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Rescuers work to clear up debris in Kyiv's southeastern Bortnychi district after a wave of missiles were fired on the Ukrainian capital. Local authorities say that air defences downed all 16 missiles that targeted Kyiv. IMAGES
Russia's Defence ministry publishes video footage allegedly showing a Zircon hypersonic missile being fired from Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov in the White Sea as part of the "completion of tests" whilst world powers race to develop the advanced technology. Russia, the United States, France and China have all been experimenting with so-called hypersonic glide vehicles -- defined as reaching speeds of at least Mach 5. IMAGES from Russia's defence ministry allegedly showing a hypersonic missile being fired
Images of a hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile as Russia announces that it has successfully tested the launch of the missile from a submarine. Moscow has in recent years touted the development of futuristic weapons that it hopes will give it the edge in any arms race with the United States at a time of growing tensions with the West. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that his military has deployed Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets to counter Russia's recent large-scale drone and missile attacks. "We destroyed already some missiles and drones using the F-16," Zelensky says at a press conference in Kyiv, declining to give more details. SOUNDBITE
The UN considers that there is a "strong probability" that the children's hospital in Kyiv was hit by a "direct hit" from a Russian missile, according to the representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine, who speaks remotly during a UN press briefing in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
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