Russian hypersonic ‘Kinzhal’ missiles used for first time in Ukraine

The hypersonic aeroballistic missile Kh-47M2 “Kinzhal” or “Dagger” was reportedly used to strike a military fuel depot near the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv.

The Russian “Kinzhal” hypersonic missile was used for the first time in Ukraine in a strike on a military base in Ukraine, according to Russian state media outlet RIA.

The hypersonic aeroballistic Kh-47M2 “Kinzhal” or “Dagger” was reportedly used to strike a military fuel depot near the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv.

In a separate strike, the Russian Defense Ministry also claimed that it had killed more than 100 Ukrainian soldiers and foreign mercenaries in a strike near Zhytomyr, which is west of Kyiv. RIA reported that it was a major training base for foreign volunteers.

The Ukrainian military noted on Sunday the ongoing “threat of long-range high-precision missile strikes by the enemy, including the “Kinzhal” hypersonic missile system.”