Russia confirms it fired Oreshnik missile at Ukraine

The Russian military said it had fired its hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in Ukraine in response to what it described as an attempted Ukrainian drone strike on one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences, something Kyiv has called a lie, Reuters writes.

As noted, it is the second time that Russia has used the intermediate-range Oreshnik, a missile which President Vladimir Putin said is impossible to intercept because of its reported velocity of more than 10 times the speed of sound.

“The strike’s targets were hit. The targets included facilities producing unmanned aerial vehicles used in the terrorist attack (allegedly against the Putin residence), as well as energy infrastructure supporting Ukraine’s military-industrial complex,” Russia’s defense ministry said in a statement.