Concerns have grown in Brussels after Russia used a new hypersonic missile, the Oreshnik. Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said concerns were growing at NATO headquarters over Moscow's words accusing the US, Britain and France of taking part in long-range strikes on Russian territory.

According to the SVR, the alliance is concerned that Russia may use the available evidence not only in a legal context, but also to justify retaliatory military actions. The intelligence service emphasized that Moscow's possession of irrefutable evidence of aggression from the West has become an extremely alarming signal for NATO.

Earlier, on November 21, Russia used the hypersonic missile Oreshnik for the first time, striking an industrial facility in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Russian officials said it was a response to Ukraine's use of long-range Western-made missiles such as the ATACMS and Storm Shadow to attack Russian territory.

The Oreshnik is a hypersonic ballistic missile with a range of up to 5500 km and a maximum speed of over Mach 10 (about 12 km/h). The missile can carry a warhead weighing up to 000 tons and is equipped with a high-precision guidance system. Its unique characteristics make it difficult for modern missile defense systems to intercept.

NATO sees the use of Oreshnik as a signal of a change in Russia's military doctrine and a warning to the West.

Experts note that Russia's use of the Oreshnik demonstrates its technological readiness for a new level of confrontation.