Ukraine’s air defenses knocked out a wave of Russian missiles early Tuesday, together with at the very least six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles aimed toward Kyiv that Moscow claimed had been invulnerable, navy officers mentioned.

In addition to the Kinzhal missiles launched from MiG-31 jet fighters, Russia fired 9 Kalibr cruise missiles from ships within the Black Sea and at the very least three land-based Iskander missiles, Col. Gen. Mykola Oleschuk, Ukraine’s air power commander, mentioned on his Telegram social messaging web page.

“All missiles were destroyed,” Gen. Oleshuk mentioned.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov known as Tuesday’s operations “another unbelievable success for the Ukrainian Air Forces.”

“Russian terrorists have no chance of prevailing over Ukraine. Their weapons can and should be countered by Western ones,” Mr. Reznikov tweeted.

The Kinzhal is likely one of the most refined weapons in Moscow’s arsenal. In 2021, Sergey Chemazov, CEO of the state-owned Rostec protection conglomerate, mentioned there have been no efficient countermeasures to it.

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“They are precise; they hit their target at a long distance, plus, they have a very high speed. It is effectively impossible to intercept such a missile,” Mr. Chemazov informed the state-owned TASS information company.

The newest mission comes per week after Ukraine shot down a Russian Kinzhal with a U.S.-manufactured Patriot air protection missile. 

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