Russia attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing three and injuring at least 16 in the capital overnight into Friday, Ukrainian authorities said. Russia also struck critical infrastructure in the western city of Lviv using an unidentified ballistic missile,

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Russia fired a hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in western Ukraine overnight Thursday, near the border with NATO member Poland, in what has been labeled a brazen “warning” to the wider continent and the United States.

Russia launched large-scale, deadly strikes across central and western Ukraine that saw the use for only the second time of a hypersonic missile.

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,

Russia said Friday it has used the new Oreshnik ballistic missile along with other weapons in a massive strike on Ukraine. (AP video by Vasilisa Stepanenko)

Russia attacked Ukraine Thursday night with a massive barrage of 242 drones and 36 missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force said Friday.

Ukrainian authorities reported multiple deaths and infrastructure damage after Russia said it deployed a new missile system in an overnight strike.