Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in Kyiv attack

Russia launched an overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv, using the hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Russia later confirmed the missile was used. The missile struck Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region, while the broader early-hours attack hit Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing at least four people and wounding dozens. Ukraine’s Air Force reported 600 strike drones and 90 missiles launched from air, sea, and ground sources. Ukrainian air defenses destroyed and jammed 549 drones and 55 missiles, while about 19 missiles failed to reach targets. Fires and damage affected residential buildings, and falling debris caused a fire at a school in central Kyiv.

"Russia used a powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile in an overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday. Russia's army later confirmed it had used the missile. The attack came after Moscow threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine."

"Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post that Russia struck the city of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region with the missile. The target was not immediately clear. It is the third time the weapon, which is capable of carrying nuclear or conventional warheads, has been used in Ukraine."

"In the early hours of Sunday, Russia hit Kyiv with a massive strike of missiles and drones, killing at least four people and wounding dozens in the capital city and its surrounding region. The combined attack included 600 strike drones and 90 air, sea and ground-launched missiles, according to Ukraine's Air Force. Ukrainian air defenses destroyed and jammed 549 drones and 55 missiles. Around 19 missiles failed to reach targets, the Air Force said."

""The capital has come under a mass ballistic missile attack," Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, wrote on Telegram. "There are currently reports of at least 4 locations affected by the attack: Shevchenkivsky, Dniprovsky and Podilsky districts. Fires and damage to residential buildings are preliminarily reported," Tkachenko said. Falling debris also caused a fire on the premises of a school in central Kyiv, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram."

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