Iran Press/ Europe: Ukraine claimed on Tuesday it had shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a super-weapon Moscow had previously touted as all but unstoppable.
It was the first time Ukraine had claimed to have struck an entire volley of multiple hypersonic missiles, and if confirmed, it would be a demonstration of the effectiveness of newly deployed Western air defences.
Air raid sirens blared across nearly all of Ukraine early on Tuesday and were heard over Kyiv and its region for more than three hours.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday dismissed Ukraine's claim that it shot down six Kinzhals, saying Moscow had not launched that many, RIA news agency said.
Russia's Defence Ministry also said it had destroyed a US-built Patriot surface-to-air missile defence system with a Kinzhal missile, the Zvezda military news outlet reported. 219
