Ukraine says it shot down 6 Russian hypersonic missiles

Moscow had previously touted the Kinzhals it rained on Kyiv as unstoppable

KYIV - Ukraine said 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 claimed to have struck an entire volley of multiple hypersonic missiles, and, if confirmed, would be a demonstration of the effectiveness of newly deployed Western air defences. Early on Tuesday, air-raid sirens blared across nearly all of Ukraine, and were heard over Kyiv and its region for more than three hours.

Bright flashes lit up the night sky over Kyiv during the eighth air attack on the capital in May.

At least three people were injured in Kyiv, with at least one building damaged by debris, said Mayor Vitali Klitschko.