Russia hits Ukraine with hypersonic missile in one of the war's biggest attacks on Kyiv

The Oreshnik missile has a range of several thousand kilometers and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

Russia hits Ukraine with hypersonic missile in one of the war's biggest attacks on Kyiv

TL;DR

  • Kyiv experienced one of its heaviest bombardments of the war, with Russia launching hundreds of drones and missiles.
  • An Oreshnik hypersonic missile was fired near the capital, Bila Tserkva.
  • The barrage killed four people and wounded over 80 in and around Kyiv.
  • Dozens of residential buildings and several schools were damaged.
  • President Zelenskyy urged the U.S. and Europe to take action.
  • Russia stated the strikes were retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on civilian targets in Russia.