Russia fires hypersonic Oreshnik missile at Ukraine in massive attack

<p>Kyiv dismisses as ‘absurd’ Moscow’s attempt to portray missile launch as retaliation for supposed attempted drone strike on Putin residence</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/09/ukraine-russia-tanker-fleet-meloni-switzerland-fire-greenland-europe-latest-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Russia’s military has said it fired its new hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in Ukraine during a massive overnight strike.</p><p>Ukraine confirmed the attack, saying it took place in the west of the country near the EU border. Moscow said the launch of the intermediate-range ballistic missile was retaliation for a supposed attempted Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence late last month – an allegation Kyiv and Washington have said is false.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/09/russia-ukraine-hypersonic-oreshnik-missile-attack">Continue reading...</a>