Russia Says It Hit Ukraine With Hypersonic and Ballistic Missiles, State News Agencies Report

MOSCOW, May ⁠24 (Reuters) – ⁠Russian forces ⁠hit targets in ​Ukraine using four ‌types of missiles – ‌Oreshnik, ⁠Iskander, ⁠Kinzhal and Zircon – in overnight attacks ​on Sunday, in retaliation ​for Kyiv’s strikes on ⁠civilian targets ⁠in Russia, ⁠state news ​agencies reported.

The attacks, all ​successful, ⁠were carried out on Ukrainian military ⁠command facilities, air bases and other ⁠enterprises of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian Defence Ministry as ⁠saying.

Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield report.

(Reporting by ​Lucy PapachristouEditing by ​Bernadette Baum)

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