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Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in Kyiv attack

DW English · May 24, 2026, 9:30 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Russia carried out a massive drone and missile attack on the capital, Kyiv, and its surrounding region overnight, killing at least four people.
  • Russia's army later confirmed it had used the missile.
  • The attack came after Moscow threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.

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Russia carried out a massive drone and missile attack on the capital, Kyiv, and its surrounding region overnight, killing at least four people.

https://p.dw.com/p/5EFONDebris was on fire on the premises of a school in Kyiv Image: Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement Russia used a powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile in an overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.

Russia's army later confirmed it had used the missile.

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