Russian forces have conducted a second hypersonic missile strike against Ukrainian targets, Moscow’s defense ministry has said.
Officials said the strike, using Russia’s new Kinzhal missile system, destroyed a fuel storage site in the south of the country.
“Kinzhal… hypersonic ballistic missiles destroyed a large storage site for fuels and lubricants of the Ukrainian armed forces near the settlement of Kostyantynivka in the Mykolaiv region,” officials said.
The BBC cannot independently verify this claim, though it would mark the second consecutive day in which Russia has targeted Ukrainian sites with such weapons if true.
Russian officials say the Kinzhal can hit a target up to 2,000km (1,240 miles) away and fly faster than 6,000km/h (3,728mph).
