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US officials confirm that Russia launched hypersonic missiles against Ukraine

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Earlier, Russia claimed it used Kinzhal missiles against an ammunition warehouse in western Ukraine. Ukraine hasn't confirmed the type of the missile used. Unnamed U.S. officials confirmed to CNN that Russia launched hypersonic missiles against Ukraine, the first known use of such missiles in combat.

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The Kyiv Independent staff documented what it feels like to live and sleep in Kyiv, Ukraine, as Russia intensifies its drone and missile attacks on the city. Filmed over several weeks in June and July, our journalists take shelter in bathrooms, basements, and parking garages as explosions ring out overhead.

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