Russian ‘hypersonic missile unleashed in Ukraine ‘destroying weapons warehouse’, Moscow claims

RUSSIA has used hypersonic missiles for the first time ever in combat, according to its defence ministry. They claim they yesterday destroyed a Ukrainian underground weapons warehouse in the Ivano-Frankovsk region yesterday. A Kinzhal – or Dagger – missile The Russian defense ministry said: “The Kinzhal aviation missile system with hypersonic aeroballistic missiles destroyed a large underground warehouse containing missiles and aviation ammunition in the village of Deliatyn in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.” Last month President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia had stockpiled “unparalleled” hypersonic missiles. And earlier this week Russia released chilling new footage of its 7,000mph Zircon hypersonic nuke missile that could hit London in five minutes. The Kremlin had previously branded the deadly weapon, which carries a conventional or nuclear warhead, “unstoppable”. Most read in News LOSING HOPE I sleep on the sofa with my son in a pram, no-one wants to help us DRIVE BY Shocking moment driver opens fire from behind wheel as BMW 4x4 tears down street VLAD'S GOING ON? Moment Putin has speech mysteriously cut off during rally in Russia DIRECT HIT Moment Ukrainians with laser-guided missiles and Javelins blow up Russian tanks FIT FOR A KING Britain's biggest headstone weighing 37 tons erected for 'traveller king' SICK VLAD Nine chilling signs Putin is ‘suffering serious disease & on verge of breakdown’