Russia fires hypersonic Oreshnik missile at Ukraine in massive attack
by Pjotr Sauer from World news | The Guardian on (#72PW0)
Kyiv dismisses as absurd' Moscow's attempt to portray missile launch as retaliation for supposed attempted drone strike on Putin residence
Russia's military has fired its new hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in Ukraine during a massive overnight strike.
Ukraine confirmed the attack, saying it took place in the west of the country near the EU border. Moscow said the launch of the intermediate-range ballistic missile was retaliation for a supposed attempted Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin's residence late last month - an allegation Kyiv and Washington have said is false.
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