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Russia Launches Mass Strikes on Ukraine as Moscow Claims Use of HypersonicOreshnik

Kyiv urges urgent international action after Moscow framed the barrage as retaliation for a disputed attack on Putin’s residence.

Overview

  • Kyiv authorities report at least four people killed and 19 injured, with outages to electricity and water and damage to around 20 buildings in the capital.
  • Ukraine’s air force issued nationwide missile alerts and cited likely launches from Russia’s Kapustin Yar, with blasts reported in Lviv and ballistic missiles recorded at hypersonic speeds.
  • Russia says it hit drone production sites and energy facilities supporting Ukraine’s defense industry, while Kyiv rejects the stated justification and independent confirmation of Oreshnik use remains pending.
  • The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region says Ukrainian strikes cut power to about 556,000 people and disrupted heating and water supplies.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky reports 242 drones, one medium‑range Oreshnik and 22 cruise missiles in the assault, says a drone damaged Qatar’s embassy building in Kyiv, and calls for UN Security Council and UkraineNATO meetings and stronger air-defense support.