Training Area (touted as the largest NATO training camp in the Baltic).
Lithuania: Rudninkai Military Base (future home of Germany’s first permanent base abroad; set to station some 5,000 Bundeswehr troops when completed).
Romania: Deveselu Military Base (another U.S. Aegis Ashore site); Mihail Kogalniceanu Military Base (NATO’s easternmost base in Europe, home to U.S. Army Area Support Group Black Sea regional command).
Bulgaria: Bezmer Air Base (key potential storage site for U.S. long-range aircraft); Novo Selo Range (major NATO training base); Graf Ignatievo Air Base.
Kosovo: Camp Bondsteel (set up in 1999 after the NATO bombardment of Yugoslavia and occupation of Kosovo. Largest U.S. base in the Balkans).
Finland: Mikkeli (future home of NATO Multi Corps Land Component Command HQ, as little as 150 km from Russian border).
