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Ukraine says it has shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a weapon Moscow touted as unstoppable.

Putin had touted the nuclear-capable missile as a world beater

During an intense attack on the Ukraine capital, Moscow claims to have struck the costly Patriot system with a hypersonic Kinzhal missile

The six Kinzhal ballistic missiles, which can fly up to 10 times faster than sound, were launched into Ukraine by Russia in a barrage of 18 missiles over the course of one night. The rockets blasts lit up Kyiv in flashes and dumped debris as they fell from the sky

Russian President Vladimir Putin had touted the Kinzhal as a world-beating superweapon, capable of taking on NATO

Ukraine said on Tuesday it had shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a superweapon Moscow had previously touted as all but unstoppable.  It was the first time Ukraine had claimed to have struck an entire volley of multiple hypersonic missiles, and if confirmed would be a dramatic demonstration of the effectiveness of newly deployed Western air defenses. 

Ukraine said on Tuesday it had shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a superweapon Moscow had previously touted as all but unstoppable.

Ukraine said it has shot down six Russian Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a weapon Moscow has touted as a next-generation hypersonic missile that was all but unstoppable.

Ukraine said on Tuesday it had shot down six Russian Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a weapon Moscow has touted as a next-generation hypersonic missile that was all but unstoppable.



Ukraine says it has shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a weapon Moscow touted as unstoppable.