Russia says it destroyed Ukrainian Patriot air defence system with hypersonic missile - agency

Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday that it had destroyed a U.S.-built Patriot surface-to-air missile defence system with a hypersonic Kinzhal missile in an overnight strike on Ukraine, the Zvezda military news outlet reported. It quoted the ministry as saying the overnight strikes had also been aimed at Ukrainian fighting units and ammunition storage sites.

Ukraine saidearlier that it had shot down 18 Russian missiles overnight, including an entire volley of six Kinzhals.