Moscow used its hypersonic 'Oreshnik 'missile to target critical infrastructure near Lviv in western Ukraine. Its use of the missile is being seen as more about political messaging, than battlefield strategy.

Russia fired a hypersonic Oreshnik missile at Ukraine in retaliation for an alleged attack on one of Putin's residences that the U.S. and Ukraine have denied.

Moscow said the overnight strike was in response to an alleged Ukrainian drone strike on a residence used by President Vladimir Putin, which the U.S. and others said did not happen.

Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people in the capital. For only the second time in the nearly 4-year-old war,

Russia has used its latest missile against Ukraine for a second time in the nearly 4-year-old war, a forceful signal to Kyiv and its Western allies as peace talks are in a crucial stage.

Russia attacked Ukraine with a new hypersonic ballistic missile in what appeared to be a threatening message to Kyiv and the West. Russia said the “massive strike” was in response to an alleged Ukrainian drone strike on a residence used by President Putin,

The attack was just the second time that Moscow had launched the nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic weapon.

With a reported range of up to 5,500 kilometres, the Oreshnik ballistic missile theoretically puts much of Europe within reach.