A nationwide air raid alert was sounded in Ukraine early on Thursday, with reports of explosions in several cities. The Ukrainian air force said in a Telegram post at 05:19 local time (03:19 GMT) that the alert was in force "throughout the territory of Ukraine due to the threat of missile danger".

Speaking at the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Astana, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia's military leadership is now "choosing targets" in Ukraine to hit them with Oreshnik.

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threatened to strike "decision-making centres" in Kyiv with Russia's new hypersonic missile, hours after Moscow pummelled Ukraine's energy grid in an attack that l

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President Vladimir Putin warned that his forces could strike “decision-making centers” in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with new ballistic missiles as retaliation for attacks on Russia using Western missiles.

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that a massive Russian overnight attack on Ukrainian infrastructure was a response to Kyiv's attacks on Russian regions using longer-range Western missiles.

The intermediate-range ballistic missile can travel at a speed of up to three kilometres per second, according to Moscow

Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday additional assaults on Ukraine using the latest Russian hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile systems. He also stated that he would not allow Ukraine to acquire nuclear weapons and warned that,

Russia is selecting targets in Ukraine that could include "decision-making centres" in Kyiv in response to Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian territory with Western weapons, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

Tensions escalate as Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of further strikes on Ukraine using its advanced Oreshnik hypersonic missiles. He warned Kyiv of attacks on 'decision-making centers' following Ukraine's use of the US-made ATACMS missiles on Russian soil.

Vladimir Putin has threatened that the targets of the new Russian missile attacks could include decision-making centres in Kyiv during a propagandistic speech in Astana. In the past, dictators often made similar threats.