Russia claims hypersonic missile use in attack on Ukraine

This handout video grab released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Feb. 19, 2022, shows an airman examining MiG-31K fighter of the Russian air force carrying a Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missile at an undisclosed location in Russia. (File via: VOA News)

WARSAW: Russian military officials said Saturday that they fired a hypersonic missile for the first time in Ukraine to target a weapons storage site in the west of the country.