A policeman looks at a burning building in Podilskyi district after a Russian missile attack on January 2, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
A policeman looks at a burning building in Podilskyi district after a Russian missile attack on January 2, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
  • Russia launched numerous missiles, including 10 Kinzhals, at Ukraine on Tuesday.
  • Ukraine says it shot down every Kinzhal, nearly doubling its claimed kills of this missile type.
  • Russian leadership previously touted the missile as unbeatable.

Ukraine says its air defenses again prevailed against an air-launched ballistic missile Russian leadership has inaccurately touted as an unstoppable hypersonic weapon, claiming it shot down 10 out of 10 Kinzhal missiles fired during a massive barrage Tuesday.