Russia uses its new hypersonic missile in major attack on Ukraine and warning to the West
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Key Points:
- Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine, involving hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, killing at least four people in Kyiv and damaging residential buildings and infrastructure.
- For only the second time in the conflict, Russia used the hypersonic Oreshnik missile, striking western Ukraine near the NATO border as a warning to Kyiv's allies.
- The attack prompted condemnation from European leaders and the EU, with calls for a strong international response and urgent meetings at the UN Security Council and Ukraine-NATO Council.
- The bombardment disrupted heat and water supplies to thousands of Kyiv apartments amid freezing temperatures, while emergency services and hospitals were supported with portable heating units.
- Russia claimed the attack was retaliation for a Ukrainian drone strike on
