Russia hammers Ukraine's 2 largest cities with hypersonic missiles
CBSN
Ukraine's biggest cities, the capital Kyiv and Kharkiv in the northeast, were bombarded by Russian missiles overnight, killing four people and wounding nearly 100, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. The attack came after both Russia and Ukraine carried out major aerial assaults against one another in recent days.
People crowded into subway stations for shelter during Monday's attack as Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missiles slammed into the Ukrainian cities, the Associated Press reported. Debris from the Russian attack hit apartment buildings, supermarkets and warehouses in Kyiv, cutting power to parts of the city, according to CBS News partner network BBC News.
Russia's Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles can travel 10 times the speed of sound, making them much harder to detect and destroy before impact. They are expensive, and Russia rarely uses them in Ukraine due to their limited stock, the AP reported.
