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| Putin's 'unstoppable' hypersonic missile 'strikes RUSSIAN targets in humiliating blunder' |
| 2026-06-02 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Vladimir Putin's 'unstoppable' new hypersonic missile struck Russian targets in a humiliating blunder, experts believe. A £40million Oreshnik missile, which sends its six warheads into its marks at 10 times the speed of sound, crashed into targets in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine. The missile, which researchers from the Institute for the Study of War say was launched at around 1am on May 24, is believed to have severely malfunctioned when it was fired from Russia's Kapustin Yar test site. Though its intended target is not known, video footage appears to show the missile's warheads hitting several targets in occupied territory. These targets include the Rose Park shopping mall in territory occupied by Russian forces. On top of this, the Oreshnik's warheads are believed to have hit the heavily-contested Ukrainian towns of Avdiivka and Yasynuvata, which sit 25 miles behind Russian lines. It was one of two missiles that were fired from the site that day. The other hit its target in Bila Tserkva near Ukraine's capital city, Kyiv. The Oreshnik, which Russia first used against Ukraine in 2024, is a nuclear-capable missile with a range of over ​3,100 miles. |
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