Russia says it hit Ukraine with hypersonic and ballistic missiles, state news agencies report


Firefighters work at the site of an apartment building destroyed by a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 24, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

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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