In Ukraine, at least nine people have died in a new wave of Russian missile strikes across the country yesterday. Ukraine said that Russia used powerful weapons, including rare Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missiles in the strike.<br />''<br />''The Ukrainian military claimed it had successfully shot down 34 cruise missiles and four Iranian-made Shahed drones.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the military also said that it has been unable to intercept the six Kinzhal ballistic missiles nor was it able to destroy older weapons, such as Kh-22 anti-ship missiles and S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.<br />''<br />''The attacks were reported to have struck a wide arc of other targets. Explosions were also reported in the cities of Chernihiv, Dnieper, Lutsk, and Rivne, as well as the western Lviv region.<br />''<br />''It cut power to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, however it was later restored.<br />''<br />''Russian defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that High-precision long-range air, sea and land-based weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system, hit key elements of Ukraine's military infrastructure.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Ukrainian air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said that this was a major attack and for the first time with so many different types of missiles and it was like never before.<br />''<br />''Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missiles is the one of Moscow's most valuable weapons and it can evade air defences.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The latest barrage was the most severe to hit Ukraine for weeks.</span><br />