# Russia Unleashes Oreshnik, More Strikes Planned

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169/russia-unleashes-oreshnik-more-strikes-planned
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169/russia-unleashes-oreshnik-more-strikes-planned.md
Podcast: [The Duran on Odysee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169)
Published: 2026-05-25T15:58:04+00:00
Episode link: https://odysee.com/russia-unleashes-oreshnik%2C-more-strikes:49abb2fa65dad7baffa85c44823e3e2861e923ae
Audio file: https://player.odycdn.com/v6/streams/49abb2fa65dad7baffa85c44823e3e2861e923ae/a6e19b.mp4
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169/episodes/russia-unleashes-oreshnik-more-strikes-planned
Duration seconds: 1636

## Resource

The Duran: Episode 2529 Russia has launched its most devastating missile strike on Kyiv to date, deploying the Oreshnik hypersonic missile system alongside Kinzhal and Zircon weapons in a massive coordinated assault that has left Western leaders visibly shaken. Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris on The Duran break down how this strike was a direct response to Ukraine's attack on a student dormitory in Starobilsk, why Ukrainian air defenses completely failed while Moscow's held firm, and what the simultaneous collapse of ceasefire negotiations and China's hardening stance toward Russia means for the trajectory of the conflict. Is the West still telling its publics the truth about where this is all heading? 00:00:00 Russia's massive strike on Kyiv and the Oreshnik missile 00:01:11 Dormitory attack and Western media silence 00:02:53 Western governments disconnect the retaliation from its cause 00:03:25 Oreshnik hits command bunkers south of Kiev 00:05:28 Satellite photos reveal the scale of destruction 00:06:15 New mobile Zircon hypersonic launchers change the equation 00:07:11 Ukrainian air defense collapses compared to Moscow's defense 00:08:09 This is the first of many: Russian escalation plan ahead 00:09:43 The West insists Russia is showing weakness, not strength 00:12:39 Putin reemerges and hardens Russia's position post-Starobilsk 00:14:39 Negotiations are dead: Ushakov buries the Anchorage talks 00:18:42 Front lines update: Zaporizhzhia breakthrough and Kostiantynivka 00:19:52 Russian economy: deflation, rebound, and rate cuts ahead 00:22:50 Lavrov in China: Beijing now tells Russia to finish the fight 00:24:52 Russia funds this conflict with cash, not debt ***THE DURAN SHOP*** https://theduranshop.com ***REVERSE GEAR SHOP*** A…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169/episodes/russia-unleashes-oreshnik-more-strikes-planned/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169/russia-unleashes-oreshnik-more-strikes-planned.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.