00:19Russia has unleashed one of the deadliest missile barrages of the war, and this time,
00:25Moscow says it used some of the most dangerous weapons in its entire arsenal.
00:31Overnight, the skies above Kyiv erupted in fire as waves of ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons,
00:39cruise missiles, and attack drones slammed into Ukraine's capital. Russia's Defense Ministry claims
00:46the strikes targeted Ukrainian military and industrial facilities in retaliation for recent
00:53Ukrainian attacks. But the scale and the weapons used have stunned military analysts worldwide,
01:00because among the missiles launched was reportedly the Oreshnik, a terrifying nuclear-capable
01:07intermediate-range ballistic missile designed to overwhelm defenses and send a message.
01:15According to reports, Russia may have fired not one, but two Oreshnik missiles towards the Kyiv
01:22region overnight. If confirmed, it would mark the largest use of the weapon since its introduction.
01:28The Oreshnik travels at hypersonic speeds, reportedly exceeding Mach 10, more than 13,000 kilometers per
01:38hour. And it carries MIRVs, multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, allowing a single missile
01:47to split mid-flight into several warheads, striking different targets simultaneously. Military experts
01:56warn the system is extremely difficult to intercept. Alongside Oreshnik, Russia says it also launched
02:03Iskandar ballistic missiles, Kinjal hypersonic missiles, and Zircon cruise missiles in one coordinated assault.
02:11Ukraine says every district of Kyiv was affected. Residential buildings were damaged. Fires lit up the skyline.
02:20Debris struck schools, homes, and civilian infrastructure. At least one person has been confirmed killed,
02:28with more than 20 injured. Emergency crews worked through the night as air raid sirens echoed across the capital.
02:36What makes the attack even more alarming is that Ukraine says it saw it coming. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,
02:45backed by U.S. and European intelligence, warned just hours earlier that Russia was preparing a possible
02:52Oreshnik Strait against Kyiv. Monitoring systems reportedly detected launches shortly after 1 a.m. local time.
03:00Moscow claims the barrage was retaliation for a Ukrainian strike on a dormitory in Russian-occupied Starobilsk,
03:09which Russia says killed civilians. But analysts say using rare hypersonic systems against a capital city
03:17goes far beyond retaliation. It is strategic signaling, a demonstration of escalation,
03:24and a warning to both Ukraine and NATO. In recent weeks, Russia has intensified its air campaign
03:32dramatically, launching thousands of drones and missiles against Ukrainian infrastructure.
03:38But the Oreshnik is different. It is not simply a battlefield weapon. It is a geopolitical message.
03:46As damage assessments continue and casualty figures rise, one thing is becoming increasingly clear.
03:53The war has entered another dangerous phase. And once again, the stakes have just gone higher.
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