Zelenskyy accuses Russia of using Oreshnik missile during strikes on Kyiv
發佈日期: 2026-05-24 21:24
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing at least two people. This marks the third time the weapon has been used in the four-year war.
Air raid sirens blared through the night as smoke billowed across Kyiv from strikes on Sunday.
Associated Press reporters heard powerful explosions near the centre of the Ukrainian capital, and close to government buildings.
Damage has been recorded in 40 locations across several of the city's districts including residential buildings.
Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko says a school building was damaged by an attack while people sheltered inside,
Local authorities report shops and warehouses across the city also were damaged. Multiple communities record damage throughout the Kyiv region, according to Mykola Kalashnyk, the regional governor.
The Ukrainian airforce say air defenses destroyed and jammed 549 drones and 55 missiles. Around 19 missiles failed to reach targets.
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy says the Oreshnik, which is capable of carrying nuclear or conventional warheads, struck the city of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region.
Russia first used the multiple-warhead Oreshnik on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in November 2024. It was used a second time in January in the western Lviv region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Oreshnik, which means "hazelnut tree" in Russian, streaks at 10 times the speed of sound, or Mach 10, and is capable of destroying underground bunkers "three, four or more floors down."
Putin says the weapons is immune to any missile defense system, adding several such missiles, even fitted with conventional warheads, could be as devastating as a nuclear strike.
