Russia has used its latest missile against Ukraine for a second time in the nearly 4-year-old war, a forceful signal to Kyiv and its Western allies as peace talks are in a crucial stage.

Putin has repeatedly boasted of the speed and destructive power of the Oreshnik, which Russia first fired at Ukraine in November 2024. However, it had kept the weapon in reserve till now., World News,

Russia fired its new Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile at the western Ukrainian city of Lviv overnight on Jan. 9, the Russian Defense Ministry said, calling the attack "retaliation" for an attempted Ukrainian drone strike on one of President Vladimir Putin's residences, a claim Kyiv has denied.

The attack knocked out heating to more than 5,600 apartment buildings in the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s capital on Friday using new ballistic missile that it says flies at 10 times the speed of sound and is unstoppable by air defences. The strikes coincide with a new chill in relations between Moscow and Washington and send a clear warning to Kyiv’s NATO allies.

Russian forces used updated tactics during a nighttime strike on Ukraine and deployed missiles manufactured in 2026, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "I held a special energy coordination meeting.

A Ukrainian drone strike has sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia's Volgograd region. Officials reported the attack on Saturday, a day after Russia launched a hypersonic missile and other weapons that disrupted Kyiv's power supply.