President Vladimir Putin warned that his forces could strike “decision-making centers” in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with new ballistic missiles as retaliation for attacks on Russia using

Vladimir Putin has claimed Moscow launched a new hypersonic ballistic missile against Ukraine in response to strikes by Kyiv inside Russia using UK and US long-range missiles.

This is the first time Russia has used its so-called Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile in combat. The launch also serves as a warning to the West.

The escalatory attack comes after Ukraine reportedly used US and UK long range missiles to strike targets inside Russia

Russia may use its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile to attack "decision-making centres" in Kyiv in response to Ukraine's firing of Western missiles at Russian territory, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Ukraine’s "decision-making centers" in Kyiv could be targeted next using a new hypersonic missile that could also potentially reach the U.S.

President Vladimir Putin warned that his forces could strike “decision-making centers” in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with new ballistic missiles as retaliation for attacks on Russia using Western missiles.

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threatened to strike "decision-making centres" in Kyiv with Russia's new hypersonic missile, hours after Moscow pummelled Ukraine's energy grid in an attack that l

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to fire the military's new medium-range missiles at further targets in Ukraine, including the capital Kiev. The Oreshnik ballistic missile was first deployed last week against the Ukrainian industrial city of Dnipro,