Russia hits Kyiv with hypersonic ballistic missile in ‘deranged’ attack

What happened

According to The Guardian’s source item, Russia hits Kyiv with hypersonic ballistic missile in ‘deranged’ attack, Assault hits water facility, market, residential buildings and schools, killing at least four and injuring dozens Russia used its powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for a third time in Ukraine as part of a massive attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region that killed at least four people and injured about 100. Russia hit the city of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region with the missile, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said. He described a heavy Russian assault that also hit a water supply facility, burned down a market and damaged dozens of residential buildings and several schools. Continue reading…

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Source

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