RUSSIA launched a blistering blitzkrieg attack on Ukraine deploying a record number of 11 hypersonic Dagger missiles.
Strikes smashed Kyiv and other cities as Putin unleashed a brutal revenge onslaught for devastating strikes on Belgorod on New Year’s Eve.
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Incoming Russian missiles “changed direction” in a bid to confuse Kyiv’s air defences with a “zig-zagging” movement.
The onslaught was some of the heaviest missile strikes of the war so far.
In total, 110 different types of missiles were unleashed on Ukraine – and more were reported to be on the way.
Explosions were reported in the Ukrainian capital at high-rise tower blocks, warehouses, a supermarket, a Tesla car dealership, and an electricity station.
It was initially unclear if any military targets were hit in Kyiv.
Putin used at least four Mig-31K as well as Tu-95MS strategic bombers in the onslaught, according to reports.
And a total of 16 Tu-95MS strategic bombers were in the air.
Rockets were fired from multiple directions in a bid to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defences.
Some missiles in the Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr regions changed course to attack Kyiv.
They were believed to be Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles – and reports said Putin had unleashed a record 11 on Ukraine early on Tuesday.
In Kharkiv at least one person was killed and 22 wounded, with 16 rushed to hospital.
A day earlier, Putin said he was “boiling” over the attacks on Belgorod – and vowed to respond.
He told wounded Russian troops: “What happened in Belgorod was, of course, a terrorist act.
“Because under the cover of two missiles they fired from multiple launch rocket systems and MLRS.
“With these weapons they struck the city centre… a targeted attack on the civilian population.”
The dictator insisted – against a huge body of evidence during the war – that Russia only attacked military targets.
He vowed: “We will increase our strikes. Not a single crime against the civilian population will go unpunished.”
