Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that the Oreshnik missile system, first operationally tested last November against an industrial facility in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, has been put into production for both Russia and Belarus. “We have produced the first serial Oreshnik system, the first serial [mass-production] missile—and it has already been delivered to the troops. Now the series is underway. That is the first point,” Putin replied to a reporter’s question during an Aug. 1 appearance with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Valaam, Karelia. “Second. Our specialists—both Belarusian military specialists and Russian experts—have selected a site for future positions, and work is currently underway to prepare these positions. So, most likely, we will finalize this matter by the end of the year.”