Russia hits Kyiv with hypersonic ballistic missile in 'deranged attack'

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At least four people died and dozens of others were injured in the attack

Jennifer Rankin
Sun 24 May 2026

Russia used its powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for a third time in Ukraine as part of a massive attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region that killed at least four people and injured dozens.

Russia hit the city of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region with the missile, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He described a Russian assault that hit a water supply facility, burned down a market, damaged dozens of residential buildings and several schools, as well as the Oreshnik missile strike.

“They are genuinely deranged,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram.

Adding further details on Sunday, Zelenskyy wrote on X that at least 83 people had been confirmed injured since midnight with some fatalities as a result of the Russian attack, which he said had hit Kyiv the hardest.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/24/russia-hits-kyiv-ukraine-hypersonic-ballistic-missile