Kyiv strikes: six hypersonic missiles ‘shot down’ in blow to Russia
Ukraine said it had shot down six hypersonic missiles fired at Kyiv overnight in a significant blow to Russia’s advanced weaponry.
The next-generation weapons, each costing about $4 million, are believed to have been shot down by Patriot-MIM 104 missile systems provided by the west.
The six “Daggers” were part of an “exceptionally complex” bombardment of the capital by 18 missiles of three different types and a wave of kamikaze drones, Ukrainian officials said.
The strikes began at 3.30am local time, fired from the north, south and east by air, land and sea platforms, Ukraine’s air force said. The hypersonics were fired from MiG-31K jets. All the incoming projectiles were destroyed, it added, although falling debris was reported to have injured three people in the
