Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv

Key Points:

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Russia used the hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile in a large-scale drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing at least two people and causing widespread damage across the city.
• The Oreshnik missile, capable of carrying nuclear or conventional warheads and immune to missile defense systems, struck Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region; this marks the third known use of the weapon in the conflict.
• Russia claimed the attack targeted Ukrainian military facilities in retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian civilian sites, including a recent deadly drone strike on a college dormitory in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine that killed 21 people.
• Ukraine's Air Force reported the combined assault involved 600 drones and 90 missiles, with Ukrainian defenses intercepting most of them, but significant damage occurred to residential buildings, schools, markets, and warehouses in Kyiv.
• The attacks have prompted some Kyiv residents to consider relocating due to safety concerns, while Russian forces reported shooting down or jamming dozens of Ukrainian drones over Russian territory, including near Moscow and Crimea.