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Ukraine says it downed hypersonic Russian missile with U.S. air defence system

Ukraine says it downed hypersonic Russian missile with U.S. air defence system

OLENA HARMASH and TOM BALMFORTH UKRAINIAN air defences shot down a Russian hypersonic missile for the first time during an attack on the capital Kyiv this week, the Air Force said, in a potentially major setback for the Kremlin's campaign of long-range air strikes. The Kinzhal, which means "dagger" in Russian, is one of six "next generation" weapons unveiled by President Vladimir Putin in 2018 when the Russian leader boasted that it cannot be shot down by any of the world's air defence systems. Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said the Kh-47 Kinzhal had been shot down on Thursday night over…
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